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This is the only way the public can legally visit Bull Run (Wikimedia)https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/hiyu18bullrunlakehiyupwb.jpgHiyu18BullRunLakeHiyuPWBMount Hood from Bull Run Lake – Hiyu Mountain is the tall ridge immediately in front of Mount Hood in this view (Portland Water Bureau)https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/hiyu17bullrunlake1960.jpgHiyu17BullRunLake1960Hiyu Mountain is the long, dark ridge rising above Bull Run Lake and in front of Mount Hood in this 1960s photohttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/hiyu16bullrunview1953.jpgHiyu16BullRunView1953Bull Run Lake from Hiyu Mountain in the 1950shttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/hiyu15_1946trailsmap.jpgHiyu15_1946TrailsMap1946 forest map of the Hiyu Mountain area – oddly, Lolo Pass is not even marked!https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/hiyu14trailsmap.jpgHiyu14TrailsMap1930s map of Hiyu Mountain showing the extensive trail network of the pre-logging area2016-08-02T02:18:46+00:00monthlyhttps://wyeastblog.org/2016/06/13/meet-brian-chambers/https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/brianchambers20mccallsunset.jpgBrianChambers20McCallSunsetSpring sunset in the Gorge from McCall Pointhttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/brianchambers19gorgerainbow.jpgBrianChambers19GorgeRainbowEast Gorge rainbowhttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/brianchambers18gorgesunset.jpgBrianChambers18GorgeSunsetGorge Sunset near Mitchell Pointhttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/brianchambers17sevenmilehill02.jpgBrianChambers17SevenmileHill02Mount Hood from an “undisclosed location”…https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/brianchambers16columbiahills.jpgBrianChambers16ColumbiaHillsColumbia Hills State Park in springhttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/brianchambers14oiltrainstill.jpgBrianChambers14OilTrainStillBrian captured this video of the June 3rd oil train crash in Mosier, Oregonhttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/brianchambers14gorgehike.jpgBrianChambers14GorgeHikeBrian teaching photography on a recent Friends of the Gorge outinghttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/brianchambers13dufurhomestead.jpgBrianChambers13DufurHomesteadAbandoned homestead near Dufur, Oregonhttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/brianchambers12spiritfalls.jpgBrianChambers12SpiritFallsSpirit Falls on the Little White Salmon Riverhttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/brianchambers11stormygorge.jpgBrianChambers11StormyGorgeStormy Gorge evening2016-06-14T01:23:58+00:00monthlyhttps://wyeastblog.org/2016/05/31/meet-the-northwest-maples/2016-06-02T03:07:12+00:00monthlyhttps://wyeastblog.org/2016/03/31/the-high-cost-of-free-parking/https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/parking07.jpgParking07The Forest Service will soon build this new trailhead for popular Mirror Lake - a chance to try a different parking approach?https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/parking06.jpgParking06The price to park at Mount Hood’s snow park lots is the same any day of the week, overloading parking areas and the Loop Highwayhttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/parking05.jpgParking05The small, free parking area at Elowah Falls is overflowing by dozens of cars, even on rainy winter dayshttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/parking04.jpgParking04Forest Service trail legend Bruce Dungey and his crews are struggling to stem the damage from overuse of Gorge trailshttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/parking03.jpgParking03A rare quiet day at the huge Dog Mountain trailhead parking area (The Oregonian)https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/parking02.jpgParking02Wall-to-wall hikers are the norm on Dog Mountain in spring (The Oregonian)https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/parking01.jpgParking01The notorious Angels Rest Trailhead on a typical winter weekend2016-05-05T04:34:19+00:00monthlyhttps://wyeastblog.org/2016/04/30/the-high-cost-of-free-parking-part-2-of-2/https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/parkingcostparttwo18.jpgParkingCostPartTwo18That’s no road – it’s what the Angels Rest trail has become in recent years, thanks to massive overuse from a complete lack of parking management at the trailhead.https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/parkingcostparttwo17.jpgParkingCostPartTwo17Would revenue from a parking policy bring more of this to the Gorge and Mount Hood? Almost certainly, if managed properly.https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/parkingcostparttwo16.jpgParkingCostPartTwo16Lots of passes and hassle, not much revenue for trails… and no impact on crowding.https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/parkingcostparttwo15.jpgParkingCostPartTwo15It’s unclear how much revenue is left for trails once administration costs for the Northwest Forest Pass are covered.https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/parkingcostparttwo14.jpgParkingCostPartTwo14Welcome to Wahclella Falls! Forest Pass or $5 fee required… here.https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/parkingcostparttwo13.jpgParkingCostPartTwo13The Starvation Creek wayside does triple duty as a popular trailhead, wayside for tourists and freeway rest stop. This site is a candidate for a combination of short-term timed parking and long-term fee parking.https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/parkingcostparttwo12e.pngParkingCostPartTwo12ehttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/parkingcostparttwo12d.pngParkingCostPartTwo12dhttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/parkingcostparttwo12c.pngParkingCostPartTwo12chttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/parkingcostparttwo12b.pngParkingCostPartTwo12b2016-06-03T00:53:00+00:00monthlyhttps://wyeastblog.org/2016/02/26/wyeast-roundup/https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/wyeastroundup04lg03.jpgWyEastRoundup04LG03Preview of a future Forest Service concession..?https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/wyeastroundup04lg02.jpgWyEastRoundup04LG02This looks vaguely familiar…https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/wyeastroundup04lg01.jpgWyEastRoundup04LG01Do not attempt to adjust your television…https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/wyeastroundup03eliotcrossing.jpgWyEastRoundup03EliotCrossinghttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/wyeastroundup02stillcreek04.jpgWyEastRoundup02StillCreek04https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/wyeastroundup02stillcreek03.jpgWyEastRoundup02StillCreek03https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/wyeastroundup02stillcreek02.jpgWyEastRoundup02StillCreek02https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/wyeastroundup02stillcreek01.jpgWyEastRoundup02StillCreek01https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/wyeastroundup01stamp03.jpgWyEastRoundup01Stamp03Courtesy: Discover the Northwesthttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/wyeastroundup01stamp02.jpgWyEastRoundup01Stamp022016-02-27T19:34:30+00:00monthlyhttps://wyeastblog.org/2016/01/03/2016-campaign-calendar/https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/14calendarhappynewyear.png14CalendarHappyNewYear“You know, this would make a GREAT national park!”https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/13calendarbackcover.jpg13CalendarBackCoverThe back cover features nine of my favorite wildflower imageshttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/11acalendarmirrorlakewaterfowl.jpg11aCalendarMirrorLakeWaterfowlNovember features tunra swans at Mirror Lake, below Crown Pointhttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/12bcalendarsnowybarlowpass.jpg12bCalendarSnowyBarlowPassLater that evening near Barlow Passhttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/12acalendarsnowybarlowpass.jpg12aCalendarSnowyBarlowPassDecember features a winter wonderland near Barlow Passhttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/09acalendargortoncreekbridge.jpg09aCalendarGortonCreekBridgeSeptember features the Gorge 400 Trail bridge over Gorton Creekhttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/06bcalendarowlpoint.jpg06bCalendarOwlPointOld friends and mountain trails are a perfect combination!https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/09ccalendargortoncreekbridge.jpg09cCalendarGortonCreekBridgeThe fragile, exposed waterworks below Emerald Fallshttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/08acalendarwhiteriverrim.jpg08aCalendarWhiteRiverRimAugust features lupine meadows on the slopes of White River Canyonhttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/11bcalendarmirrorlakewaterfowl.jpg11bCalendarMirrorLakeWaterfowlEcho Bay Comparison (1880s – 2015)2016-01-04T05:47:23+00:00monthlyhttps://wyeastblog.org/2015/12/27/a-new-vision-for-mirror-lake-part-3-of-3/https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/mirrorlakevision16.jpgMirrorLakeVision16Looking across the seldom-visited Wind Lakes Basin toward Mount Jeffersonhttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/mirrorlakevision23.jpgMirrorLakeVision23Mirror Lake in winterhttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/mirrorlakevision21.jpgMirrorLakeVision21Veda Lake and Veda Buttehttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/mirrorlakevision22.jpgMirrorLakeVision22Mount Hood from the Cool Creek Trailhttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/mirrorlakevision19.jpgMirrorLakeVision19The Salmon River-Still Creek Divide (with clouds filling the Still Creek valley)https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/mirrorlakevision18.jpgMirrorLakeVision18Beautiful Still Creekhttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/mirrorlakevision20.jpgMirrorLakeVision20Veda Lake and Mount Hoodhttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/mirrorlakevision15.jpgMirrorLakeVision15Wind Lake (Photo courtesy Cheryl Hill)https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/mirrorlakevision17.jpgMirrorLakeVision17https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/mirrorlakevision11.jpgMirrorLakeVision11Google Earth view of the familiar cliffs on Tom Dick and Harry Mountain that would provide a short viewpoint destination off the proposed Wind Creek Trail.2015-12-28T04:09:22+00:00monthlyhttps://wyeastblog.org/2015/11/30/a-new-vision-for-mirror-lake-part-2-of-3/https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/mirrorlake2-21.jpgMirrorLake2.21The resort village of Government Camp from above Mirror Lake.https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/mirrorlake2-18.jpgMirrorLake2.18Rill erosion like this is common where Highway 26 abuts Camp Creek, pouring road gravel and pollutants directly into a protected salmon and steelhead streamhttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/mirrorlake2-19.jpgMirrorLake2.19Highway runoff now pours sediment and pollutants directly into Camp Creek at the Mirror Lake trailhead.https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/mirrorlake2-20.jpgMirrorLake2.20Looking east along Camp Creek (on the right) and Highway 26 showing rill erosion directly from the road surface into the streamhttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/mirrorlake2-16.jpgMirrorLake2.16https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/mirrorlake2-15.jpgMirrorLake2.15https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/mirrorlake2-14.jpgMirrorLake2.14https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/mirrorlake2-13.jpgMirrorLake2.13https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/mirrorlake2-17.jpgMirrorLake2.17The Forest Service has done extensive soil stabilization work at Mirror Lake just to keep pace with heavy foot traffic.https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/mirrorlake2-12.jpgMirrorLake2.122015-12-18T04:18:34+00:00monthlyhttps://wyeastblog.org/2015/10/31/a-new-vision-for-mirror-lake-part-1-of-3/https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/mirrorlake10.jpgMirrorLake10Camp Creek suffers from its close, unprotected proximity to Highway 26 and the Mirror Lake Trail parking.https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/mirrorlake09.jpgMirrorLake09Yocum Falls as it once appeared from the original Mount Hood Loop Highwayhttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/mirrorlake08.jpgMirrorLake081930s map of the Mirror Lake Trail and surrounding areahttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/mirrorlake07.jpgMirrorLake071930s map of the original Mirror Lake Trailhttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/mirrorlake06.jpgMirrorLake06Mirror Lake in the late 1920shttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/mirrorlake05.jpgMirrorLake05Huckleberry pickers in the 1930s at the Little Zigzag River bridge, below Laurel Hillhttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/mirrorlake04.jpgMirrorLake041920s map showing the Sherar Burn extent in the Mirror Lake areahttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/mirrorlake03.jpgMirrorLake031920s map of the first paved alignment of the Mount Hood Loop Highway at Government Camphttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/mirrorlake02.jpgMirrorLake021920s-era map of Mount Hood and the Government Camp areahttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/mirrorlake01.jpgMirrorLake01Summer evening view of Mount Hood from Mirror Lake2015-11-15T20:16:41+00:00monthlyhttps://wyeastblog.org/2015/09/30/how-will-the-summer-of-2015-affect-our-fall-colors/https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/fallcolors09.jpgFallColors09The Latourell Falls loop trail still has some color in early Novemberhttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/fallcolors11.jpgFallColors11The author ankle-deep in maple leaves on the Butte Creek Trailhttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/fallcolors10.jpgFallColors10Bigleaf and vine maple put on a reliable show at Starvation Creek Falls in Octoberhttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/fallcolors08.jpgFallColors08Whole mountainsides around Lookout Mountain light up with western larch turning in mid-to-late Octoberhttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/fallcolors07.jpgFallColors07Brilliant vine maple along the Clackamas River Trailhttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/fallcolors06.jpgFallColors06Elk Cove in late September (in a typical year)https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/fallcolors05.jpgFallColors05The colors in this view of Umbrella Falls on Mount Hood are mostly huckleberry -- red when in full sun and yellow in shady stream areashttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/fallcolors04.jpgFallColors04Cool mountain nights and bright, sunny days set these vine maple ablaze on Mount Hood's Vista Ridgehttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/fallcolors03.jpgFallColors03Like vine maple, mountain ash fall colors range from light yellow to brilliant red, based