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Canceled: Camp Bell – Strawberry Mountains

  • Start date: 08/01/2014

  • Start time: 12:00 AM

  • End date: 08/06/2014

  • End time: 11:59 PM

Description:

The camp is based at Lake Creek Youth Camp (www.lakecreekcamp.com) in the Strawberry Mountains, approximately 35 miles southeast of John Day, OR. All meals are included, starting with dinner on August 1 and ending with breakfast on August 6. We will be doing day hikes of various distances. For additional information, see the Summer Camp section and Registration Form at www.obsidians.org. Within 5 days of signing up, mail the registration form and a check for the full amount to Obsidians, PO Box 51510, Eugene 97405. Limited to 100 participants.

Cost: members- $270. Non-members- $300.

  • Event Leader: Lindstrom Lana

  • Assistant Leader:

  • Event category: Summer Camp

  • Area Type:

  • Departure Location: See Trip Description

  • Rating:

  • Roundtrip total drive miles: 600

  • Season: 2014

  • Permits Required:

  • Event Status: Passed

  • Supplies and Equipment Required: Tent (or stay in shared rooms), sleeping bag, personal clothes and toiletries. Hiking equipment. A Camp Booklet which includes a suggested list of what to bring and some of the hikes will be provided at the Camp Rally on April 25.

  • participant prerequisites:

  • Conditions:

  • Total Distance:

  • Member Fees: 270

  • Elevation Gain:

  • Non-Member Fees: 300

  • Committee: Summer Camp

  • Junior member fees: —

Trip Report

Ninety-four campers participated at Camp Bell in the Strawberry Mountain Wilderness area from August 1-6, 2014. We were based at Lake Creek Lodge, about 35 miles southeast of John Day. It was a lovely setting; the tents were very dispersed among the trees and a nearby stream cooled hot feet. About 25 people stayed in one of 10 cabins. And we had flush toilets, hot showers, and a lodge to hang out in when the showers rumbled through. The staff was very accommodating, transporting our gear when we first arrived, having ice water and lemonade in the afternoon, and doing their best to prepare food for and serve hungry hikers.

The most popular hikes were High Lake and the ridge above it, Strawberry Mountain, and Strawberry Lake. Almost everyone descended down to High Lake, admiring the stunning lupines, monkeyflowers, and paintbrush along the way. Several folks swam in the lake; others just relaxed. Many hiked up to the far ridge, where the crags of Rabbit Ears and Strawberry Mountain were very visible. And a number of folks were able to spot goats on the opposite rim, one group seeing 24 of them! An impressive sixty hikers walked to the top of 9,038’ Strawberry Mountain. And most campers drove to Prairie City and then continued to Strawberry Lake, Falls and/or Slide Lake, many enjoying the relatively warm waters of Strawberry Lake.

Others hikes were the E. Fork Canyon Creek Trail, Canyon Mountain Trail, Malheur River (key swap), Wildcat Basin (hard to find trail), Buckhorn Meadows Trail (much more strenuous than expected), Monument Rock, Little Strawberry Lake, and Arch Rock.

Hikes which did not quite pan out as expected included the N. Fork Malheur River which was closed due to fire, Reynolds Creek, and Lake Creek Trails. The latter had at least 110 down trees in the first three miles which precipitated a song entitled “We can’t see clearly now; the trail is gone.”

The evening campfires included trip reports, a bona fide fire for s’mores, and of course, the President’s Tea. President Matt Bell who had never attended camp before and therefore, had no idea what to expect, was honored by a procession bearing laurels and a crown, several poems and songs, and many creative gifts. As part of the ritual, an organic necklace worn by many previous presidents was presented to him.

