Activities Calendar

Buford Park & Mt. Pisgah

Activity: Work Party

Leader: Darko Sojak

Obsidians volunteer day with Friends of Buford Park & Mt. Pisgah. Work party in native plant nursery: weeding, seed harvest, caring for plots of native plants and other nursery/gardening-type tasks....

Canceled North Fork of the Willamette

Activity: Hike

Leader: Jane Hackett

We will do 2 lower sections of trail. This requires a shuttle. The trail stay close to the river. There should be good wildflowers this time of year. Back in town by mid afternoon…

Blanton Ridge to Spencer Butte

Activity: Hike

Leader: Tommy Young

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.

Jet Boat Trip

Activity: Bus

Leader: Barbara Beard

Trip sponsored by the bus committee. Meet at 7:00 AM at the Amtrak Station to get your boarding pass from Judy Adamcyk. The Amtrak train #504 departs at 7:45 for Portland where the group will be met by a local bus company and driven to the dock to load onto the Portland Spirit Company's jet boat. …

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.

Alton Baker Park, Pre’s trail

Activity: Hike

Leader: Lisa Van Liefde

Our route will keep us near the river, going into Alton Baker park by way of crossing the DeFazio bridge and then crossing the river again via the Frohnmayer bridge to return.

Get Acquainted/Ribbon Trail

Activity: Hike

Leader: Janet Jacobsen

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

Canceled Waldport, city trails and lunch

Activity: Hike

Leader: Jane Hackett

This is exploratory in nature. I have hiked part of 2 of the 3 trails. 2 of these trails are Waldport city trails the other is a section of the Oregon Coast trail just north of Waldport. The first trail is along a slough about is about 2 miles out and back. I was lucky and saw 2 eagles and assort…

Blanton Ridge to Spencer Butte

Activity: Hike

Leader: Lynn Meacham

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.

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