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Mt Pisgah Sunset/Moonrise

  • Start date: 10/01/2020

  • Start time: 12:00 AM

  • End date: 10/01/2020

  • End time: 11:59 PM

Description:

This is a long hike to backside of Pisgah.–It takes two hours and 15 minutes at a moderate space to get to the top!. The sunset is 6:51 and moonrise is 7:17. I doubt if we stick around for the harvest full moon to rise unless the weather is balmy. We will take Trail 7 to Trail 4 DOWN to Trail 2 and then up 800 ft elevation on the east side. Look for us by my car, one or two rows down from the fee box. Email me at jbjacobsen@comcast.net if you have questions. If it is raining, we could opt for a shorter hike.

  • 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: Moderate

  • Roundtrip total drive miles:

  • Season: 2020

  • Permits Required:

  • Event Status: Passed

  • Supplies and Equipment Required: Face covering, flashlight or headlamp. water, layered clothing especially something warm while on top while waiting for the celestial events.

  • participant prerequisites:

  • Conditions:

  • Total Distance: 6.4

  • Member Fees: 1

  • Elevation Gain: 1400

  • Non-Member Fees: 2

  • Committee: Trips

  • Junior member fees: —

Trip Report

We left the main parking lot at 4:30 taking 7, 4, and 2 to the top. I helped our guest leave Trail 4 and then continue up the main trail. We were able to text and she waited for us on top. We made it just in time for the 6:51 sunset. All of us enjoyed balmy weather while Jorry read two Asian folktales explaining the appearance of the rabbit in the moon and why this full moon is an important Asian holiday. We headed down before moonrise.