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Past Activity

Canceled: Spencer Butte

  • Start date: 06/29/2011

  • Start time: 12:00 AM

  • End date: 06/29/2011

  • End time: 11:59 PM

Description:

For this month's outing we are going to continue our work near the Junction Meadow. The plan is to haul some gravel, using power-wheelbarrows, to the section of turnpike we removed the peelers from during our last couple of outings. We’ll also be cutting some young Douglas firs from the edges of the Junction Meadow and scattering the limbs. Another group of people will continue up the trail and work to block illicit trails that form when people cut switchback corners.

  • Event Leader: Bell Matt

  • Assistant Leader:

  • Event category: Trail Maintenance

  • Area Type: Urban

  • Departure Location: See Trip Description

  • Rating: Moderate

  • Roundtrip total drive miles:

  • Season: 2011

  • Permits Required:

  • Event Status: Passed

  • Supplies and Equipment Required: Weather and work appropriate clothing and footwear. All tools, equipment, gloves, and even some snacks are provided by the City.

  • participant prerequisites:

  • Conditions:

  • Total Distance: 2

  • Member Fees: —

  • Elevation Gain: 500

  • Non-Member Fees: —

  • Committee: Trail Maintenance

  • Junior member fees: —

Trip Report

We had a large turnout for this outings planned work near the Junction Meadow. We loaded up power-wheel barrows with a small front-end loader, it was much easier than shoveling. Once at the Junction Meadow we broke into 3 groups. One group continuing on up the trail to block illicit trails and shortcuts, another would stay at the junction to spread gravel, and the third would continue to ferry gravel up the trail.

As it can take a long time to make a round trip Christer fired up his chainsaw and started in on project that he’s been considering for some time. Fir trees are sprouting around the edges of the Junction Meadow and eventually they will take it over. To preserve the meadow and its rare habitat and plants the small firs must go. He cut down and cut up trees so that we could scatter them into the woods.

We capped the section of trail leading to the junction that we’d removed peeler cores from on previous outings. We filled in to divots we created when we removed the peeler cores. We also use a gas-powered compactor to pack the gravel to make the section more durable.

On the way back down one of the power-wheelbarrows threw a track off. After some running and working later than normal we got the track back on and called it a day.

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 Moran, Mark 541-344-3931 N —
3 Signed-Up Jacobsen, Janet 541-206-1251 N —
4 Signed-Up Whitfield, Jim 541-937-2364 N —
5 Signed-Up Larsen, Todd 509-949-0034 N —
6 Signed-Up Green, Peter 541-510-1151 N —
7 Signed-Up Green, Aaron — N —
8 Signed-Up Smith, Sabrina — N —
9 Signed-Up Moran, Monet — N —
10 Signed-Up Elm, Ell — N —
11 Signed-Up Moran, Victoria — N —