on sun exposurehttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/fallcolors02.jpgFallColors02Vine maple colors range from pale yellow (in shade) to bright crimson (in full sun)2015-10-01T15:14:46+00:00monthlyhttps://wyeastblog.org/2015/08/19/the-other-mirror-lake/https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/othermirror13_moderntopothumb.jpgOtherMirror13_ModernTopoThumbModern topo maps of the Mirror Lake, Crown Point and the Rooster Rock State Park area.https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/othermirror12_1950scrownpointeast.jpgOtherMirror12_1950sCrownPointEast1950s view of the Young Creek lowlands east of Mirror Lake and the (then) new Highway 30.https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/othermirror11_1950scrownpointeast.jpgOtherMirror11_1950sCrownPointEastThe boat docks in the remnant of Echo Bay that still survives north of the highway, below Rooster Rock (the cliffs of Crown Point are in the background; photo Oregon State Pqrks).https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/othermirror10_1950sinterchange.jpgOtherMirror10_1950sInterchangeThe brand-new interchange and Rooster Rock State Park as it appeared in the late 1950s, adjacent to Mirror Lake.https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/othermirror09_1954modernhighway02.jpgOtherMirror09_1954ModernHighway02This 1954 map shows the (then new) modern highway and Mirror Lake of today, though the lake had not yet been named the Rooster Rock interchange and park developments had not been constructed.https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/othermirror08_1940s_newhighwayroute.jpgOtherMirror08_1940s_NewHighwayRoute1920s view from Chanticleer Point with the approximate route of the modern highway shown as the dashed orange line, along with other landmarks in the Gorge.https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/othermirror07_1920_historichighway.jpgOtherMirror07_1920_HistoricHighway1920s view east from Crown Point showing the wetlands and meadows of Young Creek that extended east from Echo Bay (the edge of the bay is in the lower left corner of this photo)https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/othermirror06_1920scrownpointarea.jpgOtherMirror06_1920sCrownPointArea 1920s view east from near Chanticleer Point showing Rooster Rock, the salmon cannery, original railroad, Echo Bay and Crown Point.https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/othermirror05_1910srooserrockcannery02.jpgOtherMirror05_1910sRooserRockCannery02Rooster Rock and salmon cannery in the early 1900s.https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/othermirror04b_1911historichighway.jpgOtherMirror04b_1911HistoricHighwayAnother early map view, this time from around 1900, showing the steep access road that connected the cannery at Rooster Rock to Chanticleer Point and the historic Columbia River Highway on the rim of the Gorge.2015-08-21T21:04:20+00:00monthlyhttps://wyeastblog.org/2015/07/31/cool-news-in-the-summer-heat/https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/news12palmerglacier.jpgNews12PalmerGlacierSki areas don’t just bring invisible pollution to the Salmon River -- here, a broken boundary pole and ski trash litter the Salmon River headwaters.https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/news11palmerglacier.jpgNews11PalmerGlacierHow salty is this runoff from the Palmer Glacier? Enough for the Timberline Resort to be on the defensive, apparently.https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/news10palmerglacier.jpgNews10PalmerGlacierThe source of the Salmon River at the terminus of the Palmer Glacierhttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/news09palmerglacier.jpgNews09PalmerGlacierLike tractors on a corn field, snowcats plow (and salt) the Palmer Glacier for summer skiershttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/news08palmerglacier.jpgNews08PalmerGlacierThe Palmer Glacier won't miss those snowcats, skiers or tons of salt this August!https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/news06palmerglacier.jpgNews06PalmerGlacierYup, still the Palmer Glacier…https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/news05palmerglacier.jpgNews05PalmerGlacierThe author with Senator Chuck Thomsen at Warren Creekhttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/news04palmerglacier.jpgNews04PalmerGlacierWarren Creek canyon (and falls) from across the Columbiahttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/news03palmerglacier.jpgNews03PalmerGlacierMap of proposed trail network at Punchbowl Parkhttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/news02palmerglacier.jpgNews02PalmerGlacierKayakers at the Hood River Confluence at Punchbowl Park (photo by Peter Marbach)2015-08-03T18:08:51+00:00monthlyhttps://wyeastblog.org/2015/05/30/zack-franks-undiscovered-america/https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/zackfrank10.jpgZackFrank10Mockup of Zack's forthcoming book about his journeyhttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/zackfrank09.jpgZackFrank09Wy'East makes an appearance at Punchbowl Fallshttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/zackfrank08.jpgZackFrank08Selective thinning at the Punchbowl Park sitehttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/zackfrank07.jpgZackFrank07Tribal fishermen at Punchbowl Fallshttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/zackfrank06.jpgZackFrank06Tribal fishing at Punchbowl Fallshttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/zackfrank05.jpgZackFrank05The author meeting with Zack at Punchbowl Fallshttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/zackfrank04.jpgZackFrank04Stage 2 of Zack's tour begins in the Pacific Northwest and travels across the northern stateshttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/zackfrank03.jpgZackFrank03Stage 1 of Zack's journey focused on the southern part of the country https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/zackfrank02.jpgZackFrank02The film crew: Emily Wahl, Eric Macey and Christopher Alleyhttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/zackfrank01.jpgZackFrank01The intrepid Zack Frank visits Mount Hood country2015-06-03T03:07:20+00:00monthlyhttps://wyeastblog.org/2015/04/30/an-overdue-warren-falls-update-and-a-bombshell/https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/warrenfallsupdate11.jpgWarrenFallsUpdate11There's still time to realize this vision… but not much.https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/warrenfallsupdate10.jpgWarrenFallsUpdate10No fooling, ODOT has $2 million annually in a "contingency" fund for exactly the kind of work that restoring Warren Falls would entail -- and just allocated another half-million dollars to cover additional costs for the state trail project in the Warren Creek area.https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/warrenfallsupdate09.jpgWarrenFallsUpdate09An unusual view of Warren Creek topping its weir and overflowing into its natural falls (visible behind the trees)https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/warrenfallsupdate08.jpgWarrenFallsUpdate08OFG's Vince Patton and Michael Bendixen looking for the illusive Warren Falls in the winter of 2012https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/warrenfallsupdate07.jpgWarrenFallsUpdate07https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/warrenfallsupdate06.jpgWarrenFallsUpdate06Gorge Friends hike at Warren Creek in Aprilhttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/warrenfallsupdate05.jpgWarrenFallsUpdate05The steel beams that make up the weir are also coming loose from their foundation as the concrete diversion dam deteriorates with timehttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/warrenfallsupdate04.jpgWarrenFallsUpdate04Over its 76-year life the enormous weir has become twisted and clogged with debris, causing more overflows each yearhttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/warrenfallsupdate03.jpgWarrenFallsUpdate03…and in this photo, where the overflow stream continued down the ancient creekbedhttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/warrenfallsupdate02.jpgWarrenFallsUpdate02The flood path from the briefly reborn falls cleared leaf debris as shown by the arrows in this photo…2015-05-02T00:44:33+00:00monthlyhttps://wyeastblog.org/2015/03/25/punchbowl-park-update/https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/punchbowlupdate05.jpgPunchbowlUpdate05Punchbowl Falls in 1942, before construction of the fish ladder (in 1959)https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/punchbowlupdate04.jpgPunchbowlUpdate04Fishing platform at Punchbowl Falls (courtesy Heather Staten)https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/punchbowlupdate03.jpgPunchbowlUpdate03Trail concept proposed as part of the Punchbowl Park planhttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/punchbowlupdate02.jpgPunchbowlUpdate02Heather Staten (holding notebook) on one of her many community tours of the proposed Punchbowl Parkhttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/punchbowlupdate01.jpgPunchbowlUpdate012015-03-26T06:00:16+00:00monthlyhttps://wyeastblog.org/2015/02/16/good-news-from-the-hood-river-rd/2015-02-20T03:58:05+00:00monthlyhttps://wyeastblog.org/2015/01/31/finally-a-chance-to-save-punchbowl-falls/https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/punchbowl15.jpgPunchBowl15The dizzying view into Punchbowl Gorge from the bridgehttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/punchbowl14.jpgPunchBowl14The confluence of the East and West Forkshttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/punchbowl13.jpgPunchBowl13One of the buildings in the 1920 fish hatchery complex on Dead Point Creekhttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/punchbowl12.jpgPunchBowl12Dead Point Fallshttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/punchbowl11.jpgPunchBowl11Dead Point Fallshttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/punchbowl10.jpgPunchBowl10Downstream view from above the Punchbowl to Dead Point Fallshttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/punchbowl09b.jpgPunchBowl09b….and the upstream viewhttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/punchbowl09a.jpgPunchBowl09aDownstream view of the fish ladder…https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/punchbowl09.jpgPunchBowl09That last step to the fish ladder is a doozy..!https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/punchbowl08.jpgPunchBowl08A rickety staircase descends the west wall of the canyon to the fish ladder2015-03-12T18:24:29+00:00monthlyhttps://wyeastblog.org/2014/12/30/2015-calendar-and-looking-back-on-2014/https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/2015calendar13b.jpg2015Calendar13bTaking in the fall colors at Butte Creekhttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/2015calendar13a.jpg2015Calendar13aYours truly taking in the first big snowfall on Mount Hood in early Novemberhttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/2015calendar12a.jpg2015Calendar12aJamie and his rugged boys hitting the trail at McCord Creekhttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/2015calendar12.jpg2015Calendar12December features a wide pano of Elowah Falls on McCord Creekhttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/2015calendar11b.jpg2015Calendar11bA rip-roaring Oneonta Creek after the first big autumn stormshttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/2015calendar11a.jpg2015Calendar11aYou would hate baseball caps, too, if you had a basketball-sized head like mine…https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/2015calendar11.jpg2015Calendar11November features a swollen Triple Falls on Oneonta Creekhttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/2015calendar10a.jpg2015Calendar10aTom, Jamie & Jeff enjoying a little slice of paradise at Elk Covehttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/2015calendar10.jpg2015Calendar10October features beautiful Elk Cove in autumnhttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/2015calendar09a.jpg2015Calendar09aThe view north to Owl Point and the Washington Cascades from WyEast Basin2014-12-31T16:02:16+00:00monthlyhttps://wyeastblog.org/2013/09/29/sandy-glacier-caves-realm-of-the-snow-dragon/https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/sandyglaciercaves18.jpgSandyGlacierCaves18Author with Brent McGregor on October 4https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/sandyglaciercaves031.jpgSandyGlacierCaves03Topographic map of Mount Hood's west flank and the Sandy Glacierhttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/sandyglaciercaves071.jpgSandyGlacierCaves07Sandy Glacier in 2012https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/sandyglaciercaves061.jpgSandyGlacierCaves06Sandy Glacier in 2003https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/sandyglaciercaves051.jpgSandyGlacierCaves05A closer view of the Cerberus Moulin in the Sandy Glacierhttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/sandyglaciercaves041.jpgSandyGlacierCaves04The Cerberus Moulin is located along the lower, receding edge of the Sandy Glacierhttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/sandyglaciercaves17.jpgSandyGlacierCaves17By late 2012, the Federal Highway Administration had built a new, much larger bridge over the White River designed to survive future debris flowshttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/sandyglaciercaves16.jpgSandyGlacierCaves16During the 2006 debris flows, the old White River Bridge was completely inundated, leaving an eight-foot layer of boulders on the bridgehttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/sandyglaciercaves15.jpgSandyGlacierCaves15The November 2006 debris flows in the White River canyon buried Highway 35 in bouldershttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/sandyglaciercaves14.jpgSandyGlacierCaves14This wider view shows the rebuilt section of Lolo Pass Road that was briefly a channel of the Sandy River during the January 2011 flood2014-12-20T03:25:40+00:00monthlyhttps://wyeastblog.org/2014/11/29/rediscovering-mccord-creek/https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/mccordcreekhike22.jpgMcCordCreekHike22Elowah Falls from a viewpoint along the old trail sectionhttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/mccordcreekhike21.jpgMcCordCreekHike21This pretty section of the original CCC trail is now bypassed, but fun to explorehttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/mccordcreekhike20.jpgMcCordCreekHike20Lovely Upper McCord Creek Fallshttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/mccordcreekhike19.jpgMcCordCreekHike19Sweeping cliff-top views stretch across the Columbia to Aldrich and Table Mountains -- and the very top of Mount Adams, in the distancehttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/mccordcreekhike18.jpgMcCordCreekHike18Traces of the old waterworks are still visible on the upper trailhttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/mccordcreekhike17.jpgMcCordCreekHike17The catwalk section has reassuring railing atop the 300-foot cliffshttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/mccordcreekhike16.jpgMcCordCreekHike16Myron Kelly's sturdy penstock pipes still survive along