Gerene Leffingwell

Eight happy hikers enjoyed spectacular scenery while hiking the newly improved trail to Pilot Rock Friday, October 16. Because of a BLM Grant, the Siskiyou Mt. Club trail crew recently added switchbacks to the trail to make it less hazardous to reach this landmark. We missed the panoramic view from the top, as it seemed […]

Six hikers enjoyed great conversation, perfect weather, and awesome scenery while hiking about six miles on the PCT at Brown Mt. Lava Flow on September 18, 2015. It was a perfect day to enjoy our lunch along the trail.

Eight members of the hiking group escaped smoke in the valley and found clear blue skies at Fourmile Lake on August 21, 2015. They hiked six miles round trip through a forest of lodgepole pines and huckleberry bushes. Highlights were picnicking at beautiful Squaw Lake, hiking to the PCT, and observing the mossy trees near […]

Seven enthusiastic hikers enjoyed nature and the beauty of the the Rogue River as they hiked about 5 miles from the Grave Creek Trailhead to Rainie Falls on Friday, June 19. The easy to moderately difficult trail had many uneven, angular rocks and plentiful poison oak nearby. While eating a picnic lunch at the Falls, […]

Six hikers enjoyed camaraderie and beautiful landscape while hiking about 5 1/2 miles at five of the Umpqua River Waterfalls. We hiked at Deadline Falls, Susan Creek Falls, Fall Creek Falls, Toketee Falls (with about 200 steps leading to the overlook), and Watson Falls (highest in southwest Oregon). Waterfalls made a relaxing, scenic background for […]

There wasn’t a dull moment for our Hiking Group at Lava Beds National Monument. Four of us explored five lava tube caves, climbed a spatter cone, hiked in a Modoc War site, and viewed and identified a variety of birds on Tulelake. Since only one cave is lit inside, we depended on our headlamps and […]

Twelve of us welcomed Spring by hiking 5.5 miles at Applegate Lake on Friday, March 20. We started at Dagelma Trailhead, connected with a long section of the Payette Trail along the lake, and finally climbed Osprey Trail to complete the loop. We enjoyed a variety of wildflowers, forests of madrone, manzanita, Douglas fir, and […]

Thirteen hikers (three new to the group) reached the summit of Roxy Ann Peak Friday, February 20 and enjoyed awesome views at both the South overlook and North overlook. Madrone and manzanita were plentiful along the trail. Lunch at Thai Bistro was a perfect ending to a beautiful day.

Although the weather was a bit overcast with some intermittent raindrops eight hikers took on the Rogue River Trail. First hike of the season where we could feel “Fall” in the air. We hiked east under the Lewis Bridge following the trail just above the Rogue River for approximately three miles. We crossed a very […]

Perfect weather, great conversation, and laughter were enjoyed by nine hikers on the Muir Creek Trail on Friday, September 19. The group encountered several obstacles along the 5.5-6.0 mile hike, including downed trees across the trail (one exceptionally large), crossing a big marsh on a flat log, and several stream crossings. A highlight was viewing […]

Eight hearty hikers enjoyed camaraderie Friday, Aug. 15 while hiking about 3.5 miles through old-growth forest of Douglas firs and sugarpines along the South Fork Rogue River. Oregon Grape, huckleberry, twinflower, and pathfinder plant formed a green carpet below the tall forest. The only obstacle was crossing a number of large downed logs across the […]

Eight hikers were thrilled with the beauty of wildflowers and magnificent views at the 5542-ft. summit of Hobart Bluff on Friday June 20. A leisurely 3-mile hike on the PCT gave us plenty of time to enjoy and identify the wildflowers. While eating our picnic lunch at the top, we were able to view Mt. […]

Six of us enjoyed breathtaking scenery, perfect weather, and friendship while hiking four miles along the McCloud River on Friday, May 16. We saw three spectacular waterfalls and had views of Mt. Shasta, Castle Crags, and other local mountains while hiking. After hiking to the Upper Falls, we relaxed while eating our picnic lunch.

Eleven ladies enjoyed sunshine and a variety of wildflowers while hiking 4.6 miles through old-growth forests to the London Peak viewpoint. A highlight of our adventure was a scrumptious lunch at the historic Wolf Creek Inn, viewing antiques and the quaint room where Jack London stayed.

Nine hikers identified wildfllowers and plants while hiking at Upper Table Rock. They also observed a Northern Harrier swoop down while on the mesa and Osprey nest with Ospreys along Modoc Road. The group relaxed while eating a tasty, healthy lunch at Kriselle Cellars.

The Collings Mountain Trail near Applegate Lake is best known for the infamous Bigfoot trap. After a short 1/2-mile hike to the abandoned contraption, 10 of us continued up the moderately difficult trail through a forest of madrone, Douglas fir, mixed pine, and bigleaf maple. We enjoyed lunch at McKee Bridge Restaurant following our invigorating […]

Five of us enjoyed a brisk, 6-mile hike at Fish Lake on Friday, November 15. The trail started along North Fork of Little Butte Creek; after 0.6 mile, a side trail led to the base of a natural rock dam. The trail continued through a thick forest of fir trees along the lakeshore. After a […]

Six of us bid farewell to summer as we hiked a 5-mile loop trail at Cold Springs Trailhead in the Sky Lakes Wilderness on Friday, Sept. 20. The trail traversed through a forest of lodgepole pine and mountain hemlock. We enjoyed camaraderie, beautiful blue skies, and a picnic lunch at Heavenly Twin Lakes.

Six of us had a good workout Friday, Aug. 16 as we hiked Mount Scott, the highest peak (8928 ft.) in Crater Lake National Park. The 5 miles round-trip hike was moderately difficult with about 1200 feet elevation gain, but the views of Crater Lake, Mt. Thielsen , Union Peak, and the Klamath Basin were […]

Ten of us welcomed the first day of summer by visiting four waterfalls in the Umpqua National Forest. We were mesmerized by the beauty of the landscape and the variety of waterfalls as the water cascaded over basalt and moss-covered rocks. Clearwater Falls is a segmented type; Whitehorse Falls is considered punchbowl; Watson Falls plunges […]