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Riley Ranch Nature Reserve at the north end of Bend is a treasure for hikers (no dogs, no bikes).  It’s very close, with a number

An early morning group lead by Roz set out on Sunday, September 1st, to the Ochocos for a Labor Day weekend hike on the Mill

Roz O’Donoghue led eleven  people on a “scenic walk” of about 8.5 miles and 800-1000 feet elevation gain last Sunday, August 25 in the Newberry

One hike this Sunday, August 25 was on the Deschutes, led by Shari Hogshead. It was planned for those who were attending Art in the

The hike from Todd Lake up onto the Soda Creek Trail and up to Broken Top Trail was perfect on Sunday, August 25. Nine hikers,

CONC got a request to have some earlier hikes. So John Fertig led a hike leaving Safeway at 0730 on Sunday, August 25 for Bridge

A third group went for a five mile walk-in-the-(Shevlin)-park on Sunday, August 18. They went out high along the west side on the newer Railroad

Jerry Sebestyen lead a group of twelve people on the McKenzie River Trail on Sunday, August 18.  They began at the upper trailhead and hiked

Eight CONC members did a hike Sunday, August 18, led by Susan Sullivan, from the Devils Lake Trailhead. They went up the South Sister climber’s

Two CONC groups set off for Soda Creek trail on Sunday, August 11th.  All started by the Green Lakes trailhead in perfect weather, cool at

This post covers two CONC hikes this week. On Sunday August 11th, two hikers enjoyed a delightful and cool ramble on the Upper Whychus Creek

Scott Mountain sits just beyond McKenzie Pass and the Belknap Crater lava flow, in full view of the receding Collier Glacier on North Sister. On

The rim viewpoints above Todd Lake afford spectacular vistas of the lake, Broken Top, and Sparks Lake. Fourteen CONC members hiked at a slow pace

A group of 15 CONC members recently traveled to Bergen, Norway to cruise the beautiful Norwegian Coast from the Hanseatic city of Bergen north over

Seven people hiked up Bachelor Mountain (not Mt Bachelor) on the westside on the Bugaboo Ridge trail on Sunday, July 28.  We all agreed that

Five hikers went out of Sisters to Chush Falls above Wychus Creek on Sunday, July 28.  The trail to the last, big falls was unexpectedly

Four CONC members hiked along the Metolius River Sunday, July 21.  The four started at the fish hatchery and hiked downstream on the east loop

Horse Mountain Lookout Ten hikers started out on the trail at Elk Lake headed to the old Horse Mountain lookout in the Three Sisters Wilderness

Six CONC hikers elected to hike the ridge on Pine Mountain where there is no trail on Sunday, July 21.  Everyone’s fingers were crossed that

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