
Yellow Jacket Loop – May 29, 2021
Hike Coordinator: John Malone Read about this hike on Richard O’Neill’s Blog More pictures on Richard O’Neill’s Flickr page Pictures below by Coreena Gosselin and Richard O’Neill
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A Roseburg, Oregon hiking club. Providing guided hikes to the Coast, the Cascades, and all points in between!
Hike Coordinator: John Malone Read about this hike on Richard O’Neill’s Blog More pictures on Richard O’Neill’s Flickr page Pictures below by Coreena Gosselin and Richard O’Neill
Hike Coordinator: Brad Bishop Pictures below by Lane Harris
Hike Coordinator: Coreena Gosselin Pictures below by Coreena Gosselin
Hike Coordinator: Richard O’Neill Narration by Richard O’Neill Well, we had a good turnout for this one, numbering about twenty or so hikers. It seemed like the fearless leader (me) was the only one familiar with the Cathedral Hills environs so this hike wound up being mostly a collective first time experience.Cathedral Hills is a ………….click here to read more.
Hike Coordinator: John Malone Narration by Lane Harris The club has been to Tahkenitch Dunes many times, but on this trip, John decided that we needed to hike it a bit differently than normal. The usual loop through the forest, out to the beach, and then some moderate sand-walking was apparently not satisfying enough. The ………….click here to read more.
Hike Coordinator: Lane Harris Narration by Lane Harris Lost Creek Lake sits smack dab between Medford and Crater Lake on Hwy 62. Amazingly though, when you mention Lost Creek Lake to most people, they have no idea where it is. At the size of 3,400 acres, this large body of water is popular for summertime ………….click here to read more.
Hike Coordinator: Diane Rannow Narration by Lane Harris On a cool but pleasant day, Diane led a group of us from Floras Lake down the beach to a cliffside waterfall. Diane had already done the calculations to guarantee a low tide for this hike, thus ensuring that we had enough sand to walk on. The ………….click here to read more.
Hike Coordinator: Brad Bishop Narration by Brad Bishop (Some embellishment may have occurred during this tale) Six Hikers decided to give the Bandon to Hells Kitchen trek a shot on a gloomy Feb 20th. The ride there was probably the worst part of the whole day as light rain and threatening skies tried to put ………….click here to read more.
Hike Coordinator: Lane Harris Narration by Lane Harris At our last hike planning meeting, I chose Cooper Creek for this date because I always think of February as the wild-card month when it comes to weather (Can you say Snowmageddon?) It’s best to choose those hikes that are at lower elevations, and if possible, close ………….click here to read more.
Hike Coordinator: Lane Harris Narration by Lane Harris The week leading up to this hike had been packed full of cold, rainy days, and the forecast had called for even worse weather on the other side of Saturday. As each day passed, I held my breath waiting to see if the very slim window of ………….click here to read more.