Description of Hike:
I did not keep a description of this hike, however I do remember parts of it. It was a trail with LOTS of up and down. Several nice viewpoints along the way, however the view at Old
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10/28/2007 – Rimrock Trail – Mt Mitchell
Description of Hike:
This is the same hike I took about a month ago, however this time, I hiked the real trail, starting at the real trailhead. The weather was also much better this time, as it was clear. The
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Description of Hike:
This was a difficult, although interesting hike. You start at Lookout Springs campground, hike about a half mile down the Corral Springs trail, there is a junction with Huxley Lake. Then you DROP down about 1000′, with
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Description of Hike:
This was a short hike to the Lost Lake Old Growth trail.
It was the weekend before my mother had hip surgery, and I thought it would be good for her to have some nice pictures in … Read the rest
9/23/2007 – Rimrock Trail – Mt Mitchell
Description of Hike:
This is the same hike I took about a month ago, however this time, I hiked the real trail, starting at the real trailhead. The weather was also much better this time, as it was clear. The
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Description of Hike:
A short hike to Black Wolf Meadow and then on to Anvil Lake. An interesting hike through mostly pine and cedar, with a few fir trees thrown in. A relatively sparse forest.
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8/22/2007 – Suislaw National Forest – Big Tree and Elk Creek Falls Trail
Description of Hike:
This was a short (although very steep) hike to see the largest Port Orford Cedar tree in the world.
… Read the rest It was through some very beautiful old growth trees, and some of the largest Douglas Fir trees I
8/5/2007 – Olallie Lake Area – 4 different trails
Description of Hike:
This was a hodgepodge of trails in the Olallie Lake scenic district, since each of the trails were relatively short, I decided to combine them to make a longer hike. I then found the message on the
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Description of Hike:
This was my annual father/daughter backpacking trip, this time to the Mink Lakes basin near Bend.
… Read the rest The trail in started out with scrubby pines, but changed to larger pine/fir as we got closer to the lakes.
We
6/23/2007 – Hawk Mountain and Mt Lowe
Description of Hike:
What a day! Started out hiking to Hawk Mountain, which was beautiful with the views of Mt Jefferson
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We got up to Hawk Mountain and spent some time eating lunch and
5/28/2007 – Fish Creek Mountain
Description of Hike:
I now have another favorite to add to my list of trails in the Clackamas district…… The hike started out with some clouds (fog), but cleared up nicely as the day wore on. By the time we
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Description of Hike:
This was a short hike down to the South Fork of the Clackamas River. The beginning of the trail was rather “urban”, with a fair amount of garbage, etc. The first two thirds of the hike was
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Description of Hike:
Nice hike up along old road 54 which was closed after the ’96 floods. I only made it up to the first bridge, though. A little snow in places, but all in all a very nice winter
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