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Past Activity

Postponed: Spencer Butte

  • Start date: 11/19/2006

  • Start time: 12:00 AM

  • End date: 11/19/2006

  • End time: 11:59 PM

  • Event Leader: Asai Peter

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  • Event category: Trail Maintenance

  • Area Type: Urban

  • Departure Location: See Trip Description

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  • Season: 2006

  • Permits Required:

  • Event Status: Passed

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  • Member Fees: —

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  • Non-Member Fees: —

  • Committee: Trail Maintenance

  • Junior member fees: —

Trip Report

Trail work at Spencer’s Butte continued on a windy, chilly Sunday morning. The morning’s task was a tall order of trail construction, working to overcome natural obstacles to create a trail passable for power wheel barrows. Three Obsidians and one nonmember worked with two City Parks staff to further a project aimed at the eventual creation of an elevated stonework path from the tree line to the summit of the butte. This will hopefully eliminate the innumerable pathways steadily eroding away the sensitive environment of the summit area. A discrete, unmistakable path will require the use of power wheel barrows to bring tools and materials to the summit area. Wheelbarrows must find a way past several areas of impassable rock outcrops in the path lower on the trail. The Obsidians are helping provide labor to build new rock footings essential for constructing trail modifications. The work was hard labor, but educational and challenging. The small group used the native rock available on site and made a good beginning on a long term project using pry bars, a jack hammer and various rock smashing tools. Stalwart Obsidians were John Cooper, Larry Dunlap and Peter Asai. They were enormously assisted by the youthful strength of non-Obsidian of Matthew Bell.

Members & Guests signed-up & waitlisted

No. Status Full name Phone Transportation Needed? Trip Fee # Can Take?
1 Signed-Up Bell, Matt 503-884-8829 N —
2 Signed-Up Asai, Peter 541-933-3927 N —
3 Signed-Up Cooper, John 541-337-7201 N —
4 Signed-Up Dunlap, Larry 541-337-0785 N —