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Ray Benson

  • Start date: 01/20/2023

  • Start time: 12:00 AM

  • End date: 01/20/2023

  • End time: 11:59 PM

Description:

The weather for Friday is looking very good right now so we finally have a chance to go snowshoeing. We'll park at Ray Benson and head to the North Blowout shelter. Depending on conditions we'll either take the short loop back to the parking lot or make a longer trip to Island Junction shelter. Mileage for this trip could very from 4 to 7 miles. A stop at Takoda's afterwards is a possibility.

  • Event Leader: Johnson Steven

  • Assistant Leader:

  • Event category: Trips

  • Area Type: Mountain

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

  • Rating: Moderate

  • Roundtrip total drive miles: 160

  • Season: 2023

  • Permits Required:

  • Event Status: Passed

  • Supplies and Equipment Required: Water, lunch, snowshoes, poles, gaiters, warm clothing, and standard essentials.

  • participant prerequisites:

  • Conditions:

  • Total Distance: 6.5

  • Member Fees: —

  • Elevation Gain: 300

  • Non-Member Fees: 5

  • Committee: Trips

  • Junior member fees: —

Trip Report

After waiting weeks for the weather to clear to go snowshoeing we finally got a chance on January 20th. We left the fog in Eugene to head up to Ray Benson Snowpark where we were greeted by a sunny and eventually warm day. With 6 inches of powder the snow conditions were perfect. We took the North Loop trail to North Blowout Shelter and as it was so nice we continued on past Circle Lake to Island Junction Shelter where we had our lunch and enjoyed the sunshine. We took the fire road back to our vehicles and made a stop at Takoda's for dinner on the way home.

Members & Guests signed-up & waitlisted

  • Number of spots on trip: 12
  • Number of spots available: 0
No. Status Full name Phone Transportation Needed? Trip Fee # Can Take?
1 Signed-Up Johnson, Steven 541-520-2470 N —
2 Signed-Up Meacham, Lynn 541-214-8827 N —
3 Signed-Up Cooney, Marguerite 541-600-0217 N —
4 Signed-Up Carpenter, Kathie 541-505-2370 N —
5 Signed-Up Krentz, Holger 541-868-7792 N —
6 Signed-Up Cuevas, Lorraine 509-904-5222 N —
7 Signed-Up Myers, Michael 541-579-4733 N —
8 Signed-Up Ruzicka, Angie 541-521-6840 N —
9 Signed-Up Chan, Annie 541-223-2018 N —
10 Signed-Up Wright, Signe 919-225-8160 N —
11 Signed-Up Eriksen, Robert 503-964-2398 N —
12 Signed-Up Whalen, Maureen 510-390-4411 N —
13 Signed-Up Leng, Jane 541-232-3239 N —