Members & Guests signed-up & waitlisted

  • Number of spots on trip: 100
  • Number of spots available: 0
No. Status Full name Phone Transportation Needed? Trip Fee # Can Take?
1 Signed-Up Lindstrom, Lana 541-683-1409 N 270
2 Signed-Up Hughes, Richard 541-579-3098 N 270
3 Signed-Up Jacobsen, John 541-914-1132 N 270
4 Signed-Up Jacobsen, Janet 541-206-1251 N 270
5 Signed-Up Barnes, Jennifer 541-554-6906 N 270
6 Signed-Up Whitfield, Nancy 541-520-0450 N 270
7 Signed-Up Kameenui, Brenda 541-344-9506 N 270
8 Signed-Up Snow, Leila 541-968-5533 N 270
9 Signed-Up Shuraleff, Chris 541-954-4474 N 270
10 Signed-Up Drescher, Marlene 541-342-5591 N 300
11 Signed-Up Nelson, Nola 541-942-5326 N 270
12 Signed-Up Davis, Jacque 541-484-5124 N 300
13 Signed-Up Stockdale, Chris 541-221-2293 N 270
14 Signed-Up Schechter, Diane 541-206-7723 N 270
15 Signed-Up Newman, Judy 541-359-7427 N 270
16 Signed-Up Krentz, Holger 541-868-7792 N 270
17 Signed-Up Wolters, Kris 541-908-3171 N 270
18 Signed-Up Fontana, Bea 541-345-2410 N 270
19 Signed-Up Swisher, Pamela 541-591-0218 N 270
20 Signed-Up Sojak, Carolyn 541-525-1123 N 300
21 Signed-Up Bell, Matt 503-884-8829 N 270
22 Signed-Up Mancuso, Darlene 541-343-0565 N 300
23 Signed-Up Sojak, Darko 541-799-9199 N 270
24 Signed-Up Martz, Helen 541-345-6229 N 270
25 Signed-Up Fogg, May 541-998-3891 N 270
26 Signed-Up Swisher, Ron 541-505-6492 N 270
27 Signed-Up White, Nancy 541-614-4701 N 270
28 Signed-Up Lindstrom, Kathy 541-688-3787 N 300
29 Signed-Up Bell, Oliver 503-884-8829 N 270
30 Signed-Up Garwood, Judy 541-683-5539 N 270
31 Signed-Up Livingston, Mary 541-343-0030 N 270
32 Signed-Up McCoy, Verlean 541-895-3726 N 270
33 Signed-Up Ahrens, Rick 541-689-3996 N 270
34 Signed-Up Bell, Betsy 541-913-7275 N 300
35 Signed-Up Funkhouser, Laurie 541-206-2303 N 270
36 Signed-Up Sinnott, Randy 541-915-0234 N 270
37 Signed-Up Whitfield, Jim 541-937-2364 N 300
38 Signed-Up Gunn, Steve 541-852-3823 N 300
39 Signed-Up Parramore, Ken 541-915-7021 N 270
40 Signed-Up Caples, Pam 541-554-2528 N 270
41 Signed-Up Ashmore, Charles 530-394-7880 N 270
42 Signed-Up Milliman, Colleen 541-746-1490 N 270
43 Signed-Up Essenberg, Margaret 541-343-1733 N 270
44 Signed-Up Marshall, Laurie 541-726-8271 N 300
45 Signed-Up Wanser, Susan 541-221-2753 N 270
46 Signed-Up Pylar, Jan 517-282-0237 N 300
47 Signed-Up Olson, Steve 541-913-0199 N 300
48 Signed-Up Hovis, Scott 541-731-3412 N 270
49 Signed-Up Essenberg, Richard 541-343-1733 N 270
50 Signed-Up Rolfe, Jorry 541-206-9501 N 270
51 Signed-Up Ewing, Joella 541-513-7896 N 270
52 Signed-Up Friedland, Sharon 541-505-0971 N 270
53 Signed-Up Mac Afee, Patricia 541-510-8862 N 300
54 Signed-Up Graham, Peter 541-933-1612 N 270
55 Signed-Up Christensen, Dan 541-343-8941 N 270
