Thanks for posting this, Doug! It is very timely for me. I had been looking at old lookout panoramas and saw the Collawash Mountain one and thought ...

Doug: Thanks for posting these articles. Interestingly enough, I recently had conversations with a family that lived up in Oak Grove during the "b...

Were you trying to post photos? I was curious to see your find. I don't see any photos in your posting, though.

rf said Those old maps you have up are great! If you like the old maps, you should try the map overlays: Map Overlay You can overlay two map...

As far as I know the segment from the existing trailhead to Bissell is no longer there, but that would be a good exploration trip for an experienced t...

I saw that short segment the last time I hiked that trail last fall. I doubt there will be any attempt to resurrect it since there is no real good de...

I believe that the Forest Service has "abandoned" the north end of Rho Ridge. The Forest Service trail page shows the trail starting at Graham Pass: ...

Wow - shows how good my memory is... 🙂 That was only last year, too! Well, at least I remembered the important stuff. Thanks again for posting...

That is a very neat photo, Doug! How on earth did you find it? I thought I had a copy of a photo showing that bridge where it washed out in that f...

Just to close the loop a bit - I found out a couple of snippets of information about this camp. It appears to be referenced in the 1969 book "100 Ore...

The "grotto" is a term that some people have used for the small waterfall below the hillside meadow a mile or so up the trail.