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Canceled: Pisgah Sunset/Moonrise

  • Start date: 10/05/2017

  • Start time: 12:00 AM

  • End date: 10/05/2017

  • End time: 11:59 PM

Description:

Turn right at the sign for West Summit Trailhead and follow pay fee signs. We meet near the gate and pay station. If you don’t have a Lane County permit, allow time to purchase one at the pay station by trailhead. Depending on weather, I plan to take Trail 7 & 3 to the main trail.
If Pisgah is still closed, I'll probably substitute Spencer Butte. Sunset is 6:45 pm and Moonrise is 6:58. That means we would wait at least 20 minutes for the moon to rise over the foothills.

  • Event Leader: Janet Jacobsen

  • Event Leader Phone: 541-206-1251

  • Event Leader Email: jbjacobsen@comcast.net

  • Assistant Leader:

  • Event category: Trips

  • Area Type: Urban

  • Departure Location: Mt Pisgah, West Trailhead (Main Parking Lot)

  • Rating: Easy

  • Roundtrip total drive miles:

  • Season: 2017

  • Permits Required:

  • Event Status: Passed

  • Supplies and Equipment Required: Layered clothing, rain gear if appropriate, flash light. Water,

  • participant prerequisites:

  • Conditions:

  • Total Distance: 3

  • Member Fees: 1

  • Elevation Gain: 1000

  • Non-Member Fees: 2

  • Committee: Trips

  • Junior member fees: —

Trip Report

An hour before the 6:45 sunset, we took the longer way to the summit using trails 7, 3,4, and 1. It was a pleasant evening to enjoy the sunset reds, eat our yellow pears from Me and Moore and wait 25 minutes for the moon to appear above the foothills. The spectacular bright red harvest moon was greeted with cheers and clapping. We were back at the cars around 8:00.