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Past Activity

Spencer Butte Trail

  • Start date: 08/27/2014

  • Start time: 12:00 AM

  • End date: 08/27/2014

  • End time: 11:59 PM

Description:

We will be continuing our work to improve the West Trail by adding additional rock steps, improving drainage, etc.

  • 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: 2014

  • Permits Required:

  • Event Status: Passed

  • Supplies and Equipment Required: Wear weather and work appropriate clothing and footwear. All necessary tools, equipment, gloves, and even some snacks will be provided by the City's Parks and Open Space staff.

  • participant prerequisites:

  • Conditions:

  • Total Distance: 2

  • Member Fees: —

  • Elevation Gain: 100

  • Non-Member Fees: —

  • Committee: Trail Maintenance

  • Junior member fees: —

Trip Report

For the last Wednesday evening outing of our summer schedule our group of 6, soon to be 7, Obsidians met up at the main Spencers Butte parking lot to continue our work adding rock steps and armoring drainage features in and along the steep cobbled lower section of the West Trail. For this evenings outing we were joined by an additional 6 volunteers from the Lane County Assessment and Taxation office.

Through our combined efforts we were able to add an additional 7 steps, improve 2 others, and continue armoring 4 drainage features. Janel hiked the butte continue the Obsidians' efforts from the morning picking up litter and pounding in exposed rebar with a mini-maul. Janet after leading the morning's hike/litter pick-up trip also came to the outing and cleaned the trailhead kiosk and concrete steps.

Before heading back to the parking lot we pulled some brush up to the trailsides to help encourage people to stay on the trail and use the newly added steps.

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 Cooper, David 541-868-5427 N —
3 Signed-Up Predeek, Dave 541-345-5531 N —
4 Signed-Up Erickson, Janel 541-505-6789 N —
5 Signed-Up Chord, Roberta 541-357-2362 N —
6 Signed-Up Larsen, Todd 509-949-0034 N —
7 Signed-Up Jacobsen, Janet 541-206-1251 N —
8 Signed-Up Estes, Autumn 541-357-2362 N —
9 Signed-Up Stich, Bill — N —
10 Signed-Up Mathews, Isabelle — N —
11 Signed-Up Leivo, Oona — N —
12 Signed-Up Vaughn, Robert 541-206-5505 N —
13 Signed-Up Noble, Krista — N —
14 Signed-Up Reaksecker, Peter — N —