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River walk/Natural Hist Museum

  • Start date: 10/07/2018

  • Start time: 12:00 AM

  • End date: 10/07/2018

  • End time: 11:59 PM

Description:

Meet at the bookstore, Alder and 13th. The Natural History Museum is displaying 2 life size sculptures of mammoths this weekend. The museum does not open until noon so we will start with a walk to the Knickerbocker Bridge follow the canal and return to the university via the Autzen Bridge. For those who are interested we will go on to the museum and check out the sculptures and see what is going on and why they are there. For those who are interested there is the possibilty of lunch at the art museum.

  • Event Leader: Jane Hackett

  • Event Leader Phone: 541-953-7046

  • Event Leader Email: hackett1575@comcast.net

  • Assistant Leader:

  • Event category: Trips

  • Area Type: Urban

  • Departure Location: See Trip Description

  • Rating: Easy

  • Roundtrip total drive miles:

  • Season: 2018

  • Permits Required:

  • Event Status: Passed

  • Supplies and Equipment Required: Dress for weather, water and a snack.

  • participant prerequisites:

  • Conditions:

  • Total Distance: 5

  • Member Fees: 1

  • Elevation Gain:

  • Non-Member Fees: 2

  • Committee: Trips

  • Junior member fees: —

Trip Report

Seven of use started for the university bookstore with a few rain drops falling causing use all to wonder why we left our rain gear in our cars. By the time we arrived at the Knickerbocker Bridge the rain drops had faded away. To my surprise we had a few people in the group who had never been on the river trail so we spent some time checking out the talking rocks and art work along the way. I added a bit to our ambled so that we would not arrive at the Natural History Museum before it opened. As we headed up Agate toward the museum we could see what we had come to see a block away. One full size mammoth with tusks to match. The sculpture stand about 12 feet high and along with the baby mammoth will be on permanent display in front the museum. At this point the trip ended leaving it up to each person what they wanted to do. Some went back to their cars, 3 of use went inside to see the new exhibits. A great way to spend a Sunday morning.