the upper trailhttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/mccordcreekhike15.jpgMcCordCreekHike15Legacy of the CCC - rustic stone retaining walls like these are found throughout the hikehttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/mccordcreekhike14.jpgMcCordCreekHike14The first of several confusing signs along the trail…https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/mccordcreekhike13.jpgMcCordCreekHike13McCord Creek Trail map2014-12-02T06:33:00+00:00monthlyhttps://wyeastblog.org/2014/09/29/a-tale-of-two-ranger-stations-part-two/https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/guardstations30.jpgGuardStations30Today, the main structural risk to the building is where several holes have formed in the roof around the chimney. The tarps visible in this photo were placed by the National Historic Register survey crew in 2008 to help stabilize the building.https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/guardstations29.jpgGuardStations29This magnificent fireplace stands at the center of the guard station; the room in the background is a built-in shower, lined with galvanized steel.https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/guardstations28.jpgGuardStations28Original brass window hardware was still present in 2008, but has since been stripped from by building by vandalshttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/guardstations27.jpgGuardStations27These original windows on the guard station were intact as recently as 2008https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/guardstations26.jpgGuardStations26The Upper Sandy Guard Station sits on a flat bench above the Sandy River, just off the modern alignment of the Pacific Crest Trail.https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/guardstations25.jpgGuardStations25The historic Green Mountain Lookout near Glacier Peak, saved from the federal courts in 2014 by an Act of Congresshttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/guardstations24.jpgGuardStations24Ramona Falls is among the most visited wilderness destinations in the country and could use a better ranger presence - why not use the Upper Sandy Guard Station as a base?https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/guardstations23.jpgGuardStations23The stone Cooper Spur shelter along the Timberline Trail is among the historic gems that depend on a better interpretation of the Wilderness Act to survive for future generationshttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/guardstations22.jpgGuardStations22This massive new bridge over modest Ramona Creek was built in 2012 inside the Mount Hood Wilderness, less than a mile from the Upper Sandy Guard Station.https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/guardstations21.jpgGuardStations21The Devils Peak lookout has apparently found favor with the Forest Service, despite its location inside the Salmon-Huckleberry Wilderness 2014-10-11T18:18:43+00:00monthlyhttps://wyeastblog.org/2014/08/30/a-tale-of-two-ranger-stations-part-one/https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/guardstations11.jpgGuardStations11Tacky, tacky -- hopefully, the Zigzag Ranger District will give the new facility the quality informational and interpretive displays it deserveshttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/guardstations10.jpgGuardStations10Nothing like the sight of a trashcan to say "welcome to Mount Hood!"https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/guardstations09.jpgGuardStations09New restrooms at the Zigzag Ranger Station and Visitor Centerhttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/guardstations08.jpgGuardStations08Wheelchair parking is provided close to the gazebo with ramps to both the restroom and visitor centerhttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/guardstations07.jpgGuardStations07The new Zigzag Visitors Center is fronted with a small plaza and information gazebohttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/guardstations06.jpgGuardStations06Visitor Center at the new Zigzag Ranger Stationhttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/guardstations05.jpgGuardStations05The grand Detroit Lake Ranger Station and visitors centerhttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/guardstations04.jpgGuardStations04The original Zigzag Ranger Station was built by the CCC in 1935https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/guardstations03.jpgGuardStations03This small building served as the Zigzag Ranger Station until 2013https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/guardstations02.jpgGuardStations02The "new" (1990s) Mount Hood headquarters hides in an industrial park on the outskirts of Sandy.2014-08-31T06:00:14+00:00monthlyhttps://wyeastblog.org/2014/07/31/the-other-shellrock-mountain/https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/shellrockmountain16.jpgShellrockMountain16Early stages of the 2008 Gnarl Fire from near Shellrock Mountainhttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/shellrockmountain15.jpgShellrockMountain15The open summit ridge of Shellrock Mountainhttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/shellrockmountain14.jpgShellrockMountain14Mount Hood fills the horizon from the top of Shellrock Mountainhttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/shellrockmountain13.jpgShellrockMountain13A brave bushwhacker heads for Shellrock’s summithttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/shellrockmountain12.jpgShellrockMountain12Nope, this sign doesn’t lead to Shellrock Mountain… yet…https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/shellrockmountain11.jpgShellrockMountain11Shellrock Mountain and Mt. Hood from the Surveyors Ridge Trailhttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/shellrockmountain10.jpgShellrockMountain10https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/shellrockmountain09.jpgShellrockMountain09https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/shellrockmountain08.jpgShellrockMountain08https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/shellrockmountain07.jpgShellrockMountain07Badlands Basin: “The Iguana”2014-08-11T05:24:11+00:00monthlyhttps://wyeastblog.org/2014/06/30/u-s-26-construction-begins/https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/us26construction06.jpgUS26Construction06ODOT's excellent I-84 Strategy is a perfect blueprint for a new U.S. 26 vision on Mount Hood https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/us26construction05.jpgUS26Construction05The "improved" highway will allow fewer visitors to take in this mind-boggling view of the "chute" used by Oregon Trail pioneers to descend Laurel Hill https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/us26construction04.jpgUS26Construction04The Laurel Hill Chute historic site will be a lot harder to reach for westbound touristshttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/us26construction03.jpgUS26Construction03This slope across from the Mirror Lake trailhead will be blasted away to allow for road wideninghttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/us26construction02.jpgUS26Construction02The big road cut in the center of this Google Earth view will get even bigger with the latest ODOT projecthttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/us26construction01.jpgUS26Construction01Vestige of better days: ferns and most are gradually erasing the long-abandoned original loop highway on Laurel Hill2014-07-14T04:39:58+00:00monthlyhttps://wyeastblog.org/2008/11/19/hello-world/2014-06-07T18:24:55+00:00monthlyhttps://wyeastblog.org/2014/05/06/heirs-to-george-shepperds-legacy/https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/18shepperdmemorial1.jpg18ShepperdMemorialhttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/17shepperdhistorymarker.jpg17ShepperdHistoryMarkerAn interpretive sign like this could tell the story of Shepperd's Dellhttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/16sheppardsdellplaque.jpg16SheppardsDellPlaqueShepperd's Dell bridge and the modest memorial plaquehttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/15sheppardsdellcascade.jpg15SheppardsDellCascadeSmall cascades in Shepperd's Dellhttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/14shepperd1942georgeemma.jpg14Shepperd1942GeorgeEmmaGeorge G. and Emma Shepperd at the Shepperd farm in 1942 (Photo courtesy Rosemary Guttridge)https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/13shepperd1940sfarmmilking.jpg13Shepperd1940sFarmMilkingGeorge G. Shepperd and a couple of young helpers on the Shepperd Farm in the 1940s (Photo courtesy Rosemary Guttridge)https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/12shepperd1940sfarmcows.jpg12Shepperd1940sFarmCowsThe Shepperd farm in the 1940s when George G. and Emma Shepperd were raising dairy cattle there (Photo courtesy Rosemary Guttridge)https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/11shepperd1898farmtrees.jpg11Shepperd1898FarmTreesGeorge Shepperd's farmhouse some years after the first photo was taken, perhaps in the early 1900s (Photo courtesy Rosemary Guttridge)https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/10shepperd1902georgeg.jpg10Shepperd1902GeorgeGGeorge G. Shepperd, third son of George Shepperd and Rosemary Guttridge's grandfather at the age of 20 in 1902 (Photo courtesy Rosemary Guttridge)https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/09shepperd1895familyannotated.jpg09Shepperd1895FamilyAnnotatedAnnotated George Shepperd family photo, circa 18952014-06-15T04:51:12+00:00monthlyhttps://wyeastblog.org/2014/03/16/the-farmer-and-his-dell/https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/shepperdsdell23.jpgShepperdsDell23The stairs leading into Shepperd's Dell from the bridge as they appeared in the 1940s - the signpost no longer exists, though the rest of the scene is largely unchanged.https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/shepperdsdell22.jpgShepperdsDell22https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/shepperdsdell21.jpgShepperdsDell21This unusual hand-colored photo from the 1920s is from the Bishops Cap, looking west toward the bridge at Shepperd's Dell. Though the trees have grown, much of the rest of this scene is preserved today.https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/shepperdsdell20.jpgShepperdsDell20Shepperd's Dell lights up with fall colors each autumn.https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/shepperdsdell19.jpgShepperdsDell19The bridge at Shepperd's Dell in the 1940s, complete with a white highway sign from that era.https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/shepperdsdell18.jpgShepperdsDell18George Shepperd Jr. in an early 1940s news account, on the right.https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/shepperdsdell17.jpgShepperdsDell17George Shepperd's modest grave marker at Riverview Cemetery.https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/shepperdsdell16.jpgShepperdsDell16This home on NE Stanton Street in Portland is where George Shepperd lived out the final years of his life.https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/shepperdsdell15.jpgShepperdsDell15This is the only known photo of George Shepperd. It appeared in the Oregon Journal in 1915.https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/shepperdsdell14.jpgShepperdsDell14Close-up view of the vehicle carrying Sam Lancaster as he passed Shepperd's Dell during the grand opening of the Columbia River Highway in June 1916.2014-05-07T03:28:48+00:00monthlyhttps://wyeastblog.org/2008/12/16/boundary-clear-cut-part-two/https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2008/12/vistaridgeblowdown031.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAThese trees along the Vista Ridge Trail are victims of the Boundary clear cut, having been exposed to high winds by the removal of adjacent forests.2014-05-06T23:41:04+00:00monthlyhttps://wyeastblog.org/2013/04/07/ticks-ticks-10-common-myths/https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/ticks17.jpgTicks17https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/ticks16.jpgTicks16Advantix has the same premethrin ingredient as Frontline Plus, but is easier to administer with well-designed tubes that keep the product off your handshttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/ticks15.jpgTicks15Frontline Plus comes in doses adjusted for the weight of your dog, and is applied from a hard-to-open, somewhat awkward-to-use dropper that can spill onto your handshttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/ticks14.jpgTicks14The excellent Pro-Tick Remedy system makes pulling ticks a breeze!https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/ticks13.jpgTicks13https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/ticks12.jpgTicks12DEET (left) is easier to use but Permethrin (right) is more effective for tickshttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/ticks11.jpgTicks11Sure, it looks funny! But it’s a proven practice for tick preventionhttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/ticks10.jpgTicks10Black-Legged tick (left) compared to common Wood tick (right)https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/ticks09.jpgTicks09The classic Lyme disease bullseye (Wikimedia)https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/ticks08.jpgTicks08Oh, the injustice! The sleepy villages of Lyme and Old Lyme, Connecticut have the unfortunate distinction of having a tick-borne disease named for them..!2014-05-19T16:28:50+00:00monthlyhttps://wyeastblog.org/2009/09/30/off-highway-vehicles/2014-05-02T05:03:00+00:00monthlyhttps://wyeastblog.org/2014/04/27/gorge-plan-hits-crucial-stretch/https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/10gorgeplanmeeting.jpg10GorgePlanMeetingJanuary Gorge Parks Plan meeting in Cascade Lockshttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/09gorgeplanmitchellpoint.jpg09GorgePlanMitchellPointProposed Mitchell Point Loophttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/08gorgeplanvientobluffs.jpg08GorgePlanVientoBluffsProposed Viento Bluffs Trailhttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/07gorgeplanainsworth.jpg07GorgePlanAinsworthProposed Ainsworth Gap Trailhttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/06gorgeplanbridalveil.jpg06GorgePlanBridalVeilProposed Bridal Veil to Angels Rest Trailhttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/05gorgeplanchanticleerhistoric.jpg05GorgePlanChanticleerHistoricChanticleer Inn circa 1920https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/05gorgeplanchanticleer.jpg05GorgePlanChanticleerProposed Women's Forum (Chanticleer) Trailhttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/04gorgeplanlegend.jpg04GorgePlanLegendhttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/03gorgeplanpackages.jpg03GorgePlanPackagesSample major project page from the draft Gorge Parks Planhttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/02gorgeplantrailsschematic.png02GorgePlanTrailsSchematicSample schematic from the draft Gorge Parks Plan2014-04-28T05:56:10+00:00monthlyhttps://wyeastblog.org/2010/05/25/stop-salting-the-palmer-glacier/2014-04-27T14:22:25+00:00monthlyhttps://wyeastblog.org/2010/08/15/it%e2%80%99s-just-another-12-6-acres/2014-04-27T14:21:24+00:00monthlyhttps://wyeastblog.org/2014/03/27/breakfast-with-paul-gerald/https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/paulgerald02.jpgPaulGerald02Paul