Category: Hike Trip Report

Hike Coordinator: Richard O’Neill Narration by Richard O’Neill It’d been a long time since the club had hiked on the east side of Applegate Lake so it was about time. It was a sparsely attended hike, bad weather was in the forecast, but the 4 of us were pleasantly surprised with balmy temps and no ………….click here to read more.

Hike Coordinator – Edwin Case Pictures by Penny Groth

Hike Coordinator – Richard O’Neill The rain was coming down faster than a wingless duck, so my camera stayed dry inside the car. Sorry, but no pictures! It didn’t really let up either and the sound of the rain hissing in the forest and tapping on hat brims was a constant. However, the 5 of ………….click here to read more.

Hike Coordinator: Lane Harris Narration by Lane Harris NOTE: This hike was not originally posted here after it occurred, it is being posted late. This was 9 mile hike from Wright Creek to Susan Creek. 15 people joined us for this hike, which went through a recent burn area from a few years ago. There ………….click here to read more.

Hike Coordinator Brad Bishop. Charles and John had met me at the government building and Bill and his son were actually hiking from their house (now that’s dedication), to meet up at the Comstock parking area on the East Entrance. As we approached the clouds gave way to some glorious winter sunshine. Well at least ………….click here to read more.

Hike Coordinator Diana Pace.  The trail guide says it’s 3.6 mi but the trail sign says 4. Being December, the trail was crunchy with ice and frozen plants. We were greeted by sugar pines that survived the devastating 2017 fire, however there were burnt trees of all sizes all along the way. The guide describes ………….click here to read more.

Hike Coordinator Richard O’Neill It was a damp and sodden day that greeted 8 hikers lacing up their boots at the Panther Creek Trailhead. Fortunately, all the dampness was on the ground and vegetation and rain never materialized on this hike. From the trailhead, the trail ambled up and down across a steep and forested ………….click here to read more.

Hike Coordinator Richard O’Neill With our Cascades being overly populated with firs, cedars, and pines, autumn can be not very autumny. So, if you want to see fall colors, you have to go where the vine maples grow, which generally will be next to a river, creek, or lake. One of the best places to ………….click here to read more.

Hike Coordinator Edwin Case Five hardy hikers braved the possibly wet weather for this hike. We almost didn’t reach our destination because on the drive to the trailhead, where the bridge crossing the South Umpqua River used to be was no bridge at all. There were no signs to direct drivers to an alternate route ………….click here to read more.

Hike Coordinator John Malone Four hikers turned out this day for an 8 mile hike through Dellenbach Dunes. We took the loop in a counter clockwise direction through tunnels of thickets and brush to the Ocean shore then through the sand dunes back to the Car. The weather was dry with high hazy clouds. Dellenbach ………….click here to read more.