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Postponed: Ray Benson Snowpark

  • Start date: 02/10/2024

  • Start time: 12:00 AM

  • End date: 02/10/2024

  • End time: 11:59 PM

Description:

Finally a chance to go snowshoeing! We'll park at the Ray Benson Snow Park and trek to the North Blowout shelter. Our total distance depends on our route but shouldn't exceed 7 miles. This last weeks snowfall should cover up the ice and give us some good powder. If the conditions are too windy or cold at Ray Benson we may try the Maxwell Snow Park instead. Also note that this trip could be cancelled due to harsh conditions. A stop at Takoda's restaurant after the trip 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: 2024

  • Permits Required:

  • Event Status: Passed

  • Supplies and Equipment Required: Warm Clothes, lunch, water,snowshoes,poles 10 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 two months into the snow season we finally had a good day to do a snowshoe trip. Our small group of three headed out from the Ray Benson snowpark surrounded by a plethora of loud and smelly snowmobiles. We quickly left the chaos behind and found we had the trail all to ourselves all the way to the North Blowout Shelter where we sat in the sun to enjoy the blue skies and excellent views during our lunch. We took a bit of an alternate route off the northern loop trail to get back to the parking lot to end with a total of 5.5 miles for the day.

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 Johnson, Steven 541-520-2470 N —
2 Signed-Up Meacham, Lynn 541-214-8827 N —
3 Signed-Up Fern, Jacquie 541-505-1724 N —
4 Signed-Up Carpenter, Kathie 541-505-2370 N —
5 Signed-Up Gould, Whitney 510-368-8941 N —