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Crescent Mountain

  • Start date: 07/29/2018

  • Start time: 12:00 AM

  • End date: 07/29/2018

  • End time: 11:59 PM

Description:

This hike will be paced so that we can enjoy the wildflowers en route to the spectacular views from the summit.

  • Event Leader: Kathy Randall

  • Event Leader Phone: 541-844-5916

  • Event Leader Email: katran23@comcast.net

  • Assistant Leader:

  • Event category: Trips

  • Area Type: Mountain

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

  • Rating: Difficult

  • Roundtrip total drive miles: 140

  • Season: 2018

  • Permits Required:

  • Event Status: Passed

  • Supplies and Equipment Required: Sunscreen, hat, minimum of 2 liters of water, lunch, and snacks.

  • participant prerequisites:

  • Conditions:

  • Total Distance: 8.6

  • Member Fees: 1

  • Elevation Gain: 2200

  • Non-Member Fees: 5

  • Committee: Trips

  • Junior member fees: —

Trip Report

Despite the VERY HOT temperatures we had an enjoyable hike to the summit of Crescent Mt. (temperatures driving home ranged from 98 - 101). The flowers were a little past their prime in the meadows, but still colorful. We had great views from the summit including Crescent Lake, Mts. Hood & Adams, and every peak from Mt. Jefferson to Diamond Peak.
We encountered a group of forestry workers in the meadows working on a very interesting project. They were working to create a more natural/positive effect from fires. By "ringing" the trees (removing a circle of bark several feet off the ground down to the cambria) the lower tree and meadow plants burn, but the upper tree is left to provide valuable habitat for animals and birds.