Donavon
I believe the footbridge just goes over a spring, but there was a waterfall on Stroupe Creek near that area. I need to get back up there next summer and do some more exploring, since the 160 road is to be decomissioned sometime in the not to distant future.
In another note, on that portion of the district map a marked an area near Blister Creek that has a huge tree that I stumbled upon that is bigger than any tree I have seen in our district before. I took a picture of Bob next to it when we did a weekend hiking up by Baty Butte last fall.
Don
Nice tree. We ought to restart the biggist tree hunt again.
That looks like it could be bigger at DBH than the MP3 tree.
Back to your map. I did spend a lot of time off that -022 spur looking for tread. It is a nice virgin stand in there so I felt confident. I concluded that there may have been some swithchbacks in the cut above the spur. But that cut will need some more time. There is a lot of water there, as I recall. Hellacious brush.
D.
Donovan said:
Nice tree. We ought to restart the biggist tree hunt again.
That looks like it could be bigger at DBH than the MP3 tree.Back to your map. I did spend a lot of time off that -022 spur looking for tread. It is a nice virgin stand in there so I felt confident. I concluded that there may have been some swithchbacks in the cut above the spur. But that cut will need some more time. There is a lot of water there, as I recall. Hellacious brush.
D.
I thought that it looked bigger then the MP3 tree, that is why I posted the photo. I still haven't measured it yet to confirm it's size.
That is the only area that I haven't looked for the trail in yet. I tried to go across that cut above that virgin stand and it seemed like I was 5-10 ft up in the air climbing on brush, it is a mess. Another one to put off til next summer.
Don
Rob, wasn't it your turn to post a photo for the "What trail am I on" game? We all tend to get busy this time of the year with the holidays and family, myself included.
Has any one been out hiking the last couple of weeks and want to share something? I try to get out most weekends, if nothing else to hike for an hour or two and let my dog run and maybe find a grouse to shoot.
A couple of Sunday's ago I hike up an old abandoned trail near the Austin Hotsprings area. It was one of those rare clear days that happened to coincide with a weekend. There was a skiff of snow at the trailhead and I was wondering how far I could get before the snow got too deep. About half way up out of the canyon you start getting views of nearby mtns between the trees. This one is of cloud capped Burnt Granite.
The old trail comes out next to a clearcut near the top, but miraculously the tread is spared. The trail hasn't seen much maintenance in the last 50+ years, so there are a lot of logs to climb over.
Not wanting to miss dinner at home I decided to turn around and go back down the way I came. The snow was getting over a foot deep out in the clearings and I was tired of post-holeing anyway. This next photo shows the upper trail a few hundred yards below the upper road where the trail comes out.
Tell us about one of your adventures.
Don
You are correct, Don. Life has been rather busy for me this week. Thanks for the reminder.
Here is a trail that goes to a nice little destination. I'm not sure of too many clues that wouldn't give it away.
Unfortunately, the only adventure I've been on recently was to get a Christmas tree a few weeks ago. I'd really like to get out in the woods again. SOON!