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Canceled: Mother’s Day Pancake Breakfast & Rhody Walk

  • Start date: 05/14/2023

  • Start time: 12:00 AM

  • End date: 05/14/2023

  • End time: 11:59 PM

Description:

The Entertainment and Bus Trips committees are co-sponsoring a Mother's Day Pancake Breakfast at the Lodge, followed by a hike to the Hendricks Park Rhododendron Garden.

We will be serving pancakes, syrup, coffee, OJ, and other fixings from 9:30 to 11:00 a.m. Arrive any time. After breakfast, groups of hikers will set off on the Ribbon Trail for the garden. For those unable to hike, we will carpool to the garden and drop off walkers and then be picked up. Or you may prefer to stay at the Lodge, work a jigsaw puzzle, play a game, or just converse with old friends. We expect to be done by 2:00 p.m. CONTACT JIM NORTHROP, 541-343-3426 or jim.b.northrop@gmail.com, FOR QUESTIONS OR TO ARRANGE TRANSPORTATION NEEDS.

  • Event Leader: Jim Northrop

  • Event Leader Phone: 5413433426

  • Event Leader Email: jim.b.northrop@gmail.com

  • Assistant Leader: Ane McKee

  • Event category: Entertainment

  • Area Type:

  • Departure Location: Obsidian Lodge

  • Rating: Easy

  • Roundtrip total drive miles:

  • Season: 2023

  • Permits Required:

  • Event Status: Passed

  • Supplies and Equipment Required: Bring your own plate, utensils and cup or coffee mug. If you like, bring your favorite pancake topping or breakfast dish to share... or a post-hike dessert. (Online signup is encouraged so we will have a better idea of how many pancakes to flip, but you're welcome to show up without signing up.)

  • participant prerequisites:

  • Conditions:

  • Total Distance: 2.5

  • Member Fees: —

  • Elevation Gain: 300

  • Non-Member Fees: —

  • Committee: Entertainment

  • Junior member fees: —

Trip Report

We spent a wonderful day at the Lodge with a crowd of about 40 to celebrate Mother’s Day. The master of ceremonies, Jim Northrop, welcomed everyone and spotlighted all the mothers by giving them tasty Euphoria chocolates and a red rose. Jim was also the master pancake flipper and, with help from several folks from the Bus and Entertainment Committees, kept the blueberry pancakes, sausages, coffee, OJ and desserts flowing. Several long-time Obsidians who hadn't been to the Lodge for a while came for the event and had good conversations and nice reunions. After eating, a group of folks hiked down the Ribbon Trail to Hendricks Park Rhododendron Garden to see the rhodies and azaleas in bloom. Some stayed at the Lodge to visit longer and a few conversed while working on a puzzle. Happy Mother’s Day!