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Erma Bell Lakes

  • Start date: 06/18/2017

  • Start time: 12:00 AM

  • End date: 06/18/2017

  • End time: 11:59 PM

Description:

A chain of three small lakes makes up the Erma Bells. Located four miles off the Aufderheide scenic route midway between Westfir and Blue River, we'll enjoy beautiful forest trails, a waterfall spilling from the middle to the lower lake and wildlife such as pica, birds, sometimes lots of frogs croaking, fish jumping and maybe even eagles, &MAYBE MOSQUITOES.
***PLEASE NOTE: Please indicate if you can drive and how many people you can take so we are assured everyone can go.

  • Event Leader: Joella Ewing

  • Event Leader Phone: 541-513-7896

  • Event Leader Email: joella.ew@gmail.com

  • Assistant Leader:

  • Event category: Trips

  • Area Type: Mountain

  • Departure Location: South Eugene High School, 19th & Patterson

  • Rating: Easy

  • Roundtrip total drive miles: 164

  • Season: 2017

  • Permits Required:

  • Event Status: Passed

  • Supplies and Equipment Required: Ten essentials, clothing for all kinds of weather, shoes with good tread, water, lunch, snacks, sunscreen and mosquito repellent.

  • participant prerequisites:

  • Conditions:

  • Total Distance: 5

  • Member Fees: 1

  • Elevation Gain: 350

  • Non-Member Fees: 5

  • Committee: Trips

  • Junior member fees: —

Trip Report

Lovely sunny day, a little too warm for me, but lovely just the same. Saw one eagle and heard several birds. Heavy spring torrents fueled the two water falls between Lower and Middle lakes that are a few yards off the main trail. We cleaned the trail of small blow down. Jane counted six fallen trees on the trail before the lower lake and four more between the lakes that could be cut through with a sturdy handsaw.