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Pisgah Sunset/Moonrise

  • Start date: 09/24/2018

  • Start time: 12:00 AM

  • End date: 09/24/2018

  • End time: 11:59 PM

Description:

Look for us by my car a row or two down from the fee box. Sunset is 7:05 pm and moonrise is at 7:23 pm. I plan to take the main trail to the summit. It depends on the weather how long we want to wait for the moon to rise over the foothills around 7:33. Email me at jbjacobsen@comcast.net if you have questions. If you don’t have a Lane County pass allow time to purchase one with Debit/Credit card (no cash) at the pay station by trailhead. To buy an annual pass and support the trails, check out the websites for Friends of the Buford Park ($50.00) or Mt. Pisgah Arboretum. ($50.00/$40.00 for seniors).

  • Event Leader: Janet Jacobsen

  • Event Leader Phone: 541-206-1251

  • Event Leader Email: jbjacobsen@comcast.net

  • Assistant Leader:

  • Event category: Trips

  • Area Type: Urban

  • Departure Location: Mt Pisgah, West Trailhead (Main Parking Lot)

  • Rating: Easy

  • Roundtrip total drive miles:

  • Season: 2018

  • Permits Required:

  • Event Status: Passed

  • Supplies and Equipment Required: water, snacks (optional), light for coming down

  • participant prerequisites:

  • Conditions:

  • Total Distance: 3.5

  • Member Fees: 1

  • Elevation Gain: 1000

  • Non-Member Fees: 2

  • Committee: Trips

  • Junior member fees: —

Trip Report

Those who waited 28 minutes for the moonrise were well rewarded with its dramatic appearance. Serenaded by four kinds of tree crickets on the way down, Rick Ahrens explained their chirps and also pointed out four planets and the Big Dipper constellation. One hiker commented, "I loved this hike."