Name: Spencer Butte
Start: 2013-10-26T00:00:00-07:00
End: 2013-10-26T23:59:59-07:00

Past Activity

Spencer Butte

Start date: 10/26/2013
Start time: 12:00 AM
End date: 10/26/2013
End time: 11:59 PM

Description:

We will be continuing to work on the Ridgeline Trail in the Northeastern portion of Spencer Butte Park. Our tasks will include cutting back brush along the trail sides, armoring ditches and culverts with rocks, and adding gravel to smooth the trail in preparation for additional graveling.

Event Leader: Matt Bell
Event Leader Phone: 503-884-8829
Event Leader Email: matthew.v.bell@gmail.com
Assistant Leader:
Event category: Trail Maintenance
Area Type: Urban
Departure Location: 52nd & Willamette Trailhead
Rating: Moderate
Roundtrip total drive miles:
Season: 2013
Permits Required:
Event Status: Passed
Supplies and Equipment Required: Weather and work appropriate footwear and clothing. All tools, equipment, gloves, and even some snacks will be provided by the City Parks and Open Spaces Division.
participant prerequisites:
Conditions:
Total Distance: 2
Member Fees: —
Elevation Gain: 500
Non-Member Fees: —
Committee: Trail Maintenance
Junior member fees: —

Trip Report

For this month's outing we continued our work to improve the Ridgeline Trail up from the Willamette & 52nd trailhead. We again met up with Christer from EPOS and worked to add rock retaining walls, gravel, and clear drain features such as ditches culverts and open drains.

Clara and Roberta worked to clear the trailsides of overhanging vegetation. Jim and Dan operated the power-wheelbarrows that kept us supplied with gravel and rocks. A slight source of amusement was the breaking of the on-off switch on the City's newest power-wheelbarrow, which was made lighthearted by Dan's ability to get it running without the nob of the switch being on the machine. Tom worked to add a retaining wall to ease the slope of a climbing turn on a switchback and even Oliver tried to help level the foundations for the rocks.