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Mt Pisgah Sunset/Moonrise (long)

  • Start date: 12/29/2020

  • Start time: 12:00 AM

  • End date: 12/29/2020

  • End time: 11:59 PM

Description:

Look for us by my car a row or two or three down from the fee box. We start hiking at 2:30. Sunset is 4:42 pm and moonrise is 4:23 pm. Depending on the weather, I may change the mileage/departure time so look for an update the day before. If Email me at jbjacobsen@comcast.net if you have questions. If there is a wait list we will try to recruit an assistant leader for a 2nd group
If you don’t have a Lane County pass allow time to purchase one with Debit/Credit card (no cash) at the pay station by trailhead. To buy an annual pass and support the trails, check out the websites for Friends of the Buford Park ($50.00) or Mt. Pisgah Arboretum. ($50.00/$40.00 for seniors).

  • Event Leader: Janet Jacobsen

  • Event Leader Phone: 541-206-1251

  • Event Leader Email: jbjacobsen@comcast.net

  • Assistant Leader:

  • Event category: Trips

  • Area Type: Urban

  • Departure Location: Mt Pisgah, West Trailhead (Main Parking Lot)

  • Rating: Moderate

  • Roundtrip total drive miles:

  • Season: 2021

  • Permits Required:

  • Event Status: Passed

  • Supplies and Equipment Required: Face covering, flashlight or head lamp, layered clothing for standing around in the cold. Obsidian COVID protocols will be followed. See website home page.

  • participant prerequisites:

  • Conditions:

  • Total Distance: 6.4

  • Member Fees: 1

  • Elevation Gain: 1400

  • Non-Member Fees: 2

  • Committee: Trips

  • Junior member fees: —

Trip Report

It was too cloudy to view the moonrise but the sunset colors were spectacular. Angie led the faster hikers while Peg and I brought up the rear. It was fun to meet up with the hikers on the shorter hike if one could recognize them with their masks.