Category: Hike Trip Report

Hike Coordinator: Lane Harris Narration by Lane Harris An even dozen hikers made the drive up Illahee Road to the trailhead east of Illahee Rock. While short, this hike was very sweet. The route traversed a spectacular fire-scarred rocky ridge with expansive views down into the Boulder Creek Wilderness. It was a short, but rough ………….click here to read more.

Hike Coordinator: Richard O’Neill Narration by Richard O’Neill A small group of 3 hardy souls followed their fearless leader (me!). After reaching June Lake, we tacked on a side trip to spectacular Indigo Lake for some extra mileage, before sideswiping Timpanogas Lake and Little Timpanogas Lake for a very worthy 8.4 mile hike. More of ………….click here to read more.

Hike Coordinator: Lane Harris Narration by Lane Harris A good dozen or so hikers showed up for this ‘nothing-but-beach’ hike along the northern stretch of land that lies near the mouth of the Umpqua River, otherwise known as the Umpqua Spit. The parking at the end of Sparrow Park Road was limited, as it was ………….click here to read more.

Hike Coordinator: Rheo Wheeler Narration from “Richard Hikes” by Richard O’Neill This was my fourth hike in eight days. Two of those hikes had been plenty rigorous, working out those leg muscles via plenty of uphill grade coming on the way to a mountaintop summit. So, when the daunting climb up and over Bob Butte ………….click here to read more.

Hike Coordinator: Brad Bishop. (NOTE: This was the last hike by the club prior to Oregon closing down all national forests and hiking trails due to the coronavirus pandemic. We hope to resume hiking soon after all restrictions have been lifted and it is safe to hike the trails again.) On a beautiful early spring ………….click here to read more.

Hike Coordinator: Diana Pace “The McKenzie River Trail is a spectacular spring hike along the quick-flowing waters, offering early glimpses of beautiful budding flowers, as well as a quintessential walk through thick evergreens and marvelous deciduous trees.” That may very well have been the opening line for this hike, had we actually hiked the McKenzie ………….click here to read more.

Hike Coordinator: Diana Pace 14 hikers joined up for this hike of numerous waterfalls along Sweet Creek and Beaver Creek. The Sweet Creek and Beaver Creek falls were in full display in this beautiful coast range forest. Pictures by Diana Pace and Rheo Wheeler

Hike Coordinator: Lane Harris. We had a great turnout for this hike, about 20 people showed up to brave what little rain actually ended up falling. Overall, the weather treated us about as good as one can expect in early February. Although about half dozen of the hikers chose to only hike the Calf section ………….click here to read more.

Hike coordinator: Richard O’Neill Richard led a group of about 8 regular hikers from our club, and about 21 from the South Coast Striders hiking club on this first-ever hike from Sullivan Gulch to Cape Blanco. The weather was dry. It was also wet. It was a little bit of everything. But it was extremely ………….click here to read more.

Hike Coordinator: Brad Bishop Driving through a dense fog, I wondered if this hike would be better suited for Halloween instead of a jump start to a new year. As our convoy of hikers turned onto North Bank Road, the sun decided to award us dedicated hikers with its rays, and as it turned out, ………….click here to read more.