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Veterans Day

  • Start date: 11/11/2018

  • Start time: 12:00 AM

  • End date: 11/11/2018

  • End time: 11:59 PM

Description:

Veterans and non-veterans are encouraged to attend. This will be a moderately paced stroll along the river bank trails for about a 6 mile loop on hard surfaced pathways. We will hike going downriver from the Campbell Senior Center and stop at the Lane Country Veterans Memorial to view the names and pay respect to those local veterans who have given their lives in service to our country. We will continue on and hike the river path all the way up to and cross over on the Owosso footbridge, continue back along the north bank, crossing the Greenway footbridge, and return to the Campbell Senior Center parking lot.

  • Event Leader: David Lodeesen

  • Event Leader Phone: 214-709-0352

  • Event Leader Email: dmxzx3@sbcglobal.net

  • Assistant Leader:

  • Event category: Trips

  • Area Type: Urban

  • Departure Location: Campbell Community Ctr,west parking lot(Cheshire Ave)

  • Rating: Easy

  • Roundtrip total drive miles:

  • Season: 2018

  • Permits Required:

  • Event Status: Passed

  • Supplies and Equipment Required: Comfortable hiking shoes, water & snacks, weather approbate clothing, rain gear if it looks like rain.

  • participant prerequisites:

  • Conditions:

  • Total Distance: 6

  • Member Fees: 1

  • Elevation Gain: 100

  • Non-Member Fees: 2

  • Committee: Trips

  • Junior member fees: —

Trip Report

A very good turn out on a chilly, foggy morning for a Veterans Day hike. We had to change our course a little since the city had the Owasso footbridge closed. No problem as we chatted and walked the river path. We stopped at the Lane Country Veterans Memorial to observe the names of those county and state residents who had fallen in past and present wars. We continued over the Greenway footbridge and on through Autzen Park and crossed the river again over the Autzen footbridge. We all made it back to the Campbell Community Center with no problem. We recognized the veterans in our group: Holger Krentz - Air Force; Mike Smith - Navy; Tom Rundle & Tommy Young - Marines; Richard Hughes & yours truly - Army. We also had a new guest hiker: Michael Bean - Army. Thanks to all those who came out to honor our veterans.