Austin Kasner in Soda Mtn Wilderness Area Name: Austin KasnerAge: 22Crew: Wrecking Crew, August 18 – 26 2012, Kalmiopsis WildernessTotal hours on the trail: 100Ashland, OR — Before this summer, SOU senior Austin Kasner had never stepped foot in a […]
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The 2012 summer season is wrapping up for SMC volunteers who this year have worked over 2,000 hours already. The SMC has put over 22 different volunteers to work mostly on trail projects in the Kalmiopsis and Soda Mountain Wilderness […]
Over the years, boots have become very important to me. In my younger days, when I hiked in the summer months in the Cascades near Portland, OR, I didn’t even bother with boots. I swore by a pair of Columbia […]
Last week I had the pleasure of running a six day volunteer trail crew deep in the Kalmiopsis Wilderness Area of southwest Oregon. SMC volunteers Aaron Babcock, Rob Ginsbach, Angie Caschera and Tim Nace hiked nine miles through brushy, rugged […]
“Only in the Kalmiopsis” from Medford Mailtribune’s Oregon Outdoor Section
On June 22, SMC volunteers woke up at 6am to the sound of rain pattering on the textile of their tents.“It wasn’t bad in Brookings when we left for Vulcan Lake. The rain was light, and it seemed like it […]
Laura relaxing on the Chetco River Name: Laura PfefferkornAge: 27Born: Crews: Aug/Sept 2010, June 2011Hours on the trail: 145 Before 2010, SMC volunteer Laura Pfefferkorn of Portland, OR had been on day hikes — a lot of them. “But I had […]
Lately, I have ran into a number of people who, about trail maintenance in Southern Oregon’s federally designated Wilderness Areas, say, “That’s the government’s job. They should be doing it.” You know what? They’re right. I of all people would […]
Daisy Moser at Vulcan Lake, Kalmiopsis Wilderness Name: Daisy MoserAge: 23Born: Palmer, AKCrew: June 2011, Kalmiopsis Wilderness AreaHours on the trail: 85 Ashland, OR — The backcountry was nothing new to Daisy Moser when she moved from Palmer, Alaska to Ashland, […]