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The Portland chapter of ONC accepted the responsibility of trail maintenance in the Ochoco Mountains following the dissolution of the Ochoco ONC chapter.  Last week

A number of hikers went out to the spectacular Canyon Creek Meadows on Sunday, July 14.   They were a bit late for the bear grass,

Four hikers went up the Browder Ridge on Friday, July 12.  It was a strong performance, as the four veered off on the Heart Lake

While most went further afield on Sunday, July 7, a few CONC members had other commitments and needed to stay close to town.  Two hiked

Nine CONC-ers hiked to Carl Lake in the Mt. Jefferson Wilderness on Sunday July 7th. The first two miles traversed an area burned in the

The CONC early Sunday hike across Browder Ridge in the Old Cascades Willamette National Forest  offered a full menu of flowering hillsides, wide open views,

Coffin Mountain was spectacular Sunday, June 30. Twenty people made the tricky drive to the trailhead for a short, 3.5 mile hike. There were so

Two CONC hikers took the trail less traveled to the peak of Crescent Mountain in the Willamette National Forest on Sunday, June 30.  The north

Tuesday, June 25, CONC Meetup hosted 15 hikers on the Browder Ridge trail in the Willamette National Forest off the Santiam highway.  Once again the

 Its that time of the year to start trail maintenance again.  On Wednesday, June 19, Al Matson, Dave Alward, and Dan Murphy took the club

A dozen CONC hikers headed out to  the Ochocos to walk along the Cougar Creek Trail.  The group met at Bandit Springs on Hwy 26

Sixteen CONC members hiked to Cone Peak off Highway 20 just past the Highway 22 junction on Sunday, June 23.  The hike was described as

CONC had a busy Sunday, June 16th, with three groups getting out!  One group of three hikers headed south of Silver Lake to Hager Mountain

In the middle of May, I flew over the Ochoco Mountains and noted one prominent, snow-covered ridge standing out against the forest of green, but

Two vehicles and eight CONC members headed out past Prineville to the Ochoco Mountains on Sunday, June 9. The objective was an out-and-back hike to

Six folks took a stroll up the Chimney Rock trail on Sunday, June 9. They were treated with a surprising number and variety of wildflowers,

A second trip to Gary’s favorite spot, Alder Springs north of Sisters, was undertaken last Thursday, June 6. The weather forecast was foreboding and an

The weather forecast for Sunday, May 26, was similar to the prior week and fairly dire.  However “once warned, twice shy” did not apply to

The Alder Springs trail 17 miles NE of Sisters is Gary Kelley’s favorite early season hike.  Five hikers followed him down into the desert canyon

Six hikers did a short hike to Bull Flats on Sunday, May 19, to look at the area and dam construction talked about in the

Eric Ness, an avid skier who moved to SunRiver last year, is the new website editor for the Central Oregon Nordic Club. Eric will be

Susan Sullivan skied the Swampy Lakes trail system alone on Sunday, May 12.  She had sent out an invitation to anyone interested in joining her

Nine people – and one dog – hiked the Tam-a-lau trail at Lake Billy Chinook today on Sunday, May 12. The CONC does this popular

The Metolius was quite popular this past Sunday, May 12, as two CONC groups staged their hikes along its waters. The early CONC hiking group

The Dam Fiasco Our Central Oregon Nordic Club co-sponsored a presentation of “The Dam Fiasco” on Tuesday, May 7, by Mike Berry, a surveyor for

Seven informally organized CONC hikers hiked along the Deschutes River from Riley Ranch Nature Reserve to Tumalo State Park and back on Sunday, May 5, with

Five Central Oregon Nordic Club skiers found “remarkably good” snow on a backcountry springtime ski that left the Mt. Bachelor Nordic Center on Sunday, April

Rain did not deter CONC members on Sunday, April 7, as they hiked the area of Tumalo State Park and Riley Ranch Nature Preserve. “I

CONC members went on both ski and hiking outings on Sunday, March 31. Jerry Sebestyen led a spring ski trip to Big Meadow. “Great bluebird

The Central Oregon Nordic Club has come up with yet another way to help skiers and snowshoers follow routes from area sno-parks, particularly those who

Six CONC skiers did a 12.2-mile Meetup ski trip to the club’s “traditional lunch spot” near the Broken Top bowl on Thursday, March 28. The

Nine CONC members skied the backcountry from North Santiam Sno-Park toward Three Fingered Jack on Sunday, March 26. “Conditions were ideal with about one to

CONC skiers could do a little of everything on a sunny spring Sunday, March 17 – make turns on compressed but not icy snow, ski

Nine skiers took advantage of fresh powder for a ski out of Swampy Lakes Sno-Park on Sunday, March 10. The group went up Ridge trail

CONC skiers had their choice of a ski with a waterfalls view or a ski up a ridge for mountain views on Sunday, March 3.

By Shari Hogshead A group of 17 CONC skiers headed to Ketchum/Sun Valley, Idaho, in February for a week of Nordic skiing on the many