Marys Peak Group - October 18th
Jane Luther
Marys Peak Group - Sierra Club
P.O
Box 863, Corvallis, OR 97339
Serving members
in Lincoln, Benton, Marion, Polk and Linn Counties
October 18th, 2009
Here’s
what’s coming up ……
• Fri., Oct. 23rd – Section 36 Loop Trail, Peavy Arboretum – Leslie Hogan
• Sat., Oct. 24th – Silver Falls Geology Walk - Ralph Nafziger
• Sun., Oct. 25th – Kid-Friendly Walk on Clemens Park Loop – Julie Arrington
• Wed., Oct. 28th – “Keeping Salem/Keizer Cool & Climate-Friendly” - 1000 Friends
• Thur., Oct. 29th – “Namibia: Land of Open Spaces.” - Tasha Wulff
• Sun.,
Nov. 1st – Henline Mountain and Falls - Robert Verhoogen
And here
are the details ……
Friday,
October 23 – Section 36 Loop Trail, Peavy Arboretum.
This is now one of my favorite local hikes. It offers a good
climb but a fairly short hike and an enchanting view down into a secluded
valley. Moderate, 4 miles with 1,030 feet of elevation gain.
Leave from parking lot behind Super 8 Motel at the corner of 1st and
Harrison at 10:00 a.m. Contact leader, Leslie Hogan, 924-0130 or qwi...@peak.org
Saturday,
October 24 – Silver Falls Geology Walk.
The Canyon Trail to 10 waterfalls is one of Oregon’s premier sights.
We’ll walk the Canyon and Ridge trails, discussing the geology of
this special place, and making a stop by the fire in the classic lodge.
Good rain gear and water-resistant boots or sturdy walking shoes are
essential. Moderate, 7.1 miles with 1,000 feet of elevation gain.
Pre-registration required; number limited to 10.
Contact leader to register and for departure time and places: Ralph
Nafziger, 541-926-4245 or nafz...@peak.org
Sunday,
October 25 – Kid-Friendly Walk on Clemens Park Loop. Join us as we stroll through lovely
Clemens County Park near Alsea on a family-friendly excursion.
We will be joined by a biologist from the Oregon Dept. of Fish and Wildlife.
She will introduce us to the conditions necessary for a healthy salmon
habitat along the North Fork of the Alsea River. If our timing works
out well with the fall rains, we may see some salmon on their migration.
Clemens Park features a salmon viewing platform next to the river.
We will see large Pacific yew trees, Douglas firs, grand firs, raptors and
sword ferns up to 6 feet in diameter. Afterwards, we will stop at a
nearby hatchery for a tour. Have you ever seen a sturgeon up close?
Easy, 1 nearly level mile; could be muddy. Meet at the Wilkinson Hall
parking lot (Arnold & 27th) for a 1:00 p.m. departure. Contact leader:
Julie Arrington, 541-752-6052, Julie.s...@gmail.com; Mike Neeley-Brown. (Children must
be accompanied by a responsible adult; a liability release is required
from a parent or guardian. Leaders can tell you about details.)
Wednesday,
October 28th – Keeping Salem/Keizer
Cool & Climate-Friendly: Creating Livable Communities Through
Blueprint Planning.
Join 1000
Friends of Oregon
and Oregon
Environmental Council’s
Chris Hagerbaumer to learn of ways we can make Salem-Keizer a more sustainable,
climate-friendly community.
In order to help Oregon meet its greenhouse
gas reduction targets and create more livable communities, the newly
created Task Force on Greenhouse Gas Emissions is considering strategies to
reduce global warming pollution through smarter land use and transportation
planning. Join the conversation about practical, common sense
strategies to provide Oregon's fastest-growing communities with better
transportation choices, lower household transportation costs and ways
to make your neighborhood vibrant and healthy for our families and future
generations. This event will also feature an introduction by Senate
President Peter Courtney. 6:00 - 7:30 p.m. Salem Central
Library’s Anderson Room, 585 Liberty St SE, Salem. Please RSVP:
Tara Sulzen, Field Organizer with 1000 Friends at ta...@friends.org or call 503 497 1000 ext. 153.
Thursday,
October 29th – “Namibia: Land of Open Spaces.”
In April 2009, a group of twelve adventurers from the Willamette Valley
traveled to Namibia, a country situated on the west coast of southern
Africa. Namibia is a land of striking geographic contrasts:
deserts, grassy plains, and granite mountains. Tasha Wulff will
recount the experiences of the group as they traveled 2,500 miles from
the Fish River Canyon, to the red dunes of Sossuvlei, to Etosha National
Park, one of southern Africa’s finest game reserves. 7:00 p.m.
Corvallis-Benton County Public Library, 645 NW Monroe St., Corvallis.
Sunday, November 1 – Henline Mountain and Falls. The trail to 120-ft Henline Falls gently follows the bed of a long-abandoned road to an old silver mine (easy, 1.8 round trip miles, with 200 feet of elevation gain). Then, starting from a different trailhead, the "exhilarating" path switchbacks up into the forest, traverses a large rockslide, and then climbs steadily to a lookout point with views across the N. Santiam valley to Mt. Jefferson and other peaks (difficult, 5.6 round trip miles, with 2,200 feet of elevation gain). Meet at Wilkinson Hall parking lot for early 8:00 a.m. departure. Note: Daylight savings time ended last night! Pre-registration required; wilderness limit of 12. Contact leader: Robert Verhoogen, 541-745-5185 or rverh...@mac.com