Patjens Lakes Ramble
On August 6, John Sweat led a hike to Patjens Lakes. It was a full house on this particular outing, many of whom had never been to Patjens Lakes, including…
On August 6, John Sweat led a hike to Patjens Lakes. It was a full house on this particular outing, many of whom had never been to Patjens Lakes, including…
Blistering heat on the horizon, didn’t deter four hardy hikers from summiting Hager Mountain on July 22. But that wasn't the "real" objective of this hike. John Sweat planned to…
Four club members left Thump coffee Sunday morning, August 27, and drove south on Hwy 97 through thick smoke towards the Newberry Crater. This was actually my third choice for…
Sunday, July 30, 10 CONC hikers joined me for the Scott Mountain-Hand Lake loop. AQI out of Hoodoo showed levels well below 100, so there were no concerns about huffing…
Sunday May 28, five CONC members left Thump Coffee at 9:00 am to hike Black Butte from the lower trailhead. Earlier in the week, the forecast called for clouds, possible…
Four members from ONC-PDX drove 2 1/2 hours to Santiam Sno-Park to meetup with four members of CONC for a day of telemark skiing. Ken Wenzel (ONC-PDX president) and I…
Gary Elnan coordinated the firewood delivery and stacking to the shelters this year. Here is a photo collage of efforts at Nordeen, Swampy, and Swede shelters.
The snow has barely begun to fly, and we have seen some confusion with a new snowshoe trail on Dutchman. The issue is that the old ski trail went straight,…
John Sweat led a hike on Thursday, Oct. 27 up Dry Creek Canyon. The approach was a bit confusing as the trailhead is beyond an ODOT gravel pile, and down…
On October 6th, a brilliant autumn day, five CONC members set off on a hike that embraced several of the Newberry Crater National Monument signature features. The hike was led…