General OS Activities

Steve Heye will be leading a Day Hike on the west loop trail from Shores Lake to White Rock Mt. The hike will be a little over six miles and will gain 1600 feet. The hike has two waterfalls along the way.

Meet at the White Rock Campground at 9:30. Bring a lunch, boots and water. Call or email Steve if you are coming.

Steve Heye will be leading a day hike in the Ouachita Trail from Hwy. 270 access lot to the Wilhelmina Lodge. The hike is 5.2 miles and gains 900’ in elevation.

Be at the Hwy. 270 Lot at 9:30. Bring a lunch, good shoes and water. Contact Steve before you come. Heye@aristotle.net

Steve Heye will be leading a day hike from Green Bench road to Signal Hill on Mt. Magazine and back, about 6 miles and 1300’ gain. Lunch will be at the lodge. We will return to Green Bench road after lunch.

Meet at the park’s Visitor Center at 9:30. Bring good boots, snacks and water.

THIS TRIP HAS TWO OPEN SLOTS. If full you can ask to be put on standby list.

Steve Heye is organizing a trip to Baxter State Park, Maine from June 11 to June 23, 2021. The goal is to climb Mt. Katahdin via the Chimney Pond Campground and the Saddle Trail.

We will hike three miles to a lean-to at Chimney Pond on 6/15 and spend the night. The next day, 6/16, we will day hike two miles up Katahdin and two miles back to Chimney for the night. The next day, 6/17, we hike out and start exploring other parts of Baxter or New England. We will visit other places in the area to day hike or tour from 6/17 to 6/20.

There will be two ways to get to Maine. You can drive up in a rental car with Steve, visiting some places along the way over three days. Or you can fly to Boston and be picked up on 6/14. You would be dropped off  in Boston on or before 6/20.

We can only have four total on this trip, the capacity limit for the Chimney Pond Lean to.

Contact Steve if you have any interest in exploring New England this June. Heye@aristotle.net

THIS TRIP HAS TWO OPEN SLOTS.

When filled, you may ask to be put on STANDBY list.

Emailing Steve at: heye@aristotle.net

Steve Heye is organizing a week long backpacking trip on the John Muir Trail. The permits are in hand and we have room for four more folks to join the five signed up. The hike will start with two days of acclimation in the Campground at 9200 feet on July 28 & 29.  The hike itself begins on July 30th and end on August 5th.  This is a rescheduling of the trip from last summer.

From Onion Valley Campground we will cross Kearsarge Pass and join the trail to head south. Over the next six days we will make our way toward Mt. Whitney. On day six we will hike up to the Portal Crest and drop packs to day hike up Whitney. Whitney is the highest point in the lower 48 at 14,500 feet. We exit the next day at Whitney Portal.

This Hike takes place at altitudes above 9000 feet. We will have 3 big climbs of 2000 feet or more on days one, three and six. We will be averaging six to seven miles each day. The trip total is forty three miles.

Planing for this hike is underway and you can still get in on training hikes and other planning. There is a maximum of nine persons in our group.

Contact Steve for more info. Heye@aristotle.net

Middle Fork of the Salmon River – July 29-August 3. 2021

OS Members can participate in a 100-mile trip down the Middle Fork of the Salmon River in Idaho from July 29-August 3^rd, 2021 with Aggipah River Trips.  We have until January 1, 2021 to fill this 24-person trip, after which Aggipah will open the trip to others.  For those riding with Aggipah the on-river cost is $2399 per person.  For those riding in a private boat the on-river cost is $1686.50 per person.  A 25% deposit ($600 or $422) is required before January 1^st to hold the reservation.

More information on the trip and the address to send your deposit is:

Aggipah River Trips

PO Box 425

Salmon, Idaho 83467

Bill Bernt

www.aggipah.com

208-756-4167

bill@aggipah.com

Feel free to contact Stewart Noland at 501-831-8809 or stewartnoland51@aol.com with questions as well since he plans to participate in the trip and will help coordinate off-river logistics such as pre-trip lodging and vehicle shuttles.

Middle Fork of the Salmon River – July 29-August 3. 2021

OS Members can participate in a 100-mile trip down the Middle Fork of the Salmon River in Idaho from July 29-August 3^rd, 2021 with Aggipah River Trips.  We have until January 1, 2021 to fill this 24-person trip, after which Aggipah will open the trip to others.  For those riding with Aggipah the on-river cost is $2399 per person.  For those riding in a private boat the on-river cost is $1686.50 per person.  A 25% deposit ($600 or $422) is required before January 1^st to hold the reservation.

More information on the trip and the address to send your deposit is:

Aggipah River Trips

PO Box 425

Salmon, Idaho 83467

Bill Bernt

www.aggipah.com

208-756-4167

bill@aggipah.com

Feel free to contact Stewart Noland at 501-831-8809 or stewartnoland51@aol.com with questions as well since he plans to participate in the trip and will help coordinate off-river logistics such as pre-trip lodging and vehicle shuttles.