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River/ Campus/ Walk

  • Start date: 09/01/2017

  • Start time: 12:00 AM

  • End date: 09/01/2017

  • End time: 11:59 PM

Description:

This 2 1/2 hour walk  goes through the campus, Autzen Stadium, along the canal path and back on the Knickerbocker Bridge to our final destination, the Museum of Natural and Cultural History   The museum opens at 11:00 and admission is free.  Our focus will be the new exhibit, Wolves and Wild Lands in the 21st Century. Other exhibits of interest are Paisley Caves and the First Americans and Rarely Seen: Photographs of the Extraordinary.  You can stay as long as you like. 
We could stop for a snack at Sweet Life before we go the museum. If you want to meet us at the museum at 11:00, email me at jbjacobsen@comcast.net

  • Event Leader: Janet Jacobsen

  • Event Leader Phone: 541-206-1251

  • Event Leader Email: jbjacobsen@comcast.net

  • Assistant Leader:

  • Event category: Trips

  • Area Type: Urban

  • Departure Location: South Eugene High School, 19th & Patterson

  • Rating: Easy

  • Roundtrip total drive miles:

  • Season: 2017

  • Permits Required:

  • Event Status: Passed

  • Supplies and Equipment Required: Appropriate clothing, energy or money for a snack along the way and water.  

  • participant prerequisites:

  • Conditions:

  • Total Distance: 3

  • Member Fees: 1

  • Elevation Gain:

  • Non-Member Fees: 2

  • Committee: Trips

  • Junior member fees: —

Trip Report

The highlight of the 2 1/2 hour campus walk was meeting Quentin Holmes, president of the Friends of the Eugene Pioneer Cemetery, at the D.A. R plot. He shared the history the tall, blue marble statue standing guard over the graves of penniless Civil War veterans. The next stop was The Family, a basalt sculpture near the Museum of Art. A plaque states that it is in honor of Karl Onthank, associate dean of students and also an Obsidian member. We had a friendly chat with the campus policeman about his new Duck car on its first day on the job. Cascade Charley, an outoor fountain and sculpture, was flowing as was the really large waterfall at Autzen Stadium. We finally found the Heisman trophy and then quickly walked to the Museum of Natural History and Culture to see the new Wolf Exhibit. Thanks to my three curious companions who were game to seek out new places.