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Steens Mountain

  • Start date: 09/10/2020

  • Start time: 12:00 AM

  • End date: 09/15/2020

  • End time: 11:59 PM

Description:

Steens Mt. is located in southeast Oregon. It is a 39 mile fault block mountain. Its highest point is over 9,000 feet and has 4 large glaciated canyons, Kiger, Wildhorse, Little Blitzen and Big Indian. We will be camping at the south loop campground. This allows us to hike both BLitzen and Big Indiana without driving. One day will be driving to the top of the mountain and visiting Riddle Ranch. Riddle Ranch is owned by the BLM and has a person present through the end of September to explain its history. We should also be able to see the wild horses that are kept in the area. The 2 routes we could take over to the Steens will be discussed at the pretrip meeting on Friday the 4th at 6:00pm—the place not yet decided. I will call everyone by 9/2/20. Please remember to bring face coverings to the meeting. All Obsidian COVID policies apply to trip. The CG has water and good vault toilets. I have hiked both Biltzen and Big Indian. Car pooling, is up to participants. If you are willing to take a person when you sign up indicate that. If you do not want to take a passenger, please put 0 in the will take column. No sharing of food. All meals and snacks will be provided by each participant. I will have a means to heat water. I will not attempt to list all details of trip except to say there will be 1 creek crossing to get into Blitzen and 3 for Big Indian. In September the water will be low and we maybe able to do rock crossings. ERROR IN DATE, 9/10 to 9/15.

  • Event Leader: Hackett Jane

  • Assistant Leader:

  • Event category: Trips

  • Area Type:

  • Departure Location: See Trip Description

  • Rating: Moderate

  • Roundtrip total drive miles: 800

  • Season: 2020

  • Permits Required:

  • Event Status: Passed

  • Supplies and Equipment Required: Golden Age Pass, fee, $3.00 per car per night. Warm days and cool and nights. All the usual camping gear and food to cover a five day trip. All other details will be covered at pretrip meeting. Please call me with questions at 541-953-7046.

  • participant prerequisites:

  • Conditions:

  • Total Distance: 25

  • Member Fees: 2

  • Elevation Gain: 1500

  • Non-Member Fees: 10

  • Committee: Trips

  • Junior member fees: —

Members & Guests signed-up & waitlisted

  • Number of spots on trip: 6
  • Number of spots available: 0
No. Status Full name Phone Transportation Needed? Trip Fee # Can Take?
1 Signed-Up Hackett, Jane 541-953-7046 N 2
2 Signed-Up Masin, Rachelle 541-547-4742 N 2
3 Signed-Up Straub, Peg 541-514-7298 N 2
4 Signed-Up Nagy, Evelyn 541-514-4110 N 2
5 Signed-Up Whitfield, Nancy 541-520-0450 N 2
6 Signed-Up Carpenter, Kathie 541-505-2370 N 2
7 Signed-Up Hoecker, Nancy 541-217-8453 N 2