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Canceled: Obsidian Grand Tour

  • Start date: 08/11/2022

  • Start time: 12:00 AM

  • End date: 08/11/2022

  • End time: 11:59 PM

Description:

We'll start at the Obsidian trailhead to follow Scott trail to Four-in-one Cone where we'll head to the top. From there we'll join the PCT and head South past Minnie Scott Springs for a water stop then on to Opie Dilldock Pass with a side trip to Collier Glacier viewpoint for a lunch stop. After lunch we'll continue on the PCT to Glacier Creek Spring where we'll again leave the trail to scramble up to Arrowhead Lake for another break and a refreshing swim. After our swim we'll head down to Sister Springs where we'll catch the PCT again, head past Obsidian Falls, then take the Obsidian Loop trail to the Obsidian trailhead. This is an all day hike so don't plan on getting home early. Some of us plan on stopping at Takoda's restaurant after the hike.

Note that the permits for this trail don't come available until August 1st. I'll set the maximum number of participants at 12 for now and adjust if necessary.

  • Event Leader: Johnson Steven

  • Assistant Leader:

  • Event category: Trips

  • Area Type: Mountain

  • Departure Location: Behind McDonalds, 57th and Main in Springfield

  • Rating: Difficult

  • Roundtrip total drive miles: 130

  • Season: 2022

  • Permits Required:

  • Event Status: Passed

  • Supplies and Equipment Required: Lunch, plenty of water or a water filter, repellent, sunscreen, water shoes for a swim, and the 10 essentials.

  • participant prerequisites:

  • Conditions:

  • Total Distance: 18.5

  • Member Fees: 2

  • Elevation Gain: 2800

  • Non-Member Fees: 6

  • Committee: Trips

  • Junior member fees: —

Trip Report

Slightly smoky skies but otherwise perfect weather greeted the 11 hikers who completed this 19 mile loop hike through the Obsidian area. We started at the Obsidian trailhead then joined Scott trail to make a stop at Four-in-One Cone. We then made our way via the PCT to Collier Glacier viewpoint for lunch then headed on to Arrowhead Lake for a refreshing swim. Along the way we discovered a family of marmots in the Sawyer Bar area. After our swim we hiked past Obsidian Falls then used the Obsidian trail to head back to our trailhead. This is a long but very scenic hike.

Members & Guests signed-up & waitlisted

  • Number of spots on trip: 12
  • Number of spots available: 0
No. Status Full name Phone Transportation Needed? Trip Fee # Can Take?
1 Signed-Up Johnson, Steven 541-520-2470 N 2
2 Signed-Up Johnson, Justin 971-404-1653 N 6
3 Signed-Up Leng, Jane 541-232-3239 N 2
4 Signed-Up Carpenter, Kathie 541-505-2370 N 2
5 Signed-Up Cuevas, Lorraine 509-904-5222 N 2
6 Signed-Up Meacham, Lynn 541-214-8827 N 2
7 Signed-Up Greer, Joel 281-701-0205 N 6
8 Signed-Up Greer, Esme 281-701-0206 N 6
9 Signed-Up Gerdes, Marti 541-337-3659 N 2
10 Signed-Up Morris, David 541-954-6207 N 2
11 Signed-Up Sorrell, Lis 541-954-2772 N 2
12 Signed-Up Gould, Whitney 510-368-8941 N 2
13 Signed-Up Strutin, David 541-221-9015 N 2
14 Signed-Up Orsi, Barbara 541-515-9665 N 2
15 Signed-Up Anderson, Kristen 408-318-0716 N 2