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Skinner Butte

  • Start date: 06/06/2023

  • Start time: 12:00 AM

  • End date: 06/06/2023

  • End time: 11:59 PM

Description:

We will ascend the north side of the Butte from the parking lot on old trails and will traverse the summit to the east lookout. Then we will hike down to the relatively new Mid-Elevation Trail and will circle the Butte clockwise. When we come again to the north side, we will hike down and take the trail to the Campbell Center parking lot to see if there is activity at the bald eagles’ nest, then will return to the cars. There will probably still be wildflowers on the Butte.

  • Event Leader: Essenberg Margaret

  • Assistant Leader: Essenberg Richard

  • Event category: Trips

  • Area Type: Urban

  • Departure Location: See Trip Description

  • Rating: Easy

  • Roundtrip total drive miles:

  • Season: 2023

  • Permits Required:

  • Event Status: Passed

  • Supplies and Equipment Required:

  • participant prerequisites:

  • Conditions:

  • Total Distance: 2

  • Member Fees: —

  • Elevation Gain: 300

  • Non-Member Fees: 2

  • Committee: Trips

  • Junior member fees: —

Trip Report

We walked most of the many trails on Skinner Butte as we circled it twice. The only woodland flower we saw was small-flowered tiger lily, but the blooming grasses in the summit meadow were luxuriant. Birds were more numerous than hikers; a flock of cedar waxwings seemed to accompany us, and at the eastern meadow, we saw a red-breasted sapsucker.

Members & Guests signed-up & waitlisted

  • Number of spots on trip: 12
  • Number of spots available: 7
No. Status Full name Phone Transportation Needed? Trip Fee # Can Take?
1 Signed-Up Essenberg, Margaret 541-343-1733 N —
2 Signed-Up Essenberg, Richard 541-343-1733 N —
3 Signed-Up Emlen, Clara 541-746-2181 N —
4 Signed-Up Lyon, Carla 541-654-2703 N —
5 Signed-Up Deboard, Nancy 541-337-3427 N —