Activities Calendar

Amazon Hdwtrs/Spencer Butte

Activity: Hike

Leader: Janet Jacobsen

NOTE: Flexible departure time from 7:45 to 8:00.
Every Wednesday since 2013 we do this hike from the Martin Street Trailhead to the summit of Spencer Butte. Compared to starting at the paved Spencer Butte parking lot, this hike has double the climbing and three times the distance. It is a condition…

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

Leader: Wim Aarts

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

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