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Past Activity

Spencer Butte

  • Start date: 08/31/2011

  • Start time: 12:00 AM

  • End date: 08/31/2011

  • End time: 11:59 PM

Description:

The project for this outing hasn't been finalized yet. Most likely we will continue our work brushing out illicit trails on Spencer Butte.

  • Event Leader: Bell Matt

  • Assistant Leader:

  • Event category: Trail Maintenance

  • Area Type: Urban

  • Departure Location: See Trip Description

  • Rating: Moderate

  • Roundtrip total drive miles:

  • Season: 2011

  • Permits Required:

  • Event Status: Passed

  • Supplies and Equipment Required: Weather appropriate footwear and clothing. All necessary tools, equipment, and even some snacks will be provided by the City.

  • participant prerequisites:

  • Conditions:

  • Total Distance: 2

  • Member Fees: —

  • Elevation Gain: 500

  • Non-Member Fees: —

  • Committee: Trail Maintenance

  • Junior member fees: —

Trip Report

We met Christer LaBrecque of Parks & Open Spaces at the main Spencer Butte parking lot for the last Wednesday evening trails outing of the summer. We headed up the trail. Along the way Darko and Jim put up a couple of signs to warn hikers of a cougar sighting earlier in the day in the Junction Meadow. One was placed near the trailhead and the other near the trail junction in the Junction Meadow.

Just after the meadow that used to have picnic tables we were all very surprised to see that all of the sticks, branches, and logs we'd previously used to disguise and block an illicit trail has been taken and used to create a large wigwam. We all joined together to take apart the wigwam and re-brush out the illicit trail.

As we progressed along the trail we noted the smell of a decaying animal and discovered the remains of a deer fairly close to the trail. Thoughts of it being the aftermath of a cougar’s dinner weren’t far from our minds.

Once at the meadow we broke into 2 groups. One group, consisting of Janet Jacobsen and Lana Lindstrom continued up the trail to continue blocking shortcuts and illicit trails with brush. The remainder of our group worked with Christer to remove small trees from the meadow to prevent it further loss to the encroachment of the forest.

Members & Guests signed-up & waitlisted

No. Status Full name Phone Transportation Needed? Trip Fee # Can Take?
1 Signed-Up Bell, Matt 503-884-8829 N —
2 Signed-Up Noble, Erin 541-206-0727 N —
3 Signed-Up Whitfield, Jim 541-937-2364 N —
4 Signed-Up Jacobsen, Janet 541-206-1251 N —
5 Signed-Up Jacobsen, John 541-914-1132 N —
6 Signed-Up Sojak, Darko 541-799-9199 N —
7 Signed-Up Lindstrom, Lana 541-683-1409 N —
8 Signed-Up Larsen, Todd 509-949-0034 N —
9 Signed-Up Bojanowski, Julie — N —