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Canceled: Birthday Lake

  • Start date: 09/17/2017

  • Start time: 12:00 AM

  • End date: 09/17/2017

  • End time: 11:59 PM

Description:

Trail climbs steeply for the first mile, then levels off across a broad forested bench with approximately 20 lakes & tarns in a 2-square mile area--Birthday Lake being one of them. Numerous possibilities exist for exploration to several larger lakes in the area.

  • Event Leader: Kathy Randall

  • Event Leader Phone: 541-844-5916

  • Event Leader Email: katran23@comcast.net

  • Assistant Leader:

  • Event category: Trips

  • Area Type: Mountain

  • Departure Location: Lane Community College, parking lot nearest stoplight

  • Rating: Moderate

  • Roundtrip total drive miles: 130

  • Season: 2017

  • Permits Required:

  • Event Status: Passed

  • Supplies and Equipment Required: Lunch, 10 essentials, sunscreen; suit & towel if you want to take a swim.

  • participant prerequisites:

  • Conditions:

  • Total Distance: 6.4

  • Member Fees: 1

  • Elevation Gain: 1030

  • Non-Member Fees: 5

  • Committee: Trips

  • Junior member fees: —

Trip Report

Our trip began under smoke-filled skies with the smell of smoke in the air. Fortunately, after a mile of steady uphill climbing, we escaped the smoke for good. Upon reaching our destination of Birthday Lake, we enjoyed lunch on the point on the west shore. The group was feeling the need for further exploration, so we decided to continue on to Island Lakes. It was about another mile and 250' elevation gain to lovely Upper Island Lake, which has a very picturesque isthmus and camping possibilities. From there we descended (cross-country) to Lower Island Lake--another pretty lake with a campsite on the north shore. Back on the trail for the return hike, we met several groups of mountain bikers. We also enjoyed spotting and photographing numerous varieties of fungii we encountered along the way.