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Masonic Cemetery/Obsidian Lodge

  • Start date: 05/30/2022

  • Start time: 12:00 AM

  • End date: 05/30/2022

  • End time: 11:59 PM

Description:

Departure Place: 25th and University, Main gate with signage—not the dead end road to the Abbey.

We will stroll through the cemetery and then on city streets up to the golf course and by the Obsidian Lodge taking the Ribbon Trail to Hendricks Park. We might stop at the Bog. The “relaxed” hike will take around 2.5 hours so that we are back at the cemetery by noon for Taps at the Public Square.
Hope Abbey Mausoleum will be open.

  • 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: Moderate

  • Roundtrip total drive miles:

  • Season: 2022

  • Permits Required:

  • Event Status: Passed

  • Supplies and Equipment Required:

  • participant prerequisites:

  • Conditions:

  • Total Distance: 6

  • Member Fees: 1

  • Elevation Gain: 800

  • Non-Member Fees: 2

  • Committee: Trips

  • Junior member fees: —

Trip Report

Established in 1859 the natural setting of Eugene Masonic Cemetery is a welcoming community treasure. Before we started our walk up to The Bog and Hendricks Park, many shared Memorial Day traditions including how much they missed a parade. Our parade of fourteen Obsidians would have to be a colorful substitute. On our return, Ginny Reich guided us on scenic backroads with many flowers and gardens linking us to Fairmount Street. Back at the Cemetery with time to spare, most of us visited Hope Abbey Mausoleum where the Eugene Masonic Cemetery Association members greeted us and also served cake and coffee. They have accomplished so much since they started the restoration almost 30 years ago. It was also a treat to visit with Obsidian member Dick Hildreth. I was introduced to a woman who wanted to know more about her Obsidian father’s one day climb of the Three Sisters in 1929. We gathered at the Public Square at noon to listen to the melodic, sorrowful Taps played by trumpeter, Barry Barreau. Back in 1914 when the Oregon Electric Station was completed, we could have traveled the three miles to the cemetery on the trolley at a cost of 5 cents. No matter the miles, it was a pleasant morning to share and reflect.