The Student Health Center Newsletter
Winter '94 Edition
Pedal through winter
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This winter don't let the Min and gray skies keep vou
indoors Stay active this winter by exploring w h.il the
I- ugene area has to otter 11 ere are a few places to chock, out
LI of O Outdoor Program: I he Outdoor Program is
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repair and maps and books with suggestions for local mountain and road hike
rides For sale is a local frail guide book, Mt Bike Ride Guide by Dan
Geiger and Keith Nelson for $l> us lhe hook is a worthy addition to one s
library' The Outdoor Program is most popular tor their trip board Weekly
trips,, initiated bv students, are posted on the board with a sign up sheet I he
trips are open to all interested students Attendance at a pretrip meeting and
$5-$20 to cover the cost of gas and van rental is all that is required tor a guar
anteed good time l he Outdoor Program is located downstairs in the I Ml
U of O Craft Center l or do it yourself repairs, the t raft Center is the
place to go For a So term membership tec or a SI SO day pass you get a com
plete supply cit tools and work benches for do-it-yourself repairs Also avail
able for sale are minor repair items such as ball bearings, break cable grease
etc
The Craft Center offers a sis week bike repair course and one day bike
repair workshops The course meets once a week for three hours and costs $40
for nonmembers and $.V> for members l he one day workshops are held dur
ing the weekends tor $S ‘signups for the bike classes are at the beginning of
each term at the Craft Center in the F ML Workshops till up quickly so sign
up as soon as each term begins
U of O Club Sports: I he bicycling club otters rides tor the more serious
rider l he club is divided into three parts mountain biking road racing, and
group rides Mountain bike rides ot various degrees, are held every day of the
week l .roup rides, tor the ,asual road rider are held every day at 2 k) I ues
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Photo by ktc l rvuHjstoo
Mark ffHfer, stained-glass Instructor, works on his bkyda at the EMU
Craft Cantor.
I oraI hiking trails offer accessible outdoor experience
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So you've* been
in Eugene for,»
couple of months
You've seen the
l-MU, you've seen
the dorms. jrtJ you ve s»vn /.oils, tho
transvestite bum Otbors of you have
been here tor what must seem forev
er I’robably about now you're ask
ing yourseit, What else is there to do
in Kugone?" You've turned to the
right article V1 v solution to the daili
■.tresses ot life at l ot O is simple
take a hike
One of the great joys of being in .1
small town like Eugene is the abun
dance of wilderness surrounding it
The forests offer an ample amount of
hiking trails that can fill your days
w ith any number of stress-relieving
challenges On these trails you can
see nature in action: from plants to
animals, from rocks to erosion, and
from rivers to ponds I here are
many places well within driving dis
tance of campus and that don't
require a designer pair of I imberland
boots meant for mountain climbing
Generally an old pair of sneakers w ill
do, depending on the weather
Clearly the most popular place to
hike and the easiest to find is
Spencer's Butte Spencer s Butte is
located about S mill’s south of down
town Eugene Co south on
Willamette until you pass S2nd
Avenue and by this lime you will be
out of town C ontinue another mile
or two and look for a parking lot
with a "Spencer's Butte" sign on your
left
I he nice thing about Spencer's
Butte is that you can choose from a
number ol paths to get to the top
Most of the trails average about .1
mile in length Ihe view at the top is
breathtaking You can sit- the whole
city and the mountains beyond
Another cIom' trail is It km ti si on
Mount I’isgah (pronounced 1‘IS-ca)
about 20 minutfs from downtown
Kugene Jo got to this mountain,
take Kith Avenue east, pass IX V, go
over l-S, take a left on the frontage
Koad and take the first right on
Seavey l,oop Koad Continue on
Seavoy I .imp until you reach the
park Mount I’isgah has a more
rolling, meandering trail that side
winds up the side of the mountain
Many trails abound here You can
choose to go along one side of the
mountain or circle around it Most ot
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Join the "Blade Craze"
By Carl— Faro
When I him started rollerblading, 1 was ama/ed at hmv
I.IM 1 could go and how tar I could travel I got a sense of
the true meaning of speed as I rushed along .1 pathway by
the river One moment, I was next to the water watching
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noss-covered trees 1 paused on a bridge with a view ot the Mchen/ie rapids
md thought smuglv about all of those people getting their exercise by run
ning laps at tlaywaru new
You don't have to be stuck inside a
gym to rolierblade. It ts a lot more
exciting than walking because you can
travel at a much faster pace The vast
distance you can cover in so short a
time allows for a frequent change of
scenery Besides being great fun,
rollerblading is a lot less traumatic on
the body than running It is easier on
the knee- and hip joints that often get
irritated with other forms of exercise
In fact, many people in their 40"s and
SC's who feel that their bodies can no
longer endure strenuous exerase
enjoy rollerbiading every day.
Everyone needs to do aerobic exer
cise According to Covert Bailey, a
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