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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

Six people hiked from Ten Mile sno-park up the Ponderosa Rim Trail to Paulina Lake, led by Jerry Sebestyen on Sunday, June 21.  The falls

Susan Sullivan led four people and one exuberant dog participated in a hike up Vista Butte on Sunday, June 21. Pleasant temperatures, clear skies with

Linda Frost lead a group down the McKenzie River Trail from Clear Lake to Carmen Reservoir on Sunday June 14.  Out and back, the hike

Four hikers started Sunday, June 14 at the upper parking lot for a trek to the top of Lookout Mountain.  The day began chilly and

On Monday, June 1, Linda Frost led a small group on a lovely hike along a rushing creek to tranquil Pamelia Lake (off Highway 22,

Linda Frost led a small group of seven on a cool and windy hike to Chimney Rock overlooking the beautiful Crooked River on Sunday, June

The Otter Bench is a trail in the BLM Grassland above the Wild and Scenic section of the Crooked River.  On Sunday, May 31 Jerry

Linda Frost led five hikers about five miles around the side of Gray Butte from The Orchard and back on Sunday, May 24.  All the

Two years ago, a French historian – Mattias – stumbled upon a bag of P-47 fighter airplane parts for sale on Ebay.  He contacted the

Dennis led a hike on Sunday, March 22 from the Rickard Road trailhead which is at the northern edge of the Horse Ridge area just

Nine people plus one dog hiked from Dillon to Benham Falls Sunday, March 22. Everyone met informally at the parking lot, and walked with a

Sunday, March 15 was an organizational scramble.  Trying to heed best practices to keep the Coronavirus at bay, some folks met at the Safeway and

There were only a few takers at the usual gathering place for skiing this Sunday, March 8, since it coincided with the Crater Lake trip.

Friday, March 6 was the first day of the Crater Lake ski trip. We were blessed with mostly sunny weather, so most of the group

Dennis Krakow took a group of CONC skiers to Water Tower Meadow then down to Todd Lake Sunday, March 1.  Everything was good: snow, weather, and

On Sunday, March 1, six skiers went on a short (3 mile) ski around the edge of Dutchman’s Flat. The views of Bachelor and the

The four inches of fresh on Sunday, March 1 compelled Jerry to lead a shuttle based ski from the Nordic Center to Swampy Snopark.  The

The Dolomite trip has ended, but a few photos remain.  One of their last ski outings was in the Gseisertal, just north of Dobbiaco.  Though

A group of skiers weren’t quite sure what they would encounter at Swampy SnoPark on Sunday, February 23; it was really windy on the drive

There were several ideas at the Safeway on February 16 for possible ski outings.  Linda decided to go short and sweet, choosing the Swampy loop.

The CONC group finished up their trip to the Dolomites in the Three Pinnacle area this past week, returning to Bend on February 15.  They