Honoring Veterans Ride
Activity: Bike
Leader: Richard Hughes
This bike ride will visit veteran's memorials in Eugene and Springfield.
Activities Calendar
Annual Veterans Day walk.
Activity: Hike
Leader: Mike Smith
NOTE: BE PREPARED FOR RAIN. THIS MAY BE AN EXCELLENT TIME TO CHECK YOUR RAIN GEAR IN A SITUATION WHERE IF IT FAILS, IT IS GOING TO BE MUCH LESS OF AN ANNOYANCE!! Annual Veterans Day walk. Dave Lodeesen (1952-2021) founded the hike and led it four times. Dorothy and I are co-leaders. The...
Blanton Ridge to Spencer Butte
Activity: Hike
Leader: Margot McDonnell
We will start on time at 6:45 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. And then to the Spencer Butte summit.
New Community garden center, Cottage Grove – Work party
Activity: Stewardship
Leader: Heidi Anderson
Three-hour volunteer event to construct a community garden in Cottage Grove.
Amazon Hdwtrs/Spencer Butte
Activity: Hike
Leader: Denise Rubenstein
NOTE: Flexible departure time from 7:45 to 8:00.
We do this hike from the Martin Street Trailhead to the summit of Spencer Butte every Wednesday. Compared to starting at the paved Spencer Butte parking lot, this hike has double the climbing and three times the distance.
Mt Pisgah Sunset/Moonrise
Activity: Hike
Leader: Mari Baldwin
Mt Pisgah Sunset/Moonrise
Blanton Ridge to Spencer Butte
Activity: Hike
Leader: Jonathan Jost
We will start on time at 6:45 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. And then to the Spencer Butte summit.
New Community garden center, Cottage Grove – Work party
Activity: Stewardship
Leader: Heidi Anderson
Three-hour volunteer event to to create a one-acre community garden. Location is at the Cottage Grove High School and this workday will continue to develop the plots for Latinx residents to grow their own garden.
Amazon Hdwtrs/Spencer Butte
Activity: Hike
Leader: Janet Jacobsen
NOTE: Flexible departure time from 7:45 to 8:00.
We do this hike from the Martin Street Trailhead to the summit of Spencer Butte every Wednesday. Compared to starting at the paved Spencer Butte parking lot, this hike has double the climbing and three times the distance.
Norway & the Northern Lights – Lana Lindstrom & Richard Hughes (Potluck & Presentation)
Leader: Ane McKee
Fellow Obsidians Lana Lindstrom and Richard Hughes are excited to share the journey they took on the Hurtigruten North Coast Express this past spring, starting in Oslo, cruising up and down the Norwegian coast, and ending in Bergen. The highlights of their 12-day journey were seeing the Northern Lig…
