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North Bank Deer Preserve

  • Start date: 05/07/2017

  • Start time: 12:00 AM

  • End date: 05/07/2017

  • End time: 11:59 PM

Description:

I changed the hike from Pisgah Trails to the North Bank. The early departure is due to the Eugene Marathon. The North Bank Habitat is south of Eugene, exit 135, Wilbur. The drive takes around 1 hour and 15 minutes. This loop hike takes one up and down more than several times on rolling(some steep) hills/ridgeline with oak savannas, meadows, and views of the Umpqua River. Madrone trees and wild iris should be blooming. One can easily avoid the plentiful poison oak. Expect a few sections of the trail to be really muddy. We should start hiking around 8:30 and complete the hike by 1:30. Optional stop at Rice Hill for ice cream.

  • Event Leader: Janet Jacobsen

  • Event Leader Phone: 541-206-1251

  • Event Leader Email: jbjacobsen@comcast.net

  • Assistant Leader:

  • Event category: Trips

  • Area Type: Mountain

  • Departure Location: Lane Community College, parking lot nearest stoplight

  • Rating: Moderate

  • Roundtrip total drive miles: 151

  • Season: 2017

  • Permits Required:

  • Event Status: Passed

  • Supplies and Equipment Required: Lunch. Water. Sun protection (hopefully). Appropriate layered clothing for weather. Bring a bag /shoes for changing at end of trip.

  • participant prerequisites:

  • Conditions:

  • Total Distance: 8

  • Member Fees: 1

  • Elevation Gain: 1800

  • Non-Member Fees: 5

  • Committee: Trips

  • Junior member fees: —

Trip Report

Our early 7:00 departure from the LCC parking lot was to to make sure that no one was blocked by Eugene Marathon street closures. One of our hikers who lived near West Amazon still had to detour to Washington Bridge. With sun and a cool breeze, it was a perfect day to converse and hike up and down the open rolling hills that provided 360 degree panoramic views of the North Fork of the Umpqua River and surrounding foothills. Perhaps the wet winter contributed to the incredible displays of white camus, purple iris and red poison oak. The unexpected appearances of a vibrant pink flower was perhaps Hooker's Indian Pink. The usual muddy sections of the lower trail/road were covered with grass and yellow buttercups reminding one of the yellow brick road from the Wizard of Oz. We were back at the parking lot at 1:15 with plenty of time to stop for ice cream at Rice Hill.