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New Year’s Day – Butte – Short

  • Start date: 01/01/2020

  • Start time: 12:00 AM

  • End date: 01/01/2020

  • End time: 11:59 PM

Description:

Our 8th annual New Years Day Hike will hopefully have clear skies and a spectacular view. Meet at the (Main) Spencer Butte parking lot — the paved one with the steps. We will toast in the New Year and share easy to eat snacks.

I’ll adjust the route or cancel or substitute if there is ice on the steps.

  • 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: See Trip Description

  • Rating: Easy

  • Roundtrip total drive miles:

  • Season: 2020

  • Permits Required:

  • Event Status: Passed

  • Supplies and Equipment Required: Layered clothing appropriate for weather. Gloves, warm hat. Optional to bring finger food that is in a container that could easily be passed.

  • participant prerequisites:

  • Conditions:

  • Total Distance: 2.2

  • Member Fees: 1

  • Elevation Gain: 600

  • Non-Member Fees: 2

  • Committee: Trips

  • Junior member fees: —

Trip Report

Our 11th Annual New Years hike with groups departing from three trailheads made for a festive gathering on top. Our group was the first on top but the the other two groups quickly appeared. We gathered together at south end where we kept a low profile sharing snacks and conversation. Thanks to Clara who cleaned the entrance steps at the parking lot the day before. For the record: Since 2009 around 240 hikers have participated in celebration of the new year. Other leaders have been Steve Cordon, Mike Smith, and Darko Sojak. 2009 –7 hikers, 2010 - 2 hikers, 2011 – 9 hikers, 2012 – 21 hikers., 2013 – 21 hikers, 2014 – 22 hikers, 2015 – 17 hikers, 2016 – 31 hikers, 2017 – 8 hikers , 2018 – 35 hikers (2 groups), 2019 – 22 (2 groups), 2020 – 50 hikers ( 3 groups). Trip reports from other decades show that Obsidians have had a tradition of hiking the Butte on New Years Day.