• Wildlife Safari and More

    Activity: Bus

    Leader: Jim Northrop

    Spring is here and so is our first Obsidian bus trip. Sign up now to visit the recently renovated Creswell Historic Schoolhouse, Wildlife Safari, and the Douglas County Museum. Our own Verlean McCoy, Obsidian and chair of the Creswell Heritage Foundation, will tell us about the seven-year, $365,00…

    St. Vinnies Greatest Hits

    Activity: Hike

    Leader: Kathie Carpenter

    This will be a full day of touring the great community projects provided by St. Vincent de Paul, and will include a lot of walking and a short bus ride. It will be a wonderful opportunity to learn firsthand about all the services St. Vinnie's provides our community, and to meet some of the staff an…

    Canceled Get Acquainted/Ribbon Trail

    Activity: Hike

    Leader: Default Admin

    Meet at the Obsidian Lodge to start the hike on the Ribbon Trail to Hendricks Park and back. This is…

    Rescheduled Get Acquainted/Ribbon Trail

    Activity: Hike

    Leader: Default Admin

    Meet at the Obsidian Lodge to start the hike on the Ribbon Trail to Hendricks Park and back. This is…

    Canceled Eel Creek

    Activity: Hike

    Leader: Jane Hackett

    This is the area that inspired the Dune series. It is a drive but you see the highest dunes in on the coast. Motorized vehicles are not allowed in this area. Eel Creek, is canceled. I will put it back on in the fall.…

    Mother’s Day Pancake & Rhody Walk

    Activity: Entertainment & Social

    Leader: Jim Northrop

    The Entertainment and Bus Trips committees are co-sponsoring a Mother's Day Pancake Breakfast at the Lodge, followed by a hike on the Ribbon Trail to the Hendricks Park Rhododendron Garden. Mother's Day is the peak of blooms in the garden. The Friends of Hendricks Park will be available in the park …

    Crevasse Rescue Training

    Activity: Class

    Leader: Wim Aarts

    Being able to rescue a partner from a fall into a crevasse is a basic skill that any mountaineer nee…

    Blanton Ridge to Spencer Butte

    Activity: Hike

    Leader: Sandra Sigrist

    We will start on time at 7:00 am. Please arrive 10 minutes before the start time. This hike to the top of Spencer Butte takes the less traveled route from Blanton Road. We'll cross Blanton Ridge before continuing on from the 52nd and Willamette trailhead. This option provides a good in town workout.…