Name: Camp Robertson – Ruby Mountains
Start: 2016-07-30T00:00:00-07:00
End: 2016-08-05T23:59:59-07:00

Past Activity

Camp Robertson – Ruby Mountains

Start date: 07/30/2016
Start time: 12:00 AM
End date: 08/05/2016
End time: 11:59 PM

Description:

The camp is at the Lion’s Camp Lamoille in the Ruby Mountains, south of Elko Nevada. All meals are included, starting with dinner on July 30 and ending with breakfast on August 5. For additional information, see the Summer Camp page and Registration Form at www.obsidians.org. Within 5 days of signing up, mail the registration form along with your a check for the full amount to Obsidian Summer Camp Registration, PO Box 51510, Eugene, OR 97405.

Event Leader: John Jacobsen
Event Leader Phone: 541-914-1132
Event Leader Email: johnwjacobsen@comcast.net
Assistant Leader:
Event category: Summer Camp
Area Type:
Departure Location: See Trip Description
Rating:
Roundtrip total drive miles: 1200
Season: 2016
Permits Required:
Event Status: Passed
Supplies and Equipment Required: Tent, sleeping bag, personal clothes and toiletries. Hiking equipment. More info at Camp Rally on May 13.
participant prerequisites:
Conditions:
Total Distance:
Member Fees: 230
Elevation Gain:
Non-Member Fees: 270
Committee: Summer Camp
Junior member fees: —

Trip Report

Camp Robertson in the Ruby Mountains, about 25 miles southeast of Elko, Nevada was enjoyed by 83 Obsidian summer campers and guests. The Elko Lion’s Club Camp Lamoille, dramatically located in Right Fork Canyon in the Rubies, was our home base for the week of hiking, mountain climbing and generally enjoying this unique area. Camp Lamoille has a main lodge (listed on the National Register of Historical Places) with kitchen and dining areas, a bath house with hot showers and flush toilets, a propane generator for electricity, 9 A-frames to stay in and a variety of areas for tenting and parking RVs. This year we had a caterer provide our dinners, while we provided a continental breakfast with hot cereal and lunch fixings for people to prepare their trail lunches.

Many of the day hikes/activities were within close proximity to camp. The Right Fork Trail took off from camp taking hikers farther up the canyon for spectacular views or on to Goat Lake for a longer hike and even more spectacular scenery. A six-mile drive up the Lamoille Canyon Scenic Byway from camp brought us to the Road’s End Trailheads, the gateway to several popular hikes: one heading north to Island Lake and another heading south to Dollar Lakes, Lamoille Lake, Liberty Pass and Liberty Lake. On the first day of camp one group headed farther afield to Soldier Basin/Hidden Lakes. Twenty-two people headed up to Ruby Dome, with many deciding to call it a day at Griswold Lake and only 8 proceeding on to summit the Dome. Thomas Canyon, the next canyon up from our Right Fork Canyon, was also a popular hike. Trips to the museums and other attractions in and around Elko provided a break during the week for some of our campers.

Our evening campfires included trip reports, skits, singing and The President’s Tea. S’mores were enjoyed around the campfire a couple of the evenings. The President’s Tea honored President Shelly Roberson, the camp’s namesake with many tributes and gifts including the passing on from last year’s President Matt Bell to Shelly of the infamous Presidential necklace.