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Eugene Book Loop Walk

  • Start date: 04/01/2022

  • Start time: 12:00 AM

  • End date: 04/01/2022

  • End time: 11:59 PM

Description:

Visit 3 of Eugene's locally-owned book stores on this 5-mile loop walk. At each bookstore, we will browse for about half an hour. Bring your sun hat, water, and a small daypack to carry any water/books that you buy. Please allow for flexibility in the schedule. We will start at 1 pm and should be finished by 5 pm. Note: If Black Sun Books is open, we will make a quick stop.

Times are approximate.

1:00 - Depart Amazon Community Center parking lot, walk 2 miles on the walking path to Pearl St.
1:45 - Arrive J.Michael Books (160 E Broadway)
2:15 - Depart J. Michaels, walk .5 miles to Smith Family (bathroom stop at Graduate Hotel as needed)
2:30 - Arrive Smith Family Books
3:15 - Depart Smith Family, walk 1.6 miles to Tsunami Books (bathroom stop at downtown bus station as needed)
4:00 - Arrive Tsunami Books
4:30 - Depart Tsunami; walk .5 miles to Amazon Parking Lot
5:00 - End

  • Event Leader: Hougardy Mark

  • Assistant Leader:

  • Event category: Trips

  • Area Type: Urban

  • Departure Location: Amazon Park, 28th & Hilyard entrance parking lot

  • Rating: Easy

  • Roundtrip total drive miles:

  • Season: 2022

  • Permits Required:

  • Event Status: Passed

  • Supplies and Equipment Required:

  • participant prerequisites:

  • Conditions:

  • Total Distance: 5

  • Member Fees: 1

  • Elevation Gain: 30

  • Non-Member Fees: 2

  • Committee: Trips

  • Junior member fees: —

Trip Report

We walked through Eugene to visit 4 independent bookstores: Black Sun, J. Michaels, Smith Family, and Tsunami. The final count was 1 hour spent browsing, 13,882 individual steps, 5 miles walking; the books purchased were 6 titles along with 1 postcard.

Members & Guests signed-up & waitlisted

  • Number of spots on trip: 10
  • Number of spots available: 0
No. Status Full name Phone Transportation Needed? Trip Fee # Can Take?
1 Signed-Up Hougardy, Mark 541-206-9532 N 1
2 Signed-Up Krentz, Holger 541-868-7792 N 1
3 Signed-Up Carpenter, Kathie 541-505-2370 N 1
4 Signed-Up Duncan, Sharon 541-343-8079 N 1
5 Signed-Up Hoeg, Kathy 541-484-6196 N 1
6 Signed-Up Larsen, Sandra 541-687-2589 N 1
7 Signed-Up Cleall, Patricia 941-780-0583 N 2
8 Signed-Up Risque, Robin 541-228-2525 N 1
9 Signed-Up Hopkins, Yuan 541-484-4269 N 1
10 Signed-Up Rusow, Karla 541-744-7990 N 1
11 Signed-Up Burdick, Lynda 323-662-7612 N 2
12 Signed-Up Levine, Vicki 541-345-8344 N 2
13 Signed-Up Bollschweiler, Allen 530-569-0115 N 2
14 Signed-Up Stewart Smith, Meg 541-913-5464 N 1
15 Signed-Up Welches, Martha 541-345-2056 N 2
16 Signed-Up Irwin, Blair 619-992-7336 N 2