Photo by Larry Sawyer the passes. We will eat at a restaurant near the lower tram station after the hike. Although the regular hikers were busy with other activities this summer, we were able to complete two hikes with a small number of participants. After the June tram hike was postponed because three of the regular hikers were in Europe and one had just returned from Russia, we got back in step in July when we hiked to the top of Neahkani Mountain. Some hikers stayed overnight at Leif and Marge Terdal’s beach cabin, and they hiked with another group the following day. In August, we hiked 3.3 miles up the Columbia Gorge Eagle Creek trail. On October 26 we will hike in Ape Caves on Mount St. Helens and enjoy a sack lunch at the Lava Cast Forest picnic area. More information on this hike will be in the October RAPS Sheet. For confirmations and more information, contact Larry Sawyer at 503-771-1616 or larry_sawyer@ comcast.net. —Larry Sawyer Club reports: Hikers . . . from page 5 Leif Terdal scans the coastline during the Neahkani hike in July. All RAPS members and guests are invited to join a guided tour of the Leach Botanical Garden on Thursday, September 20. The tour will begin at 10:30 a.m., but please arrive at the front gate by 10:15. This 16-acre garden is the city of Portland’s only publicly owned botanical garden. On the tour you will see one of the largest collections of native and non-native plants in the region, learn about the history of the garden, and observe how plants have adapted to climate variations. As you walk along the many trails that meander through the garden, you will see towering fir trees, lush shrubbery and beautiful wildflowers. To join this tour, call the RAPS office, 503-7253447, or email raps@pdx.edu, or mail in the form you received in mid-August. The garden needs to know the approximate number to schedule guides. If enough people sign up, we will have two guides. One guide can follow a slower pace along a more gentle trail with fewer steps for those who prefer that. Lunch at a local restaurant is possible, as is carpooling. Please call or email Marge Terdal, 503-2445714 or terdalm@pdx.edu, if you would like to join a group for lunch after the garden tour, and/or if you would like to carpool to the garden. It is located 20 minutes southeast of downtown Portland. Follow SE Powell Blvd or I-205 to Foster Road. Follow Foster east to 122nd Avenue and turn south. Continue 1/8mile to the garden entrance at Johnson Creek. Parking is just across the bridge. A donation of $2 per person is expected for group tours. The annual summer picnic at Willamette Park on August 16 once again proved a popular gathering for about 50 RAPS members and guests. At a brief meeting, President Bob Tufts introduced board members. Marge Terdal, president-elect, summarized activities planned for the coming months. Everyone expressed appreciation to Vic and Beryl Dahl, who organized the gathering and supplied the turkey. RAPS members were able to get two free tickets for the Vikings football game on Saturday, September 8, at PGE Park. This provided an opportunity to welcome the Vikings’ new coach, Jerry Glanville, and cheer on Vikings as they played UC Davis. Scott Herrin, assistant athletic director, provided the tickets. Leach Garden tour starts off RAPS fall activities calendar Mark your calendars Thursday, September 20, 10:30 a.m. Tour of Leach Botanical Garden Thursday, October 18, 1:00 p.m. Kilong Ung, “An American Journey: From the Khmer Rouge’s Killing Fields to the Royal Rosaria” Thursday, November 15, 1:00 p.m. Pah Chen, “Hydrogen Economy—Real or Hype?” Tuesday, December 18, evening Christmas dinner at Multnomah Athletic Club
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