exploring the PCT in the Mount Jefferson Wildernesshttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/paulgerald01.jpgPaulGerald012014-04-01T16:31:39+00:00monthlyhttps://wyeastblog.org/2014/02/19/ski-traffic-the-loop-highway-part-2/https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/mhmtransplanpart2_14.jpgMHMTransPlanPart2_14The Mirror Lake trailhead could see big changes under the proposed MHMTP planhttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/mhmtransplanpart2_13.jpgMHMTransPlanPart2_13ODOT owes the rural communities (like Rhododendron, above) along the loop highway retrofits to undo the damage from the "widening for safety"https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/mhmtransplanpart2_12.jpgMHMTransPlanPart2_12For too long, a very limited supply of shuttles and private ski buses at the Mount Hood resorts have been the sole transit option along the loop highwayhttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/mhmtransplanpart2_11.jpgMHMTransPlanPart2_11"Widening for bicycle lanes" sounds easy, but the devil is in the details when the road travels through public forest landshttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/mhmtransplanpart2_10.jpgMHMTransPlanPart2_10Rumble strips are very effective at keeping distracted drivers out of bike lanes, but bikes also need enough lane space to keep away from the rumble striphttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/mhmtransplanpart2_09.jpgMHMTransPlanPart2_09Not in the plan: pricing incentives for parking and lift tickets at the big three resorts to spread demand from weekend peakshttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/mhmtransplanpart2_08.jpgMHMTransPlanPart2_08A decade of futile "widening for safety" projects in the Highway 26 corridor has mostly resulted in dividing local communities and increasing highway runoff, with little traffic benefithttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/mhmtransplanpart2_07.jpgMHMTransPlanPart2_07The Mount Hood Skiway was an early 1950s experiment to lessen parking pressure on Timberline Lodge - it failed, but may have been ahead of its time!https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/mhmtransplanpart2_06.jpgMHMTransPlanPart2_06Just a few hundred yards downstream from the scene in the previous photo, Camp Creek spills over beautiful Yocum Falls, a seldom-visited spot bypassed by the modern highway. The pool below the falls is sullied with plastic cups, sport drink bottles and tires that have found their way into the stream from the highwayhttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/mhmtransplanpart2_05.jpgMHMTransPlanPart2_05Camp Creek takes the brunt of trash and pollution from US 26. This scene is the unimproved roadside trailhead at Mirror Lake, where a chemical toilet (and associated trash) sits precariously above a steep bank dropping directly into the stream2014-02-25T18:34:56+00:00monthlyhttps://wyeastblog.org/2014/02/09/ski-traffic-the-loop-highway-part-1/https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/mhmtransplanpart1_09.jpgMHMTransPlanPart1_09The author (center, at the tender age of 11) on a memorable 1973 ski vacation near Innsbruck, Austria with my familyhttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/mhmtransplanpart1_08.jpgMHMTransPlanPart1_08Skiers were already overflowing the Timberline parking lot in 1939, just two years after the lodge openedhttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/mhmtransplanpart1_07.jpgMHMTransPlanPart1_07This chart shows high-stakes future for skiing in the U.S., with the optimistic NSAAs growth strategy in blue and grim reality of current trends in participation in red (Source: NSAA)https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/mhmtransplanpart1_06.jpgMHMTransPlanPart1_06This chart shows the relatively flat trend in total U.S. ski visits from 2002 to 2012, and an abrupt dip in 2011-12 reflecting the fourth warmest winter since 1896 (Source: NSAA)https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/mhmtransplanpart1_05.jpgMHMTransPlanPart1_05Beautiful Umbrella Falls was barely spared by the original Meadows parking lot (just a few yards beyond the trees at the top of the falls), though it still carries the burden of being in a ski area: trash and blown gravel fill the stream after the snow meltshttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/mhmtransplanpart1_04.jpgMHMTransPlanPart1_04The Meadows for-profit Nordic trail system has struggled to compete with the nearby Teacup Lake Nordic Club's larger and more affordable systemhttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/mhmtransplanpart1_03.jpgMHMTransPlanPart1_03The humble Meadows Nordic Center is overshadowed by the very popular Teacup Lake Nordic Club facilities located across the highwayhttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/mhmtransplanpart1_02.jpgMHMTransPlanPart1_02Meadows parking lots are mostly empty outside of a few weekend peaks from December through February. This photo was taken on a sunny Saturday in March, 2009 at the huge Hood River Meadows lot. The tiny structure on the right is the Nordic Ski Center, for scale. Only about a third of the sprawling lot can be seen in this photohttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/mhmtransplanpart1_01.jpgMHMTransPlanPart1_01Mount Hood Meadows is seeking yet another overflow parking lot for the resort, its fourth, bringing the resort capacity over 3,500 vehicles2014-04-07T22:12:59+00:00monthlyhttps://wyeastblog.org/2014/01/31/proposal-mitchell-point-loop-trails/https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/mitchellpointtrails22.jpgMitchellPointTrails22Sweeping river vistas from the summit leg of the Mitchell Point trailhttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/mitchellpointtrails21.jpgMitchellPointTrails21The east loop would join the Mitchell Point trail at this point along the summit ridgehttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/mitchellpointtrails20.jpgMitchellPointTrails20Mitchell Point looms above in this view from Mitchell Spurhttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/mitchellpointtrails19.jpgMitchellPointTrails19Mitchell Spur (left) is the lower rampart of Mitchell Point (right) in this highway viewhttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/mitchellpointtrails18.jpgMitchellPointTrails18https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/mitchellpointtrails17.jpgMitchellPointTrails17Oak galls are formed by wasp larvae, and are common on Oregon white oak leaveshttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/mitchellpointtrails16.jpgMitchellPointTrails16Oregon white oak in the Gorge often grow in picturesque, stunted groves on the harshest of siteshttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/mitchellpointtrails15.jpgMitchellPointTrails15https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/mitchellpointtrails14.jpgMitchellPointTrails14A surviving segment of the old highway serves as the start of the Wygant Trail, though existing signage is obscurehttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/mitchellpointtrails13.jpgMitchellPointTrails13The formal Mitchell Point Trail is even more obscure, but this is an easily corrected oversight in the OPRD restoration project2014-04-24T03:13:03+00:00monthlyhttps://wyeastblog.org/2013/12/15/stone-walls-of-the-columbia-river-highway/https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/gorgestonewalls25.jpgGorgeStoneWalls25Stonemasons on the recently completed Eagle Creek Bridge in 1915https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/gorgestonewalls24.jpgGorgeStoneWalls24Recently completed stonework and traditional wood guardrails at the refurbished Mitchell Point Overlookhttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/gorgestonewalls23.jpgGorgeStoneWalls23https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/gorgestonewalls22.jpgGorgeStoneWalls22https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/gorgestonewalls21.jpgGorgeStoneWalls21https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/gorgestonewalls20.jpgGorgeStoneWalls20https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/gorgestonewalls19.jpgGorgeStoneWalls19https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/gorgestonewalls18.jpgGorgeStoneWalls18https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/gorgestonewalls17.jpgGorgeStoneWalls17Italian stonemasons likely built the cobble ovens that survive near Warren Creekhttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/gorgestonewalls16.jpgGorgeStoneWalls162014-02-01T18:36:35+00:00monthlyhttps://wyeastblog.org/2013/11/29/2014-mount-hood-national-park-calendar/https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/2014calendar29.jpg2014Calendar29The author: "I can see clearly now (the brush is gone)!"https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/2014calendar28.jpg2014Calendar28The task at hand: trim overgrown brush and maple limbshttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/2014calendar27.jpg2014Calendar27Chris Alley was one half of the TKO crew, and the only hiker with a 16-foot pole pruner on the Eagle Creek Trail that day!https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/2014calendar26.jpg2014Calendar26Metlako Falls (from the wrong side of the fence)https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/2014calendar25.jpg2014Calendar25Cloud Cap Road in 2010: salvage logging slash lines the road two years after the Gnarl Fire swept through in August 2008https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/2014calendar24.jpg2014Calendar24December: The East Fork Hood River in winterhttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/2014calendar23.jpg2014Calendar23Our rough September weather in 2013 was devastating to autumn foliagehttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/2014calendar22.jpg2014Calendar22November: Tanner Creek as it would normally appear in early Novemberhttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/2014calendar21.jpg2014Calendar21October: The upper Hood River Valley from a lesser-known viewpoint on Middle Mountainhttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/2014calendar20.jpg2014Calendar202013-12-29T05:43:58+00:00monthlyhttps://wyeastblog.org/2013/11/24/five-years/https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/fiveyears08.jpgFiveYears08https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/fiveyears07.jpgFiveYears07https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/fiveyears06.jpgFiveYears06https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/fiveyears05.jpgFiveYears05https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/fiveyears04.jpgFiveYears04https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/fiveyears03.jpgFiveYears03https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/fiveyears02.jpgFiveYears02https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/fiveyears01.jpgFiveYears012013-11-28T03:57:22+00:00monthlyhttps://wyeastblog.org/2010/12/10/farewell-to-an-old-friend/https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/ainsworthareafeaturesjpg.jpgAinsworthAreaFeaturesjpghttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/dodsonbarn021.jpgDodsonBarn02https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/dodsonbarn07.jpgDodsonBarn07Dodson barn salvage in December 20072013-11-25T03:53:10+00:00monthlyhttps://wyeastblog.org/2013/11/02/restoring-the-sahalie-falls-bridge/https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/sahaliefallsbridge28.jpgSahalieFallsBridge28https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/sahaliefallsbridge27.jpgSahalieFallsBridge27The original USGS survey marker at the east end of the bridge has been uncovered from years of debrishttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/sahaliefallsbridge26.jpgSahalieFallsBridge26View of Sahalie Falls from the historic loop highway bridgehttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/sahaliefallsbridge25.jpgSahalieFallsBridge25View down the East Fork to Highway 35 from the historic Sahalie Falls Bridgehttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/sahaliefallsbridge24.jpgSahalieFallsBridge24Lower Sahalie Fallshttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/sahaliefallsbridge23.jpgSahalieFallsBridge23The pullout on Highway 35 at Sahalie Falls is wide enough to easily allow for roadside parking and a new trailheadhttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/sahaliefallsbridge22.jpgSahalieFallsBridge22Sahalie Falls trail proposalshttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/sahaliefallsbridge21.jpgSahalieFallsBridge21Crews saved this piece of the old fountain footing -- perhaps to be repurposed as a bench?https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/sahaliefallsbridge20.jpgSahalieFallsBridge20This view shows the new concrete footing in place on downslope side of the old fountainhttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/sahaliefallsbridge19.jpgSahalieFallsBridge19The three historic Mount Hood Loop fountains, compared2014-03-31T03:32:31+00:00monthlyhttps://wyeastblog.org/2013/09/22/proposal-viento-bluff-trails/https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/vientobluff21.jpgVientoBluff21Historic retaining wall at Viento from the CCC erahttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/vientobluff20.jpgVientoBluff20The HCRH State Trail already has a major trailhead at Vientohttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/vientobluff19.jpgVientoBluff19Upper Viento Campground restroom is within a few yards of the trailheadhttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/vientobluff18.jpgVientoBluff18Seldom-seen rubber boa spotted along Viento Creekhttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/vientobluff17.jpgVientoBluff17This service road would form the east leg of the West Bluff trail loophttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/vientobluff16.jpgVientoBluff16West Bluff from the Viento interchangehttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/vientobluff15.jpgVientoBluff15USGS marker on the summit of the East Bluffhttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/vientobluff14.jpgVientoBluff14The view west toward Dog Mountain and Stevenson from the East Bluffhttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/vientobluff13.jpgVientoBluff13Mitchell Point and White Salmon in the distance from the East Bluffhttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/vientobluff12.jpgVientoBluff12The East Bluff as seen from Viento Bluff2013-12-04T05:14:33+00:00monthlyhttps://wyeastblog.org/2013/08/31/angels-rest-loop-one-way-trip-to-heaven/https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/angelsrestloop21.jpgAngelsRestLoop21Angels Rest was one of the scenic highlights along this 1938 Auto Club guide to the Historic Columbia River Highway.https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/angelsrestloop20.jpgAngelsRestLoop20Even on the grayest of winter weekends, cars spill far beyond the overflow parking area at Angels Rest, lining the shoulders of the Historic Highwayhttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/angelsrestloop19.jpgAngelsRestLoop19This 1911 map shows an upper trail to Angels Rest from the long-vanished mill town of Palmer, long before the Depression-era trail we know today was constructedhttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/angelsrestloop18.jpgAngelsRestLoop18The new trail would have views like this of the Columbia River Gorgehttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/angelsrestloop17.jpgAngelsRestLoop17The proposed loop trail would traverse below these cliffs on the north side of Angels Resthttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/angelsrestloop16.jpgAngelsRestLoop16The new trail would take hikers past the base of beautiful Coopey Falls, located on public land, but currently only reachable by crossing private propertyhttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/angelsrestloop15.jpgAngelsRestLoop15Upper Coopey Falls would be a highlight of a connector between the new and existing trailshttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/angelsrestloop14.jpgAngelsRestLoop14https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/angelsrestloop13.jpgAngelsRestLoop13Winter view into the Gorge from Angels Resthttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/angelsrestloop12.jpgAngelsRestLoop122014-02-01T18:35:44+00:00monthlyhttps://wyeastblog.org/2013/08/02/mount-hoods-ancient-whitebarks/https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/whitebark20.jpgWhitebark20The view east from the summit of Lookout Mountainhttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/whitebark19.jpgWhitebark19Mount Hood from the west summit of Lookout Mountainhttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/whitebark18.jpgWhitebark18Red cinders frame Mount Hood from the east leg of the Lookout Mountain loophttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/whitebark17.jpgWhitebark17https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/whitebark16.jpgWhitebark16After centuries of growth, this dying cluster of limbs on the north trunk of the patriarch Whitebark marks the last sign of life on this trunk of the old tree, a startling reminder of how quickly our Whitebark pine forests are fadinghttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/whitebark15.jpgWhitebark15This view shows the north trunk of the Patriarch tree, thriving as recently as 2002, but now reduced to a thicket of dead shootshttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/whitebark14.jpgWhitebark14Yellowing needles on the remaining (east) living trunk of the patriarch Whitebark spell trouble for this old treehttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/whitebark13.jpgWhitebark13The bleached bones where the patriarch tree has died back can survive for decades in the arid alpine climate of Lookout Mountainhttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/whitebark12.jpgWhitebark12A rusty remnant from the days when a lookout tower stood on the mountain hangs on one of the living limbs of the patriarch Whitebark pinehttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/whitebark11.jpgWhitebark11At its center, the patriarch Whitebark sprawls like an octopus, with five major trunks, each more than a foot in diameter2013-08-04T20:39:33+00:00monthlyhttps://wyeastblog.org/2009/07/30/where-the-heck-is-tamarack-rock/2013-07-07T19:38:27+00:00monthlyhttps://wyeastblog.org/2011/07/06/gorge-aspen-colony/https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/gorgeaspen11.jpgGorgeAspen11The western-most Quaking Aspen grove?https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/gorgeaspen10.jpgGorgeAspen10Aspen can’t compete for long with Bigleaf Maple (seen in background) and other large specieshttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/gorgeaspen09.jpgGorgeAspen09Entire Aspen groves dying in New Mexico (USFS)https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/gorgeaspen08.jpgGorgeAspen08Older Aspens dying off in Southern Colorado (USFS)https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/gorgeaspen07.jpgGorgeAspen07Young Aspen clones emerging at the edge of the grovehttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/gorgeaspen06.jpgGorgeAspen06Moss on Aspen trees: a uniquely Oregon thing?https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/gorgeaspen05.jpgGorgeAspen05Quaking Aspen leaveshttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/gorgeaspen04.pngGorgeAspen04North American extent of Quaking Aspen (Wikimedia)https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/gorgeaspen03.jpgGorgeAspen03The Quaking Aspen grove is near Coopey Creek, below Angels Resthttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/gorgeaspen02.jpgGorgeAspen02Quaking Aspen appear suddenly along the Scenic Highway near Bridal Veil (Google Streetview)2013-07-07T19:37:23+00:00monthlyhttps://wyeastblog.org/2011/07/17/the-tollgate-maples%e2%80%a6-and-the-highway/https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/tollgatemaples08.jpgTollgateMaples081950s Mount Hood Loop wayside at White Riverhttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/tollgatemaples07.jpgTollgateMaples07Highway 35 “improvement” currently underway near Hood River Meadows is predictably cutting trees back from the roadwayhttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/tollgatemaples06.jpgTollgateMaples06Highway 26 “improvement” just east of Tollgate in 2004https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/tollgatemaples05.jpgTollgateMaples05The Tollgate wayside fronts one of the few remaining Highway 26 segments that has remained largely unchanged little since the first highway was built in the 1920shttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/tollgatemaples04.jpgTollgateMaples04Sam Barlow and his legendary roadhttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/tollgatemaples03.jpgTollgateMaples03The remaining maple is far enough from the road that it will be allowed to remain, undisturbedhttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/tollgatemaples02.jpgTollgateMaples02The large trunk on the right will be removed, but the three smaller trunks on the left will be sparedhttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/tollgatemaples01.jpgTollgateMaples01The two remaining Tollgate maples2013-07-07T19:37:11+00:00monthlyhttps://wyeastblog.org/2011/09/18/white-river-buried-forest/https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/buriedforest041.jpgBuriedForest04Close-up of an entire tree, tipped over and buried where it fell on the former valley floor.https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/buriedforest031.jpgBuriedForest03A closer look at the buried valley floor reveals mummified trees.https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/buriedforest021.jpgBuriedForest02The former floor of the White River canyon is visible as a thin layer of oxidized soil, dotted with mummified trees.https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/buriedforest012.jpgBuriedForest01https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/buriedforest011.jpgBuriedForest01https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/buriedforest001.jpgBuriedForest00https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/buriedforest07.jpgBuriedForest07https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/buriedforest06.jpgBuriedForest06https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/buriedforest05.jpgBuriedForest05Scientists believe these trees were partially buried, then broken off by subsequent flows.https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/buriedforest04.jpgBuriedForest04Close-up of an entire tree, tipped over and buried where it fell on the former valley floor.2013-07-07T19:36:57+00:00monthlyhttps://wyeastblog.org/2012/07/27/the-wahclella-maple/https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/wahclellamaple06.jpgWahclellaMaple06Wahclella Falls is a family favoritehttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/wahclellamaple05.jpgWahclellaMaple05https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/wahclellamaple04.jpgWahclellaMaple04The Wahclella maple is already re-growing from its shattered trunkhttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/wahclellamaple03.jpgWahclellaMaple03https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/wahclellamaple02.jpgWahclellaMaple02https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/wahclellamaple01.jpgWahclellaMaple01Autumn sunburst lights up the Wahclella maple in late 20112013-07-07T19:36:08+00:00monthlyhttps://wyeastblog.org/2013/05/27/the-ancient-rowena-oak/https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/rowenaoak15.jpgRowenaOak15Springtime balsamroot atop McCall Point on the upper trailhttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/rowenaoak14.jpgRowenaOak14Spectacular river views reward hikers on the Rowena Plateau trailhttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/rowenaoak13.jpgRowenaOak13Visiting the Rowena Oakhttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/rowenaoak12.jpgRowenaOak12A few acorns from last season are still attached to the Rowena Oakhttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/rowenaoak11.jpgRowenaOak11Spring blossoms on the Rowena Oakhttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/rowenaoak10.jpgRowenaOak10Spring brings another flush of new leaves on the venerable Rowena Oakhttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/rowenaoak09.jpgRowenaOak09One of the many bleached "bones" that help tell the survival story of the Rowena Oakhttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/rowenaoak08.jpgRowenaOak08The huge, contorted limbs of the Rowena Oak have "eyes" that seem to be watching curious visitors!https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/rowenaoak07.jpgRowenaOak07A closer look at the sprawling Rowena Oakhttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/rowenaoak06.jpgRowenaOak06The Rowena Oak with Sevenmile Hill in the distance2013-07-07T19:35:39+00:00monthlyhttps://wyeastblog.org/2013/06/29/billy-bob-meet-joe-spandex/https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/billybob15.jpgBillyBob15Views from the open ridgetops in Fifteenmile Backcountry extend north to Mount Adams and Mount Rainer in Washingtonhttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/billybob14.pngBillyBob14https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/billybob13.jpgBillyBob13Cyclist on popular Surveyors Ridge (The Oregonian)https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/billybob12.jpgBillyBob12The remote Flag Point Lookout is still staffed in summerhttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/billybob11.jpgBillyBob11Cyclists visiting the Fivemile Butte Lookouthttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/billybob10.jpgBillyBob10Views into the Columbia Basin desert abound from the many high points in the Fifteenmile backcountryhttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/billybob09.jpgBillyBob09The Billy Bob concept calls for 3-way sharing by trail usershttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/billybob08.jpgBillyBob08Ridgetop meadows and interesting rock outcrops are found throughout the areahttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/billybob07.jpgBillyBob07Stands of large ponderosa and larch are still intact within the canyons of the Eightmile NRAhttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/billybob06.jpgBillyBob06Recovering ponderosa forests in the area are a reminder of the clearcutting heyday of the 80s and 90s2013-09-08T05:57:00+00:00monthlyhttps://wyeastblog.org/2011/10/30/2012-mount-hood-national-park-calendar/https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/mhnpcalendar14.jpgMHNPCalendar14Tamanawas Falls on Cold Spring Creek in winterhttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/mhnpcalendar13.jpgMHNPCalendar13Mount Hood at sunset from Lolo Passhttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/mhnpcalendar12.jpgMHNPCalendar12Mount Hood in Autumn from Lolo Pass Roadhttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/mhnpcalendar11.jpgMHNPCalendar11Historic Silcox Huthttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/mhnpcalendar10.jpgMHNPCalendar10Eliot Glacier and Mount Hood from the slopes of Cooper Spurhttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/mhnpcalendar09.jpgMHNPCalendar09Crown Point and the Columbia from Chanticleer Pointhttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/mhnpcalendar08.jpgMHNPCalendar08Pup Creek Fallshttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/mhnpcalendar07.jpgMHNPCalendar07Metlako Falls on Eagle Creekhttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/mhnpcalendar06.jpgMHNPCalendar06Brooks Meadow and Mount Hoodhttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/mhnpcalendar05.jpgMHNPCalendar05The Hot Springs Fork of the Collowash River2013-06-23T05:44:32+00:00monthlyhttps://wyeastblog.org/2012/11/23/2013-mount-hood-national-park-calendar/https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/2013mhnpcalendar16.jpg2013MHNPCalendar16https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/2013mhnpcalendar15.jpg2013MHNPCalendar15December Scene: Winter arrives at Lolo Passhttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/2013mhnpcalendar14.jpg2013MHNPCalendar14November Scene: Mount Hood from Owl Pointhttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/2013mhnpcalendar13a.jpg2013MHNPCalendar13aWahclella Falls in 2010 with the Wahclella Maple still standing above the footbridgehttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/2013mhnpcalendar13.jpg2013MHNPCalendar13October Scene: Wahclella Falls in autumnhttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/2013mhnpcalendar12.jpg2013MHNPCalendar12September Scene: Rugged Newton Creek Canyon on the east side of Mount Hoodhttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/2013mhnpcalendar11.jpg2013MHNPCalendar11August Scene: Eliot Glacier from Cooper Spurhttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/2013mhnpcalendar10a.jpg2013MHNPCalendar10aThe Dollar Fire burned a 5-mile swath across the north slope Mount Hoodhttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/2013mhnpcalendar10.jpg2013MHNPCalendar10July Scene: Summer wildflowers at Elk Covehttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/2013mhnpcalendar09a.jpg2013MHNPCalendar09aDry Creek Falls and the remains of the old diversion dam and waterworks2013-06-23T05:42:59+00:00monthlyhttps://wyeastblog.org/2013/02/12/alva-day-and-the-lost-lake-highway/https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/lostlakecamping171.jpgLostLakeCamping17Alva Day with his Pacific Power company car in 1929 (Source: Hood River History)https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/lostlakecamping21.jpgLostLakeCamping21The History Museum of Hood River County (source: History Museum)https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/lostlakecamping20.jpgLostLakeCamping20Alva Day’s parents Charles Eugene and Emma Day are also buried at Idlewild Cemetery (source: www.findagrave.com)https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/lostlakecamping19.jpgLostLakeCamping19Alva and Io Day and son Carroll and his wife Aline are at rest in the same