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Canceled: Salt Creek

  • Start date: 02/09/2019

  • Start time: 12:00 AM

  • End date: 02/09/2019

  • End time: 11:59 PM

Description:

...See water falls, lake, deep woods.....The hike is somewhat level ......cliffs in the area.....Can be difficult if there is a lot of snow....

  • Event Leader: Scott Hovis

  • Event Leader Phone: 541-731-3412

  • Event Leader Email: scotthovisfineart@gmail.com

  • Assistant Leader:

  • Event category: Trips

  • Area Type: Mountain

  • Departure Location: South Eugene High School, 19th & Patterson

  • Rating: Moderate

  • Roundtrip total drive miles: 150

  • Season: 2019

  • Permits Required:

  • Event Status: Passed

  • Supplies and Equipment Required: .....Bring clothing layers for any kind of weather.....Water, lunch, sitting pad, sshoes etc.......Drivers need an Oregon snow park pass....

  • participant prerequisites:

  • Conditions:

  • Total Distance: 4

  • Member Fees: 1

  • Elevation Gain: 500

  • Non-Member Fees: 5

  • Committee: Trips

  • Junior member fees: —

Trip Report

The winter storm changed our Salt Creek Falls hike plans to a Gold Lake snow park outing. Our snowshoe hike lead us past the Mountainview Shelter and on to the Odell Lake viewpoint. There was 18" of new "light/dry" snow (Unusual because Oregon's snow is often "wet and heavy"). We used our tire chains to maneuver the parking lot. I'm glad we had a couple of small snow shovels along. The state police were issuing $110 tickets to cars parking on the highway, not the snowpack. A Pine Marten was seen crossing our trail.