Upper Rogue River – October 29, 2022

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Hike Coordinator: Richard O’Neill Narration by Richard O’Neill Misery loves company and I’ve been known to take friends on a hike that made me miserable. However, the opposite can be true in that happy hikers also love company, which is why I took the Friends to the Upper Rogue River. The Upper Rogue is the ………….click here to read more.

Briggs Creek – October 15, 2022

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Hike coordinator: Richard O’Neill Narration by Richard O’Neill We were few but we were mighty. Four of us, includng your intrepid hike leader, made the trip to Briggs Valley for a nice and easy hike along Briggs Creek. The area had been off limits for most of the summer because of the nearby Rum Creek ………….click here to read more.

Fish Lake – September 17, 2022

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Hike Coordinator: Missy Kroeker Narration by Missy Kroeker “When Hobbits threw a birthday party (and they usually did), all guests were presented with a small gift. ……… The tradition has been elaborated as a form of thanksgiving, so it was taken as a recognition of services, benefits and friendship shown, especially in the past year” ………….click here to read more.

Lemolo Lake – September 3, 2022

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Hike Coordinator: Penny Groth Narration by Penny Groth Seventeen hikers gathered on a cool, slightly misty morning. Destination: Lemolo Lake. First visit for several, frequently visited for others. Our trek began on the west side of the lake near the dam. We traveled counterclockwise. The lake was dotted with quite a few boats, being the last holiday weekend ………….click here to read more.

2022 Campout Day 3: Salt Creek Falls to Vivian Lake – AUG 20, 2022

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Narration by Lane Harris Waking up to greet the last day of hiking, we were pleased to see that a change of winds caused the smoke from the Cedar Creek fire to dissipate* from our campsites at Odell Lake and the surrounding area. We had Salt Creek Falls planned for a hike but had been ………….click here to read more.

South Slough – August 20, 2022

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Hike Coordinator: Rheo Wheeler Narration by Rheo Wheeler We had 8 participants on the hike at south slough. Weather was amazing for the 4-mile loop through the estuary. The wildlife was clearly absent for this hike, but the side trip to the beach was our reward. Truly a short sleeve weather day at the beach ………….click here to read more.

2022 Campout Day 2: Cultus Lake – AUG 19, 2022

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Narration by Richard O’Neill Sometime in the middle of the night while we all slept, happily dreaming of new trails, smoke from the Cedar Creek Fire cloaked Odell Lake. Who wants to hike in that crap? Not us, so we quickly confabbed and put together an end-to-end route that ran from Little Cultus Lake to ………….click here to read more.

2022 Campout Day 1: Rosary Lakes – AUG 18, 2022

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Narration by Richard O’Neill Our original plan was to camp at Waldo Lake for the annual club campout and explore some of the many trails in the Waldo Lake Wilderness. However, the campground was sold out and then the Cedar Creek Fire closed the Waldo Lake Wilderness. Sheesh, what’s the point of making plans, anyway? ………….click here to read more.

Bullards Beach – August 6, 2022

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Hike Coordinator: Richard O’Neill Narration by Richard O’Neill Even though the club hiked this one hike on one certain Saturday, the club outing on the Bullards Beach horse trails was really about three hikes. The first hike was a Cascades Mountains hike, a relatively easy amble to Nip and Tuck Lakes, which was the original ………….click here to read more.

Rattlesnake Mountain – July 23, 2022

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Hike coordinator: Edwin Case Narration by Lane Harris If you look at a map you’ll see that Rattlesnake Mountain, Mosquito Lake and Windy Gap are all within a mile of each other. It sure doesn’t sound like a very friendly place to visit. Despite the threatening names given to these various land features, this area ………….click here to read more.