plot (source: www.findagrave.com)https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/lostlakecamping18.jpgLostLakeCamping18Idlewild Cemetery (source: www.findagrave.com)https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/lostlakecamping16.jpgLostLakeCamping16Alva Day (left) overseeing the release of hatchery fry in 1933 (source: Hood River History)https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/lostlakecamping15.jpgLostLakeCamping15Alva’s Lost Lake bounty (Source: Hood River History)https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/lostlakecamping14.jpgLostLakeCamping14A two man paddleboat? (Source: Hood River History)https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/lostlakecamping13.jpgLostLakeCamping13Alva Day’s boat at Lost Lake in 1938 (Source: Hood River History)https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/lostlakecamping12.jpgLostLakeCamping12Is Io listening to The Whistler? (Source: Hood River History)2013-06-23T05:42:25+00:00monthlyhttps://wyeastblog.org/2013/03/02/mount-hood-loop-interpretive-signs/https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/usfs_panel_1a1.jpgUSFS_Panel_1ahttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/usfs_panel_8.jpgUSFS_Panel_8Original “Historic Oregon” sign at Barlow Pass in the 1940s (Wikimedia Commons)https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/usfs_panel_7.jpgUSFS_Panel_7https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/usfs_panel_6.jpgUSFS_Panel_61960s visitors in Glacier National Park (NPS)https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/usfs_panel_5.jpgUSFS_Panel_5One that won’t be built? This sign was originally conceived for Buzzard Point, near Barlow Pass, but it’s not clear if it made the final cut (USFS)https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/usfs_panel_4b.jpgUSFS_Panel_4bThe real Newton Clark (1837-1918)https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/usfs_panel_4a.jpgUSFS_Panel_4aMissed opportunity: photo of the 2006 Newton Creek Floods (USFS)https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/usfs_panel_4.jpgUSFS_Panel_4This sign is planned for Bennett Pass (USFS)https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/usfs_panel_3.jpgUSFS_Panel_3This sign will be at the Mirror Lake trailhead (USFS)https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/usfs_panel_2.jpgUSFS_Panel_2This sign will be located at the Little Zigzag trailhead (USFS)2013-06-23T05:41:54+00:00monthlyhttps://wyeastblog.org/2013/03/24/highway-26-last-chance-to-weigh-in/https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/us26comments13.jpgUS26Comments13The original Laurel Hill grade in the 1920s, shortly after the Mount Hood Highway openedhttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/us26comments12.jpgUS26Comments121920s motorists enjoying the view from a kinder, gentler Mount Hood Highway in 1931https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/us26comments11.jpgUS26Comments11https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/us26comments10.jpgUS26Comments10Civil disobedience ensued in 2010 when ODOT abruptly closed the Mirror Lake trailhead to winter parkinghttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/us26comments09.jpgUS26Comments09https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/us26comments08.jpgUS26Comments08https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/us26comments07.jpgUS26Comments07https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/us26comments06.jpgUS26Comments06https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/us26comments05a.jpgUS26Comments05aThe towering road cut at the Highway 26 “Map Curve” will get taller and much longer under the ODOT safety proposal (photo: ODOT)https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/us26comments05.jpgUS26Comments052013-08-17T10:21:25+00:00monthlyhttps://wyeastblog.org/2013/05/04/a-trio-of-lilies/https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/threelilies14.jpgThreeLilies14Yellow Bells are a member of the Fritillaria family, and often grow in close proximity to Glacier Lily in the Columbia Gorgehttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/threelilies13.jpgThreeLilies13A favorite location for Glacier Lilies in the Columbia Gorge is atop boulders, like this one along Moffett Creek, where they form blooming, yellow "caps" in springhttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/threelilies12.jpgThreeLilies12This diminutive Glacier Lily on Mitchell Point in the Columbia Gorge is just 2" tallhttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/threelilies11.jpgThreeLilies11In Oregon, Glacier Lilies are found in mountain areas across the state (USDA)https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/threelilies10.jpgThreeLilies10Glacier Lily has the greatest range of the Erythronium lilies and are found throughout the Mountain West (USDA) https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/threelilies09.jpgThreeLilies09Glacier Lilyhttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/threelilies08.jpgThreeLilies08Avalanche Lily was among the few plants to survive the 2011 Dollar Lake Fire on Mount Hoodhttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/threelilies07.jpgThreeLilies07Typical field of Avalanche Lily (USDA)https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/threelilies06.jpgThreeLilies06In Oregon, Avalanche Lily has been reported in the northern and central Oregon Cascades, along the high ridges of our basin-and-range country and on a remote outpost on Saddle Mountain, near Astoria (USDA)https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/threelilies05.jpgThreeLilies05Avalanche Lily is found along the Cascade crest, from British Columbia south to Oregon (USDA)2013-06-23T05:41:00+00:00monthlyhttps://wyeastblog.org/2013/06/16/camera-talk-using-polarizer-filters/https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/polarizer22.jpgPolarizer22https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/polarizer21.jpgPolarizer21https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/polarizer20.jpgPolarizer20https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/polarizer19.jpgPolarizer19https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/polarizer18.jpgPolarizer18https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/polarizer17.jpgPolarizer17https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/polarizer16.jpgPolarizer16A polarizer allows the droplets of rain to stand out on this very wet bramble leaf, not the reflection of the skyhttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/polarizer15.jpgPolarizer15https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/polarizer14.jpgPolarizer14https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/polarizer13.jpgPolarizer132013-06-23T05:40:03+00:00monthlyhttps://wyeastblog.org/2013/06/22/camera-talk-a-trip-to-punch-bowl-falls/https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/punchbowlphotog14.jpgPunchbowlPhotog14The beautiful grotto below Punch Bowl Falls is well worth photographing, too!https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/punchbowlphotog13.jpgPunchbowlPhotog13A less traditional, super-wide view of Punch Bowl Falls captures some stream detailshttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/punchbowlphotog12.jpgPunchbowlPhotog12The "classic" view of Punch Bowl Falls that photographers from around the world come to capturehttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/punchbowlphotog11.jpgPunchbowlPhotog11Photographer standing in Eagle Creek for the "classic" shot of Punch Bowl Fallshttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/punchbowlphotog10.jpgPunchbowlPhotog10The classic view of Punch Bowl Falls is captured near the large hollow in the cliff shown in this photohttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/punchbowlphotog09.jpgPunchbowlPhotog09During periods of heavy runoff, much of the beach below Punch Bowl Falls is underwater, and it's not safe to wade into the creek -- save it for another day!https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/punchbowlphotog08.jpgPunchbowlPhotog08Yes, you will look ridiculous -- but your photos will be amazing!https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/punchbowlphotog07.jpgPunchbowlPhotog07Packed for a trip to the middle of Eagle Creekhttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/punchbowlphotog06.jpgPunchbowlPhotog06The same scene with overcast conditions a few minutes later, with much less contrast and much better color saturationhttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/punchbowlphotog05.jpgPunchbowlPhotog05Direct sun blows out the highlights on the foliage while leaving other parts of the image in dark shadows.2013-06-30T05:19:07+00:00monthlyhttps://wyeastblog.org/2009/03/29/parkdale-lava-flow/2013-05-11T16:47:28+00:00monthlyhttps://wyeastblog.org/2009/01/02/unfinished-work-at-tumala/2013-04-09T14:48:14+00:00monthlyhttps://wyeastblog.org/2013/01/08/latourell-falls-makeover-part-2/https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/latourellloop26.jpgLatourellLoop26The old footbridge over the highway was located just east of Latourell Creekhttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/latourellloop25.jpgLatourellLoop25The venerable Latourell Creek Bridge is among the most impressive on the old highwayhttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/latourellloop24.jpgLatourellLoop24This plaque is the sole evidence of Guy Talbot’s grand gesture to the publichttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/latourellloop23.jpgLatourellLoop23The wide pullout at the west end of the Latourell Bridgehttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/latourellloop22.jpgLatourellLoop22This mud patch at the east approach to the lower footbridge would make a perfect mini-plaza for visitors to spend time taking in the viewhttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/latourellloop21.jpgLatourellLoop21As it nears the falls, the boot path devolves into a web of muddy paths, where delicate ferns and wildflowers have been trampledhttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/latourellloop20.jpgLatourellLoop20Looking back at the footbridge, and the extent of damage from the boot pathhttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/latourellloop19.jpgLatourellLoop19Heavy traffic has formed a boot-path at the base of Latourell Fallshttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/latourellloop18.jpgLatourellLoop18The west overlook and falls brink from the east sidehttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/latourellloop17.jpgLatourellLoop17The west overlook from the trail… yikes!2013-09-30T14:53:23+00:00monthlyhttps://wyeastblog.org/2012/12/26/latourell-falls-makeover-part-1/https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/talbot22.jpgTalbot22Latourell Falls from the new wayside plazahttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/talbot21.jpgTalbot21The disappearing Latourell Falls view: a thorny problem?https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/talbot20.jpgTalbot20The revamped upper viewpoint platform is a major upgrade, albeit marred by the ugly approach on a steep, outmoded old trailhttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/talbot19.jpgTalbot19Unfortunately, this ugly, occasionally dangerous path remains a sore thumb…https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/talbot18.jpgTalbot18New steps leading to the upper falls viewpoint and loop trailhttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/talbot17.jpgTalbot17A large planter bench anchors the new plazahttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/talbot16.jpgTalbot16This stately bench salutes the old highway bridge, a nice touch!https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/talbot15.jpgTalbot15Wayside details: Samuel Lancaster would approve!https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/talbot14.jpgTalbot14Another view from the plaza showing the interpretive sign (in the distance) and steps leading to the lower end of the Latourell Falls loophttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/talbot13.jpgTalbot13Latourell Falls from the new plaza overlook (with the interpretive sign on the left)2013-01-09T05:59:53+00:00monthlyhttps://wyeastblog.org/2012/11/12/warren-barney-cooper/https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/warrencooper16.jpgWarrenCooper16The author on Cooper Spur in September 2012https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/warrencooper15.jpgWarrenCooper15A fitting tribute to Barney Cooper?https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/warrencooper14.jpgWarrenCooper14https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/warrencooper13.jpgWarrenCooper13https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/warrencooper12.jpgWarrenCooper12https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/warrencooper11.jpgWarrenCooper11Gravesites of Barney, Kate and Baby Cooperhttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/warrencooper10.jpgWarrenCooper10https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/warrencooper09.jpgWarrenCooper09https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/warrencooper08.jpgWarrenCooper08https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/warrencooper07.jpgWarrenCooper07Warren McCalley “Barney” Cooper2012-12-22T05:49:40+00:00monthlyhttps://wyeastblog.org/2012/11/04/money-plant/https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/moneyplant032.jpgMoneyPlant03Typical Money Plant coming into bloom in its second yearhttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/moneyplant031.jpgMoneyPlant03Typical Money Plant coming into bloom in its second yearhttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/moneyplant15.jpgMoneyPlant15Who wouldn’t want this flower in their garden..?https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/moneyplant14.jpgMoneyPlant14https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/moneyplant13.jpgMoneyPlant13Source: USDAhttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/moneyplant12.jpgMoneyPlant12In a garden center near you?https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/moneyplant11.jpgMoneyPlant11Money Plant at the end of its lifecycle, with all of its seeds shed, leaving only a skeleton of the plant (source: Wikimedia)https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/moneyplant091.jpgMoneyPlant09Close view of the two outer skins of a silique and the shiny inner membrane “dollar”https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/moneyplant10.jpgMoneyPlant10Some of the seeds have fallen from these pods, revealing the first few “silver dollars”https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/moneyplant09.jpgMoneyPlant09Some of the seeds have fallen from these pods, revealing the first few “silver dollars”2012-11-12T19:50:21+00:00monthlyhttps://wyeastblog.org/2012/10/21/warren-falls-story-airs-october-25th-on-oregon-field-guide/https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/warrenfalls_opb_airing03.jpgWarrenFalls_OPB_Airing03OFG shooting at the base of Warren Falls last May (Photo: Adam