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Past Activity

Olallie Mountain

  • Start date: 07/02/2019

  • Start time: 12:00 AM

  • End date: 07/02/2019

  • End time: 11:59 PM

Description:

This is a great hike through some giant fir trees to an old fire lookout with spectacular views of the cascades. This involves about 23 miles total of driving on gravel road number 1993. The trail itself is clear of obstructions all the way to the summit.

  • Event Leader: Steven Johnson

  • Event Leader Phone: +15415202470

  • Event Leader Email: stevenj7675@gmail.com

  • Assistant Leader:

  • Event category: Trips

  • Area Type: Mountain

  • Departure Location: Behind McDonalds, 57th and Main in Springfield

  • Rating: Moderate

  • Roundtrip total drive miles: 118

  • Season: 2019

  • Permits Required:

  • Event Status: Passed

  • Supplies and Equipment Required: lunch, water, repellent, and essentials

  • participant prerequisites:

  • Conditions:

  • Total Distance: 7.8

  • Member Fees: 1

  • Elevation Gain: 1200

  • Non-Member Fees: 5

  • Committee: Trips

  • Junior member fees: —

Trip Report

Eleven members braved a cool cloudy July morning and departed the Pat Saddle trailhead at 10:15 for the first Obsidian hike on this trail since the Terwilliger fire of 2018. The trail itself skirts the Eastern perimeter of the fire sometimes moving into the burn area and sometimes out. Unfortunately the beautiful, 9 foot diameter fir tree that is about a mile in from the trailhead was consumed by the fire. This surprised me as many younger, smaller trees nearby survived. A bit of good news is that the trail has been cleared since the fire and had no obstructions. We arrived at the summit at noon and had our lunch next to the 1932 built dilapidated fire lookout. The promised mid-day clearing of the clouds did not happen and so our views were limited to the surrounding foothills with only brief glimpses of the Cascades. On the hike out we enjoyed the late season wildflowers in the meadows and the occasional sound of a woodpecker.