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Fuji Mountain

  • Start date: 09/15/2021

  • Start time: 12:00 AM

  • End date: 09/15/2021

  • End time: 11:59 PM

Description:

We will follow the Fuji Mt. trail which begins at the Waldo Lake Rd. and proceed 3 miles to Birthday Lake for a water and snack break. From Birthday Lake we climb another 3 miles up to Fuji Mt for a view of Waldo Lk and the surrounding Cascade peaks while taking a lunch break. The return route will be along the same path. If weather or visibility is marginal we will forego the Fuji Mt summit and will make an 11 mile loop instead which will include the Upper and Lower Island Lakes, Cy Bingham carvings, and the Mt. Ray and Gold Lake trails back to the car. Masks will be needed for carpooling.

  • Event Leader: Wilken Lyndell

  • Assistant Leader:

  • Event category: Trips

  • Area Type: Mountain

  • Departure Location: Amazon Park, 28th & Hilyard entrance parking lot

  • Rating: Difficult

  • Roundtrip total drive miles: 140

  • Season: 2021

  • Permits Required:

  • Event Status: Passed

  • Supplies and Equipment Required: 10 essentials, lunch/snacks, water, rain gear and hiking footwear. Extra clothing for possible changing weather conditions. Masks for carpooilng. Please read the updated COVID Protocols on the Obsidian website.

  • participant prerequisites:

  • Conditions:

  • Total Distance: 12

  • Member Fees: 1

  • Elevation Gain: 2200

  • Non-Member Fees: 5

  • Committee: Trips

  • Junior member fees: —

Trip Report

The hike began from the Waldo Rd at the Fuji Mt. trailhead and headed to Birthday Lake where we stopped to drink, eat a snack and enjoy the green water of the lake and blue sky above. Temperatures were moderate which made the uphill trek of 2200ft to Fuji Mt comfortable. Fortunately the smoke where we were hiking was moderate and not a problem but as we gazed down on Waldo Lake from the top of the mountain our view of the lake was obscured by smoke hanging at the lower elevations. The surrounding views of the Cascade peaks were not visable either. Despite our limited view we enjoyed the sunshine and green expanse of trees surrounding Fuji Mt. A stop at Verde Lake on the return trip gave everyone a chance to get rested for the final 3 miles back to the cars. A good time was had by all and it was great to take several hikers to the top that had never been there before. Hopefully they can return in the future to catch the beautiful view of Waldo Lake on a clear day.

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 Wilken, Lyndell 541-343-3080 N 1
2 Signed-Up Young, Tommy 941-780-4156 N 1
3 Signed-Up Gould, Whitney 510-368-8941 N 1
4 Signed-Up Carpenter, Kathie 541-505-2370 N 1
5 Signed-Up Greer, Esme 281-701-0206 N 5
6 Signed-Up Greer, Joel 281-701-0205 N 5
7 Signed-Up Ruzicka, Angie 541-521-6840 N 1
8 Signed-Up Jacobsen, Janet 541-206-1251 N 1
9 Signed-Up Miller, June 808-282-5201 N 1
10 Signed-Up Johnson, Steven 541-520-2470 N 1
11 Signed-Up Hegg, John 541-313-6914 N 1
12 Signed-Up Yoerger, Karen 541-510-2832 N 1
13 Signed-Up Rolfe, Jorry 541-206-9501 N 1
14 Signed-Up Arreola, Joshua 830-370-0653 N 5
15 Signed-Up Corona, Linda 541-600-7471 N 5
16 Signed-Up Zhao, Mi 206-369-3644 N 5
17 Signed-Up Graham, Mike 979-571-2534 N 1
18 Signed-Up Myers, Michael 541-579-4733 N 1