Favorite Hikes
Marys Peak Group is currently not leading hikes because of the pandemic. We have asked our hike leaders to share their favorite outdoor adventures as we look forward to the day when we can again safely explore Oregon together.
Champinefu Webinar Series 2022: The Kalapuya Seasonal Round at the Confluence
February 1, 2023
Video is now available from the second lecture in the 2022 Champinefu lecture series, held on November 9, 2022.
The Kalapuya were neither nomadic or sedentary, they traditionally lived in the seasonal round. Moving throughout their homelands to...
Champinefu Webinar Series 2022: Shawala - Birthplace of William Hartless
February 1, 2023
Video is now available of the first lecture in the 2022 Champinefu Webinar Series, held live on October 19, 2022.
Born at the confluence of the Willamette and Marys River, William Hartless of the Grand Ronde Indian Reservation provided interviews...
2022 Champinefu Webinar Series
September 12, 2022
The theme of the 2022 Champinefu Lecture Series is Kalapuya Placekeeping and focuses on the confluence of the Marys River and the Willamette River. The Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde, the Corvallis Sustainability Coalition, the Spring...
Congratulations, Dave Eckert!
June 24, 2022
Congratulations, Dave, on being named the recipient of this year's Preservation Award given by the local group PreservationWORKS.
Hiking Finley Wildlife Refuge
June 2, 2022
A group of 5 of us determined to hike again, after a long pandemic, reunited at Finley. Having driven in separate cars, we drove through the west entrance and began hiking at Woodpecker Loop where a loud robin hailed our arrival. It seemed the robin...
Marys Peak
January 20, 2021
Marys Peak North Ridge/Summit/East Ridge/Road 2005 (loop) Hike. Difficult 12 miles with 2600 ft. elevation gain, 7 hours including stops. Even in the winter, Marys Peak can be a delight. Although frequently dusted with snow, Marys Peak is often...
Bugaboo Ridge
June 14, 2020
2020 was a good wildflower year. My wife Sandy and I got out to the high country for seven wildflower hikes. So, when MPG asked me to share a favorite hike it was easy - since it was a recent hike, but perhaps not so easy – because they were all...