Completed trips, listed by trip date. Descriptions provided by the Leaders.
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Maxwell Butte Loop X-Ski, January 23
After days of watching the weather forecasts and (lack of) snow levels an opening finally appeared on Monday Jan. 23. By moving a regularly scheduled skis trip a couple of days early we were able to ski on a beautiful cloudless day on one of the northern loops in Maxwell Butte to the Mountain View Shelter for lunch. The views of snow covered Jefferson, Three Finger Jack, Washington , and the Sisters were magnificent. The snow was just about right for following our own tracks for a rapid return trip to Big Meadow Road in which we were able to dust off some downhill skills. At the vehicles we also got a couple or reminders……always take an extra key…. and always carry a metal coat hanger, just in case. The story had a happy ending. Skiers: Bob Young, Mary Liepins, Neil Peterson, Carol Doolittle, Bill Caldwell, Sharon Wright, and Ldr. Don Gallagher.

Warrior Rock, January 7
This trip was a hike along the Columbia River on Sauvie Island. We were treated to some misty sprinkles on the drive to the trailhead but the weather inproved and held good for our hike to Warrior Rock. After stopping at the little store by the bridge to the island to obtain our parking permit (permit fee now $7.50) we arrived at the trailhead about 10AM to start our hike. We spotted several eagles on our way to the traihead. After making sure everyone had arrived and with introductions we began our hike. We hiked on the beach along the Columbia for a short distance before turning left and into the island forest area to pick up the trail. The signing is a little awkward at the start regarding access to the field at the trailhead. Walking on the beach eliminates this problem. We passed two fishermen on the beach fishing for sturgeon. No luck so far. After hiking through the mixed cottonwood forest on a good trail we arrived at Warrior Rock lighthouse and had lunch there enjoying the view and the river traffic. Beaver had apparently also had a meal at Warrior Rock not too long ago as there was considerable evidence of their work in the area. After lunch we walked a short distance to near the end of the island and were able to look across to the community of St. Helens. We returned to the trailhead and counted noses as the group was quite large and with all accounted for we headed for home all agreeing that we had had a very enjoyable day. Those on the trip were G. Duxbury, L. Harms, B. Dolp, B. Cardwell. L. Reily, R Graves, A. Hanus, E. Collier, B. Belshaw, M. Hook, B. Truneckova, D. Foulger, K. Blocksom, M. Pennington, M. Elliott, A. King, C. Li, H. Wang, M. Thomassen, J. Poyer, M. Fortune and coleaders J. Demay and D. Carter.

New Years Day XC Ski, January 1
K. Ash, B. Caldwell, S. Dougherty, J. Keegan and T. Winklers skied up Big Meadows road on on the first scheduled XC of the year and season that actually came off. Snow was so good we didn't stop till we got to Mt. View Shelter, about 8.65 miles RT. We hauled out 2 garbage bags of trash someone had thoughtfully left.