Sawyer)https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/warrenfalls_opb_airing02.jpgWarrenFalls_OPB_Airing02Vince and Michael at work along Warren Creekhttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/warrenfalls_opb_airing01.jpgWarrenFalls_OPB_Airing01The Magnificent Seven ready to head to Warren Falls on May 122012-11-12T19:49:51+00:00monthlyhttps://wyeastblog.org/2012/09/19/an-oregon-classic/https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/100oregontrails10.jpg100OregonTrails10Don and Roberta Lowe’s epic tribute to Mount Hood (1975)https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/100oregontrails09.jpg100OregonTrails09The back cover of 100 Oregon Hiking Trails features the dynamic Lowe team at work.https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/100oregontrails08.jpg100OregonTrails08A mummified mosquito is proof that dad opened up the guidebook at least once during our buggy stay at Serene Lake!https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/100oregontrails071.jpg100OregonTrails07Mom set up an impromptu picnic lunch on a talus slope above Serene Lake.https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/100oregontrails061.jpg100OregonTrails06Rest stop at the two-mile mark on the switchbacks below Serene Lake - that's me running around annoying everyone, no doubt...https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/100oregontrails051.jpg100OregonTrails05Ready for adventure: Mom, sister Carol and older brothers Kurt and Mark with yours truly getting ready to load up the station wagon. Dad is behind the camera, and oldest brother Pete off to college.https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/100oregontrails041.jpg100OregonTrails04Don and Roberta are pictured building a fire at Serene Lake in “100 Oregon Hiking Trailshttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/100oregontrails032.jpg100OregonTrails03Typical map from 100 Oregon Hiking Trails - this one is for the Serene Lake hikehttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/100oregontrails07.jpg100OregonTrails07A mummified mosquito is proof that dad opened up the guidebook at least once during our buggy stay at Serene Lake!https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/100oregontrails06.jpg100OregonTrails06Mom set up an impromptu picnic lunch on a talus slope above Serene Lake.2012-10-01T19:28:16+00:00monthlyhttps://wyeastblog.org/2012/08/19/our-gorge-their-summer-destination-2/https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/infinitiad15.jpgInfinitiAd15A Google search for “Infiniti commercial” shows the waterfall spots to be popularhttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/infinitiad141.jpgInfinitiAd14The shiniest car to ever visit Rowena?https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/infinitiad131.jpgInfinitiAd13Wait! Another view… point… eh… never mind.https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/infinitiad121.jpgInfinitiAd12Clearly, he saw another squiggly arrow sign…https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/infinitiad111.jpgInfinitiAd11…or not… glad there’s a “professional” at the wheel…https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/infinitiad101.jpgInfinitiAd10Ah… you might want to slow down on this curve…https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/infinitiad091.jpgInfinitiAd09…now the book looks REALLY interesting!https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/infinitiad081.jpgInfinitiAd08Definitely not Powell’s, but the book looks interesting…https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/infinitiad071.jpgInfinitiAd07Hey, you’re speeding past a world-class viewpoint..!https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/infinitiad061.jpgInfinitiAd06That squiggly arrow means “go faster”, right..?2013-10-16T05:30:29+00:00monthlyhttps://wyeastblog.org/2012/08/06/the-boot-loop-bringing-transit-to-mount-hood/https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/bootloop001.jpgBootLoop00https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/bootloop13.jpgBootLoop13Sleeping is the best way to travel (Wikimedia)https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/bootloop12.jpgBootLoop12Parking capacity is a major problem at many trailheads; transit could help reduce demandhttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/bootloop11.jpgBootLoop11All-electric excursion buses providing park transit in China (Wikipedia)https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/bootloop10.jpgBootLoop10All-electric urban transit vehicles are becoming affordable (Wikipedia)https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/bootloop09.jpgBootLoop09Simple covered picnic table that could serve as a basic trailhead transit shelter (Wikipedia)https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/bootloop08.jpgBootLoop08Rustic rural transit shelter in Great Britain (Wikipedia)https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/bootloop07.jpgBootLoop07National Park Service example of a more substantial transit shelter (NPS)https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/bootloop06.jpgBootLoop06https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/bootloop05.jpgBootLoop05Evening transit service on the Boot Loop2012-08-07T04:50:29+00:00monthlyhttps://wyeastblog.org/2009/03/11/campaign-website-overhaul/2012-07-12T04:30:17+00:00monthlyhttps://wyeastblog.org/2008/11/22/reid-glacier/2012-07-12T04:30:02+00:00monthlyhttps://wyeastblog.org/2008/11/25/we-have-to-choose/2012-07-12T04:29:49+00:00monthlyhttps://wyeastblog.org/2008/11/29/just-75-years/2012-07-12T04:29:40+00:00monthlyhttps://wyeastblog.org/2008/12/06/vision-quest-sites/2012-07-12T04:29:27+00:00monthlyhttps://wyeastblog.org/2008/12/13/boundary-clear-cut-part-one/2012-07-12T04:29:04+00:00monthlyhttps://wyeastblog.org/2008/12/22/tamanawas-falls/2012-07-12T04:28:40+00:00monthlyhttps://wyeastblog.org/2009/01/10/phoca-rock/2012-07-12T04:27:39+00:00monthlyhttps://wyeastblog.org/2009/01/17/fire-forests-of-the-cascades/2012-07-12T04:27:28+00:00monthlyhttps://wyeastblog.org/2009/02/03/transmission-corridor-redux/2012-07-12T04:27:07+00:00monthlyhttps://wyeastblog.org/2009/02/14/restoring-celilo-falls/2012-12-09T17:49:50+00:00monthlyhttps://wyeastblog.org/2009/03/22/the-million-dollar-view/2012-07-12T04:26:26+00:00monthlyhttps://wyeastblog.org/2009/04/20/they-paved-paradise-put-up-a-parking-lot/2012-07-12T04:25:43+00:00monthlyhttps://wyeastblog.org/2009/04/26/western-pasque-flower/2012-07-12T04:25:26+00:00monthlyhttps://wyeastblog.org/2009/05/23/hood-river-mountain-trophy-homes/2013-10-28T10:44:14+00:00monthlyhttps://wyeastblog.org/2009/05/25/scorpions/2012-07-12T04:24:43+00:00monthlyhttps://wyeastblog.org/2009/05/30/arrowleaf-balsamroot/2012-07-12T04:24:24+00:00monthlyhttps://wyeastblog.org/2009/06/25/tunnel-point-wayside/2012-07-12T04:23:52+00:00monthlyhttps://wyeastblog.org/2009/06/30/between-a-rock-and-a-hard-place/2012-07-12T04:23:23+00:00monthlyhttps://wyeastblog.org/2009/07/19/new-glaciers-on-mount-hood/2012-07-12T04:22:50+00:00monthlyhttps://wyeastblog.org/2009/08/20/dry-creek-ponds-orphaned-gems/2012-07-12T04:21:44+00:00monthlyhttps://wyeastblog.org/2009/08/01/the-mount-hood-lily/2013-09-05T15:13:09+00:00monthlyhttps://wyeastblog.org/2009/08/08/restoring-forests-one-community-at-a-time/2012-07-12T04:20:54+00:00monthlyhttps://wyeastblog.org/2009/10/20/indian-salmon-harvest/2012-07-12T04:18:48+00:00monthlyhttps://wyeastblog.org/2009/10/29/tiny-timberline-survivors/2012-07-12T04:18:24+00:00monthlyhttps://wyeastblog.org/2009/11/07/new-maps-of-mount-hood-and-the-gorge/2012-07-12T04:17:50+00:00monthlyhttps://wyeastblog.org/2009/11/14/proposal-gorton-creek-accessible-trail/2012-07-12T04:17:32+00:00monthlyhttps://wyeastblog.org/2009/11/27/wyeast-blog-first-year-reflections/2012-07-12T04:17:13+00:00monthlyhttps://wyeastblog.org/2009/12/04/2010-mount-hood-national-park-calendar/2012-07-12T04:16:53+00:00monthlyhttps://wyeastblog.org/2010/01/09/highway-26-widening-part-1/https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/highway_26_widening041.jpgHighway_26_Widening04This recent "safety" project near Zigzag leveled hundreds of trees and converted a scenic 2-lane road into a wide highway.https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/highway_26_widening031.jpgHighway_26_Widening03ODOT cross-section of the now constructed Wildwood to Wemme "safety" widening that eliminated the A.J. Dwyer Scenic Area (2007).https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/highway_26_widening021.jpgHighway_26_Widening02Recent road widening projects along Highway 26 has been sold as "safety" improvements, but are more likely to simply encourage more speeding.https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/highway_26_widening04.jpgHighway_26_Widening04This recent "safety" project near Zigzag leveled hundreds of trees and converted a scenic 2-lane road into a wide highway.https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/highway_26_widening03.jpgHighway_26_Widening03ODOT cross-section of the now constructed Wildwood to Wemme "safety" widening that eliminated the A.J. Dwyer Scenic Area (2007).https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/highway_26_widening02.jpgHighway_26_Widening02Recent road widening projects along Highway 26 has been sold as "safety" improvements, but are more likely to simply encourage more speeding.https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/highway_26_widening01.jpgHighway_26_Widening01The Mount Hood Highway in the late 1950s, when it was a 2-lane scenic byway that curved through Government Camp on its famous circuit around the mountain.2012-07-12T04:16:26+00:00monthlyhttps://wyeastblog.org/2010/01/09/highway-26-widening-projects-part-two/https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/highway_26_widening12.jpgHighway_26_Widening12The Laurel Hill Grade on Highway 26 as viewed from a popular trail in the new Mirror Lake additions to the Salmon Huckleberry Wilderness.https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/highway_26_widening11.jpgHighway_26_Widening11This view east along the Laurel Hill Grade, toward Mount Hood, shows the proximity of the new wilderness boundary to the project area.https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/highway_26_widening10.jpgHighway_26_Widening10This view west along the Laurel Hill Grade shows the proximity of the new Mirror Lake wilderness additions to the highway project area.https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/highway_26_widening09.jpgHighway_26_Widening09Both the Salmon-Huckleberry and Mount Hood wilderness areas saw major expansions in 2009 that were not considered in the proposed ODOT expansion projects for Highway 26 https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/highway_26_widening08.jpgHighway_26_Widening08The view east (in the opposite direction of the previous photo) where road widening is proposed to add a fourth downhill lane, carved from the sheer side of Laurel Hill.https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/highway_26_widening07.jpgHighway_26_Widening07The westward view of the Laurel Hill Grade in a section proposed for widening to allow a downhill passing lane. The newly protected wilderness of the Camp Creek valley spreads out to the left.https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/highway_26_widening05.jpgHighway_26_Widening05https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/highway_26_widening06.jpgHighway_26_Widening06Three projects are proposed for Highway 26 in 2010-11 that will add capacity to the road, though only if you read the fine print2012-07-12T04:16:08+00:00monthlyhttps://wyeastblog.org/2010/02/01/highway-26-widening-postscript-and-requiem/https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/1938topolaurelhill.jpg1938TopoLaurelHillSimpler days: the original loop highway corkscrewed up Laurel Hill, molding to the terrain as it climbed the steep slopes made infamous by Oregon pioneershttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/1937brightwood.jpg1937BrightwoodLoop highway construction in the Brightwood area in the 1930shttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/1920slaurelhill.jpg1920sLaurelHillOriginal Loop Highway section on Laurel Hill in the 1920s, later destroyed when the present highway was built in the 1960s2012-07-12T04:15:42+00:00monthlyhttps://wyeastblog.org/2010/02/13/proposal-south-fork-water-works-trail/https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/southfork06.jpgSouthFork06Future trailhead and day-use area at Big Cliff?https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/southfork05.jpgSouthFork05https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/southfork04.jpgSouthFork04https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/southfork03.jpgSouthFork03Main falls on the South Fork with hiker in 1923https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/southfork02.jpgSouthFork02Main falls on the South Fork Clackamas River in 1963https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/southfork01.jpgSouthFork01Lower falls on the South Fork Clackamas River in 19632012-07-12T04:14:39+00:00monthlyhttps://wyeastblog.org/2010/03/12/the-mount-hood-quarter/https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/hoodquarter09.jpgHoodQuarter09https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/hoodquarter08.jpgHoodQuarter08https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/hoodquarter00.jpgHoodQuarter00https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/hoodquarter07.jpgHoodQuarter07https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/hoodquarter06.jpgHoodQuarter06https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/hoodquarter05.jpgHoodQuarter05https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/hoodquarter04.jpgHoodQuarter04https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/hoodquarter03.jpgHoodQuarter03https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/hoodquarter02.jpgHoodQuarter02https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/hoodquarter01.jpgHoodQuarter012012-07-12T04:14:18+00:00monthlyhttps://wyeastblog.org/2010/03/28/mount-hood-national-park-on-hike-yeah/https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/hikeyeahbanner.jpgHikeYeahBanner2012-07-12T04:13:59+00:00monthlyhttps://wyeastblog.org/2010/03/30/the-new-mount-hood-national-recreation-area/https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/05mounthood.jpg05MountHoodhttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/04fifteenmile.jpg04Fifteenmilehttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/03shellrock.jpg03Shellrockhttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/02nra_map.jpg02NRA_Maphttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/01gumjuwacbikes.jpg01GumjuwacBikeshttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/00nragateway.jpg00NRAgateway2014-02-17T23:46:27+00:00monthlyhttps://wyeastblog.org/2010/06/20/proposal-mark-o-hatfield-memorial-trail/https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/hatfieldtrail031.jpgHatfieldTrail03https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/hatfieldtrail11.jpgHatfieldTrail11Columbia River from rugged Mount Defiance, near Warren Lakehttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/hatfieldtrail10.jpgHatfieldTrail10https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/hatfieldtrail09.jpgHatfieldTrail09https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/hatfieldtrail08.