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Amazon Hdwtrs/Spencer Butte

  • Start date: 07/04/2018

  • Start time: 12:00 AM

  • End date: 07/04/2018

  • End time: 11:59 PM

Description:

SOMETHING DIFFERENT BECAUSE OF THE BUTTE TO BUTTE RACE.
The race will make getting to our usual starting place on Martin street difficult at best. This week we will break into two or three groups. One, lead by Dave Cooper, will start from the Blanton trailhead. Round trip from Blanton is 9 miles. Janet Jacobsen will lead the other group starting at the Dillard Road/Baldy parking lot. The route to the top from Dillard is about a mile shorter than from Blanton. Let's assume that the Dillard group goes at a bit slower pace. If both groups leave at 8:00 we might come together at the tie trail junction. Anyone wanting a slower pace from the Blanton start can just sign-in early and get started. Or start from the 52nd and Willamette trailhead. Carla Cooper will have a sign-in sheet there. That would keep their distance down to about 5 miles. There will be a way to sign in at all three start locations.

  • Event Leader: David Cooper

  • Event Leader Phone: 541-868-5427

  • Event Leader Email: dwcoop@yahoo.com

  • Assistant Leader:

  • Event category: Trips

  • Area Type: Urban

  • Departure Location: See Trip Description

  • Rating: Moderate

  • Roundtrip total drive miles:

  • Season: 2018

  • Permits Required:

  • Event Status: Passed

  • Supplies and Equipment Required: water, snacks

  • participant prerequisites:

  • Conditions:

  • Total Distance: 6.2

  • Member Fees: 1

  • Elevation Gain: 1530

  • Non-Member Fees: 2

  • Committee: Trips

  • Junior member fees: —

Trip Report

This Wednesday hike was done differently. Because of the 4th of July Butte-to-Butte Run it was a "you-can't-get-there-from-here" kind of morning. We elected to try having three start locations (Dillard, 52nd, and Blanton) so people could select a place that was easy for them to get to. There was someone with a copy of the signup sheet at each location and all three groups headed up the trail at 8 AM. The group from Dillard had a round trip to the top of Spencer Butte and back of 6.6 miles. The 52nd group covered 5.2 miles. Folks coming from Blanton had to push the pace in hopes of arriving at the summit about the same time as the others. Their round trip distance was 9 miles. And it all work well. We avoided having too many people on any one section of the trail but had plenty of time for everyone to mingle on the summit. An added bonus was having participants with weekday work schedules get to join in with the Wednesday regulars.