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Masonic Cemetery to Obsidian Lodge

  • Start date: 05/31/2021

  • Start time: 12:00 AM

  • End date: 05/31/2021

  • End time: 11:59 PM

Description:

Update: We will divide into two groups with Jorry leading one. Departure Place 25th and University, Main gate with signage—not the dead end road to the Abbey.

We will stroll through the cemetery up to the Obsidian Lodge to see the New Fence and on the Ribbon Trail to Hendricks Park. We can also stop at the Bog. The “relaxed” hike will take around 2 ½ hours so that we are back at the cemetery by noon for Taps at the Public Square.

The Hope Abbey Mausoleum will be open from 11:30-5:00 with a brass concert at 4:00 at Public Square following COVID guidelines

  • Event Leader: Jacobsen Janet

  • Assistant Leader:

  • Event category: Trips

  • Area Type: Urban

  • Departure Location: See Trip Description

  • Rating: Easy

  • Roundtrip total drive miles:

  • Season: 2021

  • Permits Required:

  • Event Status: Passed

  • Supplies and Equipment Required:

  • participant prerequisites:

  • Conditions:

  • Total Distance: 4.5

  • Member Fees: 1

  • Elevation Gain: 800

  • Non-Member Fees: 2

  • Committee: Trips

  • Junior member fees: —

Trip Report

It began as a memorial cemetery walk when Ginny and Kathleen shared stories by their father's monuments. With Jorry's directions, our next stop was the bog near the golf course where Hugh Pritchard gave us the latest plant update. At the Lodge John Jacobsen and Jim Northrop stopped their grounds work to tell us about the new fence. We appreciated that we could use the bathrooms. We then took the Ribbon Trail loop to see the new housing development and the new Obsidian boundary fence up near 30th. It was a surprise to meet up with Barbara Bruns who was also checking out what was new. Running behind, we opted to skip Hendrichs Park and take Spring Blvd to Fairmount—a Rhododendron Walk. Ginny guided us down to the new Edison School construction where she went to elementary school and where Sandra taught. Three minutes to spare, we made it to the Public Square for Taps. There was even time for the President of the Eugene Masonic Cemetery Association Carolyn Forrell to give us an enthusiastic welcome. Her husband Dick Hildreth is a long time Obsidian member. After Taps, most of us took a peek inside the Hope Abbey. The leaders appreciates everyone contributed for the hike to take a life of its own.

Members & Guests signed-up & waitlisted

  • Number of spots on trip: 17
  • Number of spots available: 0
No. Status Full name Phone Transportation Needed? Trip Fee # Can Take?
1 Signed-Up Jacobsen, Janet 541-206-1251 N 1
2 Signed-Up Cleall, Patricia 941-780-0583 N 2
3 Signed-Up Rolfe, Jorry 541-206-9501 N 1
4 Signed-Up Nagy, Evelyn 541-514-4110 N 1
5 Signed-Up Larsen, Sandra 541-687-2589 N 1
6 Signed-Up Boyles, Jody 541-285-0494 N 2
7 Signed-Up Hopkins, Yuan 541-484-4269 N 1
8 Signed-Up Rusow, Karla 541-744-7990 N 1
9 Signed-Up Orsi, Barbara 541-515-9665 N 1
10 Signed-Up Stringer, Marie 541-206-1216 N 1
11 Signed-Up Cooney, Marguerite 541-600-0217 N 1
12 Signed-Up Johnson, Elaine 218-474-1243 N 2
13 Signed-Up Reich, Ginny 541-686-8188 N 1
14 Signed-Up Iredale, Gwyneth 541-505-0055 N 1
15 Signed-Up Hanson, Vicky 541-683-7107- cell 541-954-5269 N 1
16 Signed-Up Levine, Vicki 541-345-8344 N 2
17 Signed-Up Ehli, Kathleen 503-339-5338 N 2
18 Signed-Up Tracer, Sam 541-998-4652 N 1
19 Signed-Up Allen, Jane 541-731-1338 N 2
20 Signed-Up Welches, Martha 541-345-2056 N 2
21 Signed-Up Gould, Whitney 510-368-8941 N 1