56 Signed-Up Bonine, Anne 541-345-2095 N 300
57 Signed-Up Tracer, Sam 541-998-4652 N 270
58 Signed-Up Jeffcott, Diane 541-510-9067 N 270
59 Signed-Up Soussan, Pat 541-653-7997 N 270
60 Signed-Up Aten, Barbara 541-521-4528 N 270
61 Signed-Up Halpern, Betsy 541-729-3949 N 270
62 Signed-Up Mantis, Daphne 541-514-8848 N 300
63 Signed-Up Graham, Kitson 541-933-1612 N 270
64 Signed-Up Hawkins, David 541-505-0119 N 270
65 Signed-Up Masarie, Diana 541-520-7192 N 270
66 Signed-Up Emlen, Clara 541-746-2181 N 270
67 Signed-Up Hackett, Jane 541-953-7046 N 270
68 Signed-Up Gordon, Chris 541-343-0345 N 300
69 Signed-Up Rial, Peter 541-343-0345 N 300
70 Signed-Up Dunlap, Larry 541-337-0785 N 270
71 Signed-Up Hopkins, Yuan 541-484-4269 N 270
72 Signed-Up Grant, Elizabeth 541-514-1176 N 270
73 Signed-Up Lichtenstein, Ed 541-683-0688 N 300
74 Signed-Up Anselmo, Jan 541-236-5020 N 270
75 Signed-Up Hopkins, Yuan 541-484-4269 N 270
76 Signed-Up Prentice, Margaret 541-556-6596 N 270
77 Signed-Up Hopkins, Yuan 541-484-4269 N 270
78 Signed-Up Thomas, Charles 541-505-8840 N 300
79 Signed-Up Bean, Patricia 541-654-7975 N 300
80 Signed-Up Lulich, Frank 541-579-5584 N 300
81 Signed-Up Swanson, Grace 541-686-8076 N 300
82 Signed-Up Shiman, Ed 541-485-1387 N 300
83 Signed-Up Van Deusen, Charlie 541-685-1087 N 270
84 Signed-Up Meyers, Sue 541-485-8890 N 300
85 Signed-Up Eichner, Lynne 541-554-0190 N 300
86 Signed-Up Petty, Carol 541-520-7041 N 300
87 Signed-Up Giesen, Kathy 541-579-4103 N 300
88 Signed-Up Laidman, Janel 541-653-6451 N 300
89 Signed-Up Holbert, Mary 541-867-7560 N 300
90 Signed-Up Torland, Greg 541-867-7560 N 300
91 Signed-Up Curtis, Alan 541-345-2571 N 270
92 Signed-Up Reinhard, David 541-912-1209 N 300
93 Signed-Up Rundle, Tom 541-653-0741 N 270
94 Signed-Up Meacham, Lynn 541-214-8827 N 270
95 Signed-Up Ward, Denice 541-521-1285 N 300
96 Signed-Up Morrow, Patty 541-729-7881 N 300
97 Signed-Up Jaspers, Gwen 541-686-4134 N 300
98 Signed-Up Bakke, Barby 541-513-3280 N 270
99 Signed-Up Reinhard, Cheri 541-221-8143 N 300
100 Signed-Up Barber, Cathy 541-505-0334 N 300
101 Signed-Up Shaver, Linda 541-726-1410 N 300
102 Signed-Up Alderman, Irene 541-790-1237 N 300
103 Signed-Up Bryan, Keiko 541-342-1240 N 270
104 Signed-Up Hopkins, Yuan 541-484-4269 N 270
105 Signed-Up Nagy, Evelyn 541-514-4110 N 270
106 Signed-Up Butzer, Barbara 541-942-2401 N 300
107 Signed-Up Rice, Camilla 541-556-3591 N 300
108 Signed-Up Rice, Eleni 541-556-3568 N 300
109 Signed-Up Austin, Marjean 541-752-0068 N 300
110 Signed-Up Riggs, Judy 541-757-1889 N 270
111 Signed-Up Friedland, Sharon 541-505-0971 N 270
112 Signed-Up Friedland, Sharon 541-505-0971 N 270
113 Signed-Up Laidman, Janel 541-653-6451 N 300
114 Signed-Up Dumesnil, Barbara 541-342-8127 N 300