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 Wind, dropping temperatures and moisture clouds were the challenges for seven hikers to do what they planned.  After the long drive to Pine Mountain, we

With vaccination rates high and confidence higher, a COVID bubble went out to Chimney Rock on Sunday, April 18.  Temperatures hit 80 degrees, but it

A COVID bubble of four took one last ski on Santiam Pass, on Sunday, April 18.  The snow on the ski up in the morning

Eileen Woodward led two map and compass field trials this past Sunday and Monday, April 18 & 19 at the old Tumalo Canal.  It was

Linda Frost led a hike on Tam-a-Lau to Lake Billy Chinook on Sunday, April 11.  The flowers were quite nice, especially the Arrowleaf Balsamroot and

Gary Elnan joined Chris Sabo and Joe Welke (FS) in supplying future firewood to the AC/DC shelter on Thursday, March 18. Chris  and Joe  provided the

On March 16, 2021 —  St. Patrick’s Day Eve —  John Fertig gave a Zoom presentation of his ski trip to Yellowstone in 2005.  

Four hikers and a dog enjoyed a 5-mile hike in the Tumalo Canal Historic Area on a sunny and warm Wednesday afternoon, March 3.  The

Sue Sullivan got an email last Tuesday February 16, about two trees down on lower High Voltage (just had to say that…) in the Edison

Jerry Sebestyen led a hike on Sunday, November 8 to the Metolius River.  It was a cat and mouse game of weather prediction but Jerry

CONC volunteers are continuing to stock the cross country shelters with firewood for the approaching winter.  A crew of willing and eager CONC members met

CONC President Jerry Sebestyen led six gung-ho hikers up Tam McArthur Rim on Sunday, November 1st.  It was a beautiful day, mild, with temperatures in

  On Sunday, Sunday, November 1st, CONC mainstay Linda Frost and two others hiked on some decommissioned trails south of the Crater Ditch trailhead. Linda

Not all those rusting cans out in the Badlands area are from local households.  On a recent hike in the sagebrush, Linda Frost turned up

As COVID cases increase this fall, hospitalizations are expected to peak in Oregon in mid-January.  I’ve been told the “second wave” during the 1918 flu

If you’ve ever skied or snowshoed from the Skyliner SnoPark to Tumalo Falls, you may have had a scary experience crossing the narrow bridge over

The Club had a great turnout of volunteers over the past couple of weeks to help get the firewood in at the Nordeen and Swampy

Leaves are starting to turn colors, temperatures are dropping, and the days are getting shorter. It’s that time of year when CONC volunteer activity picks

The wildfire season here in Oregon presents some unique challenges for hiking.   Exactly where and when to go present constantly changing equations, dependent on where

To go or not to go?  That was the question facing leader Roz O’Donoghue on Thursday, August  27th,  the morning of the proposed CONC hike

Some days on the trail remain etched in our minds long after the driving away from the parking lot.   Last Thursday, August 13th, six

There were no CONC group hikes again this past weekend, but adventure is still out there to be had.  Thursday July 23rd was a sunlit

On Monday, July 13, seven CONC members navigated by car caravan through several obscure Forest Service roads to find the less popular north trail head

Photos below are arranged “roughly” in alphabetical order, according to the common name identified by the photographer.  The captions are embedded in the photo by

Wednesday, July 1, a hardy group of CONCers hiked up and around Gray Butte, led by Roz.  They hiked via a combination of road, trail

Jerry Sebestyen led a hike up Black Crater off McKenzie Pass on Sunday, July 12.  The hike is about 7.5 miles with roughly 2,000 feet

After meeting at Lava Lake SnoPark on Tuesday, June 23 before 9:00 am our esteemed leader, Roz, made the critical decision (based on something Eileen

Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day is an old animated film where a wind storm hits the hundred acre wood.  Of course it makes

Lookout Mountain was perfect Sunday, June 21.  Best of all, it wasn’t crowded.  All the mountains were on display from the summit cliff, and the