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Newport Yurt Stay

  • Start date: 01/11/2017

  • Start time: 12:00 AM

  • End date: 01/13/2017

  • End time: 11:59 PM

Description:

We have 3 yurts at South Beach State Park, Newport. Each yurt accommodates 3 people. The yurts are heated and have one wooden bunkbed and one wooden flatbed, each with a heavy, plastic-covered futon. You must provide your own bedding. There are no cooking facilities or bathrooms in the yurt, although bathrooms with flush toilets and free, hot-water showers are located nearby. The cost of meals is not included in the fee.
Meet at the Nye Beach Turnaround in Newport at 10:30 A.M. on Wednesday, January 11, to observe one of the highest tides of the season, known as the King Tides. Other activities in Newport include taking walks and hikes; visiting the Newport Aquarium, the Hatfield Marine Science Center, and the Yaquina Head Lighthouse. Mail a check for $49 payable to “Obsidians” to Evelyn Nagy, P.O. Box 10412, Eugene, OR 97440 within five days of signing up. After November 12, non-members may register for $54. The payment is non-refundable unless your place is filled by someone else. Pre-trip meeting Wednesday, January 4, 5:00 PM, at the lodge. Additional information in the November Bulletin.

  • Event Leader: Nagy Evelyn

  • Assistant Leader:

  • Event category: Extended Trips

  • Area Type: Coastal

  • Departure Location: See Trip Description

  • Rating: Easy

  • Roundtrip total drive miles: 200

  • Season: 2017

  • Permits Required:

  • Event Status: Passed

  • Supplies and Equipment Required: flashlight; changes of warm, non-absorbent clothing to wear under sturdy, full rain gear as there may be no way to dry wet clothing; waterproof hiking boots; bedding; your own food and utensils for breakfast/lunch; credit card to pay for some meals in town

  • participant prerequisites:

  • Conditions:

  • Total Distance: 6

  • Member Fees: 49

  • Elevation Gain: 100

  • Non-Member Fees: 54

  • Committee: Extended Trips

  • Junior member fees: —

Trip Report

Going from Eugene's scarey snow and ice to Newport's sun and sea! Days of worry about weather led us to be rewarded with sunny weather when we arrived at our yurts for two nights at South Beach State Park in Newport. Always mindful of the high tide, we were able to see much during our Newport walks. Some people wanted to visit the Yaquina Bay Lighthouse; some wanted to visit the Maritime Museum; all of us walked over the Yaquina Bridge where we were able to catch a glimpse of Mary's Peak; and all of us went to the OSU lecture at the Rogue Brewery about the endangered Nassau Grouper Fish. A beautiful full moon and the years' highest tides were observed and enjoyed by all.

Members & Guests signed-up & waitlisted

  • Number of spots on trip: 9
  • Number of spots available: 0
No. Status Full name Phone Transportation Needed? Trip Fee # Can Take?
1 Signed-Up Nagy, Evelyn 541-514-4110 N 49
2 Signed-Up Martz, Helen 541-345-6229 N 49
3 Signed-Up Stockdale, Chris 541-221-2293 N 49
4 Signed-Up Smith, Mike 520-488-9569 N 49
5 Signed-Up Soderlund, Cari 520-661-4812 N 54
6 Signed-Up Lodeesen, David 214-709-0352 N 54
7 Signed-Up Cooney, Marguerite 541-600-0217 N 49
8 Signed-Up Bryan, Keiko 541-342-1240 N 49
9 Signed-Up Kanagy, Ruthy 541-912-9685 N 54
10 Signed-Up Esch, Patricia 541-338-8280 N 49
11 Signed-Up Rice, Emily 541-517-0757 N 49
12 Signed-Up Livingston, Mary 541-343-0030 N 49
13 Signed-Up Jacobsen, Janet 541-206-1251 N 49
14 Signed-Up Soderlund, Cari 520-661-4812 N 54
15 Signed-Up Jacobsen, Janet 541-206-1251 N 49
16 Signed-Up Masin, Rachelle 541-547-4742 N 49