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Chambers Lake

  • Start date: 07/11/2020

  • Start time: 12:00 AM

  • End date: 07/11/2020

  • End time: 11:59 PM

Description:

It's been a while since I've hiked in this area due to the 2012 Pole Creek burn. As it's been eight years since the burn I'd like to see how the recovery is progressing. This is an out and back hike that starts and ends at the Pole Creek trailhead. Our destination and lunch spot will be Camp Lake at 6950 feet so snow is a possibility but considering our warm spring I doubt it will be a problem. Please note that the majority of this hike is through the burn area.
Participants will manage their own transportation. Obsidian protocols for social distancing will be observed on the hike. Refer to main website page for information

  • Event Leader: Johnson Steven

  • Assistant Leader:

  • Event category: Trips

  • Area Type: Mountain

  • Departure Location: Behind McDonalds, 57th and Main in Springfield

  • Rating: Difficult

  • Roundtrip total drive miles: 200

  • Season: 2020

  • Permits Required:

  • Event Status: Passed

  • Supplies and Equipment Required: Lunch, water, and definitely sunscreen and mosquito repellent. face covering

  • participant prerequisites:

  • Conditions:

  • Total Distance: 14.2

  • Member Fees: 1

  • Elevation Gain: 1800

  • Non-Member Fees: 5

  • Committee: Trips

  • Junior member fees: —

Trip Report

This hike had two surprises for me. The first is that I got 12 people to sign up for a hike that involved over 200 miles of driving for a 14 mile hike through a burned forest. My second surprise is what a great hike this turned out to be which I guess explains the first surprise. The close up views of the Three Sisters and Broken Top were as good as any I've seen from the other trails in the Three Sisters Wilderness area. Add in the beautiful high alpine lakes, meadows, creeks, wildflowers, and early season snowfields and I believe most of my fellow hikers would agree; we had a spectacular day. Our trek involved lots of exposure to the sun going through the 2012 Pole Creek burn and an occasional hunt for the path through the many snowfields. After our lunch at a very scenic and windy Camp Lake we headed back over the snowfields to our trailhead. Everyone got together in Sisters after the hike for a very refreshing dinner at Three Creeks Brewing.

Members & Guests signed-up & waitlisted

  • Number of spots on trip: 12
  • Number of spots available: 0
No. Status Full name Phone Transportation Needed? Trip Fee # Can Take?
1 Signed-Up Johnson, Steven 541-520-2470 N 1
2 Signed-Up Bryan, Keiko 541-342-1240 N 1
3 Signed-Up Whitesides, Janet 919-593-5578 N 5
4 Signed-Up Bennett, Brad 541-359-5198 N 5
5 Signed-Up Sojak, Darko 541-799-9199 N 1
6 Signed-Up Ruzicka, Angie 541-521-6840 N 1
7 Signed-Up Meacham, Lynn 541-214-8827 N 1
8 Signed-Up Jacobsen, Janet 541-206-1251 N 1
9 Signed-Up Carpenter, Kathie 541-505-2370 N 1
10 Signed-Up Krentz, Holger 541-868-7792 N 1
11 Signed-Up Cooney, Marguerite 541-600-0217 N 1
12 Signed-Up Strutin, David 541-221-9015 N 1
13 Signed-Up Romm, Rich 541-954-8824 N 1
14 Signed-Up Randall, Kathy 541-844-5916 N 5
15 Signed-Up Sinnott, Randy 541-915-0234 N 1