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2025
Old Baldy East-Plaza Creek
This was near where we started - Entering the Salmon Huck Wilderness - this part was STEEP - straight up the hill
Trail sign near the beginning of where we started
Typical Old Baldy trail - lots of Beargrass and rhodies - big trees and a clear understory
Sun peeking thru the trees on the Old Baldy trail
This was a re-route of the Old Baldy trail but I don't really understand why - maybe the old route was too deep? It seemed like a perfectly good route and basically paralelled the curent trail.
Trail junction - to the right goes up to Squaw/Tumala mountain - to the left continues on the Old Baldy trail
Horses have been on the Old Baldy trail recently.
Interesting rock feature above the Old Baldy trail
Looking out over the Squaw/Tumala Lakes area from the Old Baldy traiil
Old Baldy trail in rockslide area above Squaw/Tumala lakes area
Old Baldy trail approaching east end of trail on 4610 road
4610 road near Old Baldy east trailhead
Old Baldy East trailhead - Pleaza trail takes off from here as well
Old Twin Springs campgrouns on 4610 road
Part of the Plaza Creek trail
Old Blaze on Plaza Creek trail
First crossing of Plaza Creek on Plaza Creek trail
Plaza creek wasn't flowing much today - just a trickle
Some sort of wet area crossing on the Plaza Creek trail
Beginning of Plaza Creek trail - head off from a road from old Twin Springs campground
Entering Salmon Huck wilderness from east end of Old Baldy
Squaw/Tumala Mountain to the right - un-named peaks to the left - from the rockslide on the east end of the Old Baldy trail
Heading up to Squaw/Tumala Mountain
Heading up to Squaw/Tumala Mountain
This section was covered in snow coming up here in the winter - it was one of the tough areas to navigate
4610-180 spur heading up to the top of Squaw/Tumala mountain - lots of erosion
Radio repeater on Squaw/Tumala mountain
Foundation of old garage just below lookout on Squaw/Tumala mountain
Someone carved Welcome into the stairs to the lookout on Squaw/Tumala mountain
Mt Hood from Squaw/Tumala Mountain
Mt Hood from Squaw/Tumala Mountain
Location of the old lookout on Squaw/Tumala mountain
Looking north from the old lookout on Squaw/Tumala mountain
I wanted to look up the company when I got home - they are still in business
This is the 4610-180 spur south of where the trail kicks off of it. It looked like someone had driven up here recently
Another section of the trail below Squaw/Tumala mountain that was covered in snow coming up here in the winter - it was one of the tough areas to navigate
This is just below the junction up to Squaw/Tumala mountain - not sure what it was
This is the Old Baldy trail sign near where the Fanton trail intersects it