Month: December 2020
North Bank Habitat – December 26, 2020
Hike Coordinator: Brad Bishop
Narration and pictures by Rheo Wheeler
There was no rain on this hike, but some hikers still got wet. Mike had a whoopsie on one of the creek crossings, but bravely continued on. We had Brad’s famous clam chowder after the hike and Missy brought all kinds of cookies and soda bread, and Coreena brought Quiche. All in all, this was another great hike on the Ol’ Habitat.
North Umpqua Trail: Marsters Segment – December 12, 2020
Hike Coordinator: Richard O’Neill
Narration by Lane Harris
On a cold December morning 13 of us set out on the Marsters segment of the North Umpqua Trail. Beginning on the east end near the Marsters Bridge, the group hiked downriver west toward Calf Creek.
Every section of the N.U.T. west of Calf Creek is now closed due to the wildfires that ravaged the area back in September of this year. Ironically, we were hiking on a section that had also been scorched by fire back in 2017, as evidenced by the blackened trees, some of which made for interesting obstacles to get around.
After reaching Calf Creek, we all sat down for a quick lunch, then headed back upriver. No rain fell on us, in fact there was plenty of sunshine. Ok, so the sun was shining on the other side of the river, but we did occasionally catch brief glimpses of direct sunlight on our side of the river. Overall, this was a pleasant hike that showed a forest quickly rebounding to life after only 3 years.
Read about this hike on Richard O’Neill’s Blog
More pictures Richard O’Neill’s Flickr page and Lane Harris’ Flickr page
Pictures below by Richard O’Neil and Lane Harris
