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Highlights Difficulty: EasyDistance: 3 miles round tripElevation Gain: 400 feetSeason: All year (spring for wildflowers and high flows, fall for color and mushrooms)Notes: $3 day pass or Northwest Forest Pass required. Restrooms are available. About this Hike The Alsea Falls Recreation Area offers several hiking and mountain biking opportunities, as well as camping, in the […]
December 18, 2022
Highlights Difficulty: EasyDistance: 3.2 mile loopElevation Gain: 20 feetSeason: Late spring, summer, fallNotes: The lake is privately held and requires a $6 day fee (per car) for parking. More at https://lostlakeresort.org/This hike is featured in “Oregon’s Ancient Forests: A hiking guide” – Get the book here! About this Hike You can find the heart of […]
There are hikers, and there are hikers. Long distance thru-hikers are uniquely driven, but Triple Crown hikers? They’re extra special. In order to qualify as a Triple Crown hiker, you must complete three of the US’s major long distance trails – the Pacific Crest Trail, the Appalachian Trail, and the Continental Divide Trail. But what […]
March 31, 2022
You & Me in the Trees: a storytelling and discussion on how to inspire conservationists both young and young at heart! Have a kid in your life you want to spend time with outside? Or were you once a kid who loved being outside? Join us for this presentation on exploring, protecting, and respecting the […]
March 10, 2022
Background: Bluegrass Ridge is part of the eastern slope of majestic Mount Hood. This high elevation oldgrowth forest is directly adjacent to the eastern boundary of the existing Mount Hood Wilderness Area. As a part of the scenic viewshed of Highway 35, Bluegrass Ridge is seen by everyone driving the famous Mount Hood scenic loop […]
May 31, 2021
History The Salmon River “key hole” is named after the narrow gap of unprotected lands that appears in the shape of a key hole on maps. In the early 1900s many of the nearby forests burned. This resulted in the new forest being primarily small trees when the Wilderness protection bill of 1984 was being […]
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