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERABear Lake and Mount Defiance along the proposed Hatfield Trailhttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/hatfieldtrail07.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAWahtum Lake from Anthill Ridge along the proposed Hatfield Trailhttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/hatfieldtrail06.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAIndian Mountain with Eagle Butte in the distancehttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/hatfieldtrail05.jpgHatfieldTrail05https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/hatfieldtrail04.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERARugged Tanner Butte in the Hatfield Wildernesshttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/hatfieldtrail03.jpgHatfieldTrail032012-07-12T04:13:06+00:00monthlyhttps://wyeastblog.org/2010/07/07/illuminating-mount-hood/https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/hoodillumination08.jpgHoodIllumination08William Gladstone Steel in the late 1800s https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/hoodillumination07.jpgHoodIllumination07William Gladstone Steel and the first Mazama board in 1895 https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/hoodillumination06.jpgHoodIllumination06New York Times account of the July 4, 1887 illuminationhttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/hoodillumination05.jpgHoodIllumination05New York Times account of the July 4, 1887 illuminationhttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/hoodillumination041.jpgHoodIllumination041887 photo essayhttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/hoodillumination04.jpgHoodIllumination041887 photo essayhttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/hoodillumination03.jpgHoodIllumination03Illustration from the 1887 expeditionhttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/hoodillumination02.jpgHoodIllumination02Illumination Rock and saddle, above the Zigzag Glacierhttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/hoodillumination01.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAA lenticular cloud hovers over Illumination Rock on a warm August evening2013-02-01T20:03:52+00:00monthlyhttps://wyeastblog.org/2010/07/17/hiroshima-rock-centennial-1910-2010-2/https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/guymeachamhiroshima.jpgGuyMeachamHiroshimaChiyoko & friends celebrating at Cooper Spur (Photo Courtesy of Guy Meacham)2012-07-12T04:12:27+00:00monthlyhttps://wyeastblog.org/2010/07/27/timberline-lodge-bike-proposal/https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/mountainbike07.jpgMountainBike07Teacup Lake Nordic Club developed their groomed trail network in cooperation with the U.S. Forest Servicehttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/mountainbike06.jpgMountainBike06The proposed Blue Ridge Highlands bicycle networkhttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/mountainbike05.jpgMountainBike05Ski Bowl just added a free ride park in 2009 -- are we witnessing an arms race between the resorts?https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/mountainbike041.jpgMountainBike04Mount Hood Ski Bowl already provides lift-assisted bike trails and a skills parkhttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/mountainbike04.jpgMountainBike04https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/mountainbike03.jpgMountainBike03The proposal includes another “skills park” on Mount Hood, duplicating Ski Bowlhttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/mountainbike02.jpgMountainBike02This clip shows a portion of the maze of proposed bike play trailshttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/mountainbike01.jpgMountainBike01Post Canyon free ride circuit near Hood River (The Oregonian)2012-07-12T04:12:07+00:00monthlyhttps://wyeastblog.org/2010/08/31/201-odds/https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/sunsetnationalparkissue.jpgSunsetNationalParkIssue2012-07-12T04:11:35+00:00monthlyhttps://wyeastblog.org/2010/09/19/proposal-cooper-springs-trail/https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/cooperspringstrail07.jpgCooperSpringsTrail07One of the Northwest Youth Corps crews that worked the Timberline Trail in 2009.https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/cooperspringstrail06.jpgCooperSpringsTrail06The southern section of the new trail would weave through a series of little-known alpine meadows, near Lamberson Butte.https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/cooperspringstrail05.jpgCooperSpringsTrail05The middle section of the new trail would traverse a series of little known canyons and cliff-topped bluffs below Cooper Spur.https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/cooperspringstrail04.jpgCooperSpringsTrail04The northern section of the new trail from above the Timberline Trail, as viewed from the slopes of Cooper Spur.https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/cooperspringstrail03.jpgCooperSpringsTrail03https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/cooperspringstrail02.jpgCooperSpringsTrail02Looking north along the Timberline Trail along the slopes of Cooper Spurhttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/cooperspringstrail01.jpgCooperSpringsTrail01Cairns with cedar posts mark the way on the slopes below Cooper Spur.2012-07-12T04:11:17+00:00monthlyhttps://wyeastblog.org/2010/10/22/flag-point-lookout/https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/flagpointlookout10.jpgFlagPointLookout10Relic from a bygone era, this 1940s DeSoto is slowly fading into the forest near Flag Point, where it was mysteriously parked decades agohttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/flagpointlookout09.jpgFlagPointLookout09The view to the west provides a spectacular look at Mount Hood and nearby Lookout Mountain (USFS Photo)https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/flagpointlookout08.jpgFlagPointLookout08Looking east, the view extends beyond the Cascades and across the Oregon desert country (USFS Photo)https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/flagpointlookout07.jpgFlagPointLookout07The key to the design of the Flag Point tower is a sturdy maze of treated cross-timbershttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/flagpointlookout06.jpgFlagPointLookout06The plank staircases are beautifully constructed with rabbet and dado joints, and enclosed with galvanized steel meshhttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/flagpointlookout05.jpgFlagPointLookout05Amazingly, the tower is anchored by cables, and simply sits upon its four foundation piershttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/flagpointlookout04.jpgFlagPointLookout04The current lookout tower and outbuildings at Flag Pointhttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/flagpointlookout03.jpgFlagPointLookout03The second structure on Flag Point was this L-4 cabin constructed in 1932, and later replaced by the current structurehttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/flagpointlookout02.jpgFlagPointLookout02The primitive road to Flag Point is surrounded on three sides by the Badger Creek Wildernesshttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/flagpointlookout01.jpgFlagPointLookout012012-07-12T04:10:57+00:00monthlyhttps://wyeastblog.org/2010/10/25/proposal-baldwin-memorial-wayside/https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/baldwinwayside07.jpgBaldwinWayside07The Cloud Cap Inn circa 1900https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/baldwinwayside06.jpgBaldwinWayside06https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/baldwinwayside05.jpgBaldwinWayside05Looking south at the wayside site from Highway 35https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/baldwinwayside04.jpgBaldwinWayside04https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/baldwinwayside03.jpgBaldwinWayside03Crown Point is the king of the waysides on the “King of Roads”https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/baldwinwayside02.jpgBaldwinWayside02Illegal dumping on the proposed wayside sitehttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/baldwinwayside01.jpgBaldwinWayside012012-07-12T04:10:36+00:00monthlyhttps://wyeastblog.org/2010/11/13/sunshine-rock/https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/sunshinerock04.jpgSunshineRock04https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/sunshinerock03.jpgSunshineRock03Giant firs give scale to one of the lower ramparts on Sunshine Rockhttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/sunshinerock02.jpgSunshineRock02View across the Lake Branch valley to Sunshine Rockhttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/sunshinerock01.jpgSunshineRock01Sunshine Rock from Lake Branch Roadhttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/sunshinerock00.jpgSunshineRock002012-07-12T04:09:42+00:00monthlyhttps://wyeastblog.org/2010/11/20/million-dollar-view-postscript/2012-07-12T04:09:26+00:00monthlyhttps://wyeastblog.org/2010/11/24/building-the-timberline-trail/https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/timberlinetrail15.jpgTimberlineTrail15Hikers negotiating the Muddy Fork crossing after the 2002 debris flow swept through the canyon.https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/timberlinetrail141.jpgTimberlineTrail14Hikers crossing the Eliot Branch before the 2007 washout.https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/timberlinetrail14.jpgTimberlineTrail14https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/timberlinetrail13.jpgTimberlineTrail13Site of the Eliot Branch washout and closure -- and the risky route hikers are taking, anyway.https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/timberlinetrail12.jpgTimberlineTrail12Sign from the first re-route, posted in 2001. Now the trail is completely closed at the Eliot Branch.https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/timberlinetrail11.jpgTimberlineTrail11Beautiful meadow views line the “new” Vista Ridge trail section completed in the early 1970s.https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/timberlinetrail10.jpgTimberlineTrail10Going, going… this view from the slowly collapsing Elk Meadows shelter will soon be a memory. This is the only remaining wood shelter of three that were built by the CCC. https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/timberlinetrail09.jpgTimberlineTrail09The Cairn Basin stone shelter is the best-preserved of the CCC-era structures, thanks to more protection from the elements than most of the original buildings. https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/timberlinetrail08.jpgTimberlineTrail08This 1921 map shows the Oregon Skyline Trail terminating at Mount Hood, before construction of the Timberline Trail. Note the early Bull Run Reserve encompassing the entire west side of the mountain.https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/timberlinetrail07.jpgTimberlineTrail07Map of the completed Timberline Trail and CCC era shelters.2013-12-08T01:02:44+00:00monthlyhttps://wyeastblog.org/2010/12/11/campaign-goes-international/https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/vietnamteeshirt02.jpgVietnamTeeShirt02https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/vietnamteeshirt01.jpgVietnamTeeShirt012012-07-12T04:07:43+00:00monthlyhttps://wyeastblog.org/2010/12/19/warren-falls-lives-temporarily-at-least/https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/101219warrenfalls.jpg101219WarrenFallsWarren Falls flowed briefly in early December2012-07-12T04:06:47+00:00monthlyhttps://wyeastblog.org/2011/01/23/proposal-elk-cove-pinnacle-ridge-connector/https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/elkcovepinnacle011.jpgElkCovePinnacle01https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/elkcovepinnacle08.jpgElkCovePinnacle08Elk Cove Trail at Pinnacle Creekhttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/elkcovepinnacle07.jpgElkCovePinnacle07Mount Hood from the dramatic Coe Overlookhttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/elkcovepinnacle06.jpgElkCovePinnacle06https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/elkcovepinnacle05.jpgElkCovePinnacle05https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/elkcovepinnacle04.jpgElkCovePinnacle04Overgrown “trail” to Elk Cove is actually a roadhttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/elkcovepinnacle03.jpgElkCovePinnacle03Clear Branch Bull Trout (ODFW)https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/elkcovepinnacle02.jpgElkCovePinnacle02https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/elkcovepinnacle01.jpgElkCovePinnacle012012-07-12T04:06:19+00:00monthlyhttps://wyeastblog.org/2011/02/13/blazes/https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/blaze10.jpgBlaze10https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/blaze09.jpgBlaze09https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/blaze08.jpgBlaze08https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/blaze07.jpgBlaze07https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/blaze06.jpgBlaze06https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/blaze05.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAhttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/blaze04.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAhttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/blaze03.jpgBlaze03https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/blaze02.jpgBlaze02https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/blaze01.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA2012-07-12T04:05:56+00:00monthlyhttps://wyeastblog.org/2011/02/28/celilo-fishing-panorama/https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/1930scelilopano09.jpg1930sCeliloPano09https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/1930scelilopano08.jpg1930sCeliloPano08https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/1930scelilopano07.jpg1930sCeliloPano07https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/1930scelilopano06.jpg1930sCeliloPano06https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/1930scelilopano05.jpg1930sCeliloPano05https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/1930scelilopano04.jpg1930sCeliloPano04https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/1930scelilopano03.jpg1930sCeliloPano03https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/1930scelilopano02.jpg1930sCeliloPano02https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/1930scelilopano01.jpg1930sCeliloPano012012-07-12T04:05:28+00:00monthlyhttps://wyeastblog.org/2011/03/21/return-of-the-mountain-goat/https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/mountaingoats101.jpgMountainGoats10https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/mountaingoats10.jpgMountainGoats10https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/mountaingoats09.jpgMountainGoats09https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/mountaingoats08.jpgMountainGoats08https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/mountaingoats07.jpgