Name: Turkey Trimming
Start: 2022-11-25T00:00:00-08:00
End: 2022-11-25T23:59:59-08:00

Past Activity

Turkey Trimming

Start date: 11/25/2022
Start time: 12:00 AM
End date: 11/25/2022
End time: 11:59 PM

Description:

Please join us on the 10th Annual Turkey Trimming hike! We change the route every year. This is a fairly fast paced hike (not a saunter); after all, the goal is to burn some of the calories we ingested the previous day. We start up a huffy puffy hill on 28th, around the Laurelwood Golf course, on the Ribbon Trail, and back to the Amazon Community Center. Update: we will not drop down to the Laurel Hill area (too much noise from I-5); instead, we will visit a secret native garden. The hike is on low traffic streets and trails.

Event Leader: Lana Lindstrom
Event Leader Phone: 541-683-1409
Event Leader Email: lana_lindstrom@hotmail.com
Assistant Leader:
Event category: Trips
Area Type: Urban
Departure Location: Amazon Park, 28th & Hilyard entrance parking lot
Rating: Moderate
Roundtrip total drive miles:
Season: 2023
Permits Required:
Event Status: Passed
Supplies and Equipment Required: Layers of clothes. Water, maybe a snack. Some of the route is on possibly muddy trails, so sturdy shoes are recommended.
participant prerequisites:
Conditions:
Total Distance: 5.5
Member Fees: —
Elevation Gain: 600
Non-Member Fees: 2
Committee: Trips
Junior member fees: —

Trip Report

This year's hike started at Amazon Park, around Laurelwood Golf Course, on the entire Ribbon Trail, and then returning on city streets. Along the way, we stopped at "The Bog" a small native plant garden at the south end of Agate St; check it out if you haven't been there before. When we introduced ourselves, we told the group what our favorite food was the previous day -- 1/3 of the group said "cranberry sauce"! Who would have guessed! Was it this superfood that propelled us at a very fast pace for the entire walk? Stay tuned until next Thanksgiving.