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Canceled: Opie Dilldock

  • Start date: 07/08/2017

  • Start time: 12:00 AM

  • End date: 07/08/2017

  • End time: 11:59 PM

Description:

This is an early season hike on one of the Three Sisters most scenic trails. Because of the possibility of snow I recommend waterproof boots and hiking poles or ice axe. We'll start at the Obsidian trailhead to Scott trail then South on the PCT to Collier Glacier viewpoint for lunch. From there we'll head down Opie Dilldock to connect to the Obsidian loop trail. The permit for the limited entry area has gone up to $10 so I'm asking for an additional $1 from hikers to cover this cost.

  • Event Leader: Steven Johnson

  • Event Leader Phone: +15415202470

  • Event Leader Email: stevenj7675@gmail.com

  • Assistant Leader:

  • Event category: Trips

  • Area Type: Mountain

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

  • Rating: Difficult

  • Roundtrip total drive miles: 148

  • Season: 2017

  • Permits Required:

  • Event Status: Passed

  • Supplies and Equipment Required: waterproof footwear, mosquito repellent, hiking poles or ice axe, lunch, and water.

  • participant prerequisites:

  • Conditions:

  • Total Distance: 14

  • Member Fees: 1

  • Elevation Gain: 2300

  • Non-Member Fees: 5

  • Committee: Trips

  • Junior member fees: —

Trip Report

After having five people cancel just a couple of days before this hike I considered postponing the hike to a later date. Recent news stories and employees at the ranger station were all saying that there was too much snow to complete this hike. The day before the hike I had three more non-members sign up and so I was determined to at least make an effort to see how far I could get. We first hit large patches of snow about a mile from Four-in-one Cone but the cone itself was free of snow so we all hiked to the top. Afterwards increasing amounts of snow made the trail much harder to find, but our determined crew forged ahead and we found ourselves at our destination, Collier viewpoint, at 1:30 for a late lunch. We continued the loop down Opie Dillcock pass on to Glacier Creek with the snow getting even deeper however we were always able to find the trail. We even encountered a few PCT through hikers and a group heading up to climb the North Sister. We finished the hike after 8 ½ hours. The snow had slowed us down but also had given us a trail almost all to ourselves and spectacular views.