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Canceled: Salem Exploration

  • Start date: 04/13/2023

  • Start time: 12:00 AM

  • End date: 04/13/2023

  • End time: 11:59 PM

Description:

We especially welcome those who have never visited Salem or have not gone on past Sallem exploration trips. Jim Northrop who lived in Salem for 24 years will be our guide. Hallie Ford Museum, House and Senate galleries, Willamette University, Union Street Railroad Pedestrian and Bicycle Bridge, the new Peter Courtney Minto Island Bridge, renovated Supreme Court Building , sculptures, and gardens on the way to Willamette University, the Deepwood Museum & Gardens, the Bush Barn Art Center, the Salem Convention Center, and the historic Ladd and Bush Bank. Be prepared to be on your feet most of the exploration. Jim has a special place for lunch. We should be back in Eugene by 5:30 if all goes well.

  • Event Leader: Northrop Jim

  • Assistant Leader: Jacobsen Janet

  • Event category: Trips

  • Area Type:

  • Departure Location: Amazon Park, 28th & Hilyard entrance parking lot

  • Rating: Easy

  • Roundtrip total drive miles: 132

  • Season: 2023

  • Permits Required:

  • Event Status: Passed

  • Supplies and Equipment Required: Appropriate clothing, $ for lunch, sunglasses or umbrella? There are a few security checks so keep that in mind in what you carry.

  • participant prerequisites:

  • Conditions:

  • Total Distance: 7

  • Member Fees: —

  • Elevation Gain:

  • Non-Member Fees: 5

  • Committee: Trips

  • Junior member fees: —

Trip Report

A break in the rainy April weather allowed twelve Obsidian walkers to explore Salem's downtown area without unfurling umbrellas or donning raingear. Our circular route took us across bridges, through nine parks, and into the State Capitol Building, where we watched the House debate and pass a bill. The cherry blossoms blooming on the Capitol Mall were a bit past their peak but still enchanting. Highlights: viewing "We Fly With Our Own Wings," a new art installation in the recently renovated Supreme Court Building consisting of more than 1600 hand-blown glass "feathers"; new exhibits in the Willamette Heritage Center, including an exhibit on the Chinese Community in downtown Salem; and an all-you-can-eat buffet lunch at Goudy Commons with several hundred Willamette University students. It was a fine day for a walk with friends.

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 Jacobsen, Janet 541-206-1251 N —
2 Signed-Up Northrop, Jim 541-343-3426 N —
3 Signed-Up Alexander, Joanna 458-209-7798 N —
4 Signed-Up Nagy, Evelyn 541-514-4110 N —
5 Signed-Up Esch, Patricia 541-338-8280 N —
6 Signed-Up Adey, Steve 541-520-9285 N —
7 Signed-Up Cuevas, Lorraine 509-904-5222 N —
8 Signed-Up Sigrist, Sandra 916-612-5517 N —
9 Signed-Up Hougardy, Mark 541-206-9532 N —
10 Signed-Up Larsen, Sandra 541-687-2589 N —
11 Signed-Up Reich, Ginny 541-686-8188 N —
12 Signed-Up Hoecker, Nancy 541-217-8453 N —
13 Signed-Up Johnson, Steven 541-520-2470 N —
14 Signed-Up Lindstrom, Lana 541-683-1409 N —
15 Signed-Up Carpenter, Kathie 541-505-2370 N —
16 Waitlist Cooper, Carla 541-517-6785 N —
17 Signed-Up Heidelberg, Michael 503-970-4783 N —
18 Waitlist Meacham, Lynn 541-214-8827 N —
19 Waitlist Silvestri, Janice 619-554-2412 N —
20 Signed-Up Larsen, Sandra 541-687-2589 N —
21 Waitlist Welches, Martha 541-345-2056 N 5
22 Waitlist Orsi, Barbara 541-515-9665 N —