Friends of the Umpqua Hiking Group
A Roseburg, Oregon hiking club. Providing guided hikes to the Coast, the Cascades, and all points in between!
Hike coordinator: Lane Harris Narration by Lane Harris The morning started off foggy in Roseburg, but the forecast said it would lift as the day wore on. I was more interested in the weather near Grants Pass, however, and it pretty much said the same thing. Nice, we should have great views today! To be ………….click here to read more.
Hike coordinator: Coreena Gosselin Narration by Richard O’Neill, edited by Lane Harris We had hoped this would be a repeat of last year’s superb autumn hike but alas, this was more like winter. It has been raining for the last several weeks and the rain drops have knocked a lot of the leaves down. But ………….click here to read more.
Hike Coordinator: Terry Andreucci Narration by Terry Andreucci We left the fog in Roseburg, heading south on I 5 toward Azalea and the trailhead. Beautiful Autumn colors were everywhere as we drove out Cow Creek Road. As we passed by Galesville Reservoir, everyone took notice of how low the water level was. Upon arriving in ………….click here to read more.
If you didn’t make this year’s campout, you missed out on some fantastic hikes!What’s the next best thing?… Pictures, videos and stories of the hikes, of course!Please enjoy the beauty of hiking by proxy without breaking a sweat by following the links below.(You should really join us sometime…) CANYON CREEK MEADOWS – 7/22/21 Video – (633) Canyon Creek ………….click here to read more.
Hike Coordinator: Richard O’Neill This hike was supposed to go to Cliff and Buckeye Lakes, located in the Rogue-Umpqua Divide Wilderness. But due to wildfire closing the road to Skimmerhorn Trailhead we opted to visit the Upper Rogue which had the fall colors thing going on and as an additional bonus, there were no wildfires ………….click here to read more.
Hike Coordinator: Nancy Johnson Narration by Nancy Johnson Cooper Creek reservoir is always a great close hike and a great way to stay active. We had 8 brave souls, with 4 of them new faces on this very smoky day. Early morning wasn’t too bad regarding air quality, but it did catch up to us ………….click here to read more.
Hike Coordinator: Rheo Wheeler Narration by Rheo Wheeler We had five that traveled from Roseburg, meeting two who traveled north from camping at Eel Lake that took part in the Siltcoos Lake loop trail. The weather was perfect after rain showers passed through, although the trail was dry. This trail is very shady with all ………….click here to read more.
Hike Coordinator: Missy Kroeker Narration by Missy Kroeker Several days prior to our scheduled hike, much discussion ensued regarding fire, smoke and heat, and should we change our hike location. After some texts and phone conversations a last minute decision was made to hike Humbug Mountain near Port Orford instead of our originally planned hike ………….click here to read more.
Hike Coordinator: Missy Kroeker Narration by Missy Kroeker Seven hikers, with one new face, Scott from Roseburg, caravanned to our trailhead at Lund Park campground. It was a glorious warm summer day, perfect for a hike along a crystalline creek to two separate waterfalls. There are several ways to navigate this loop trail. Today the ………….click here to read more.
Hike Coordinator: Diane Rannow Pictures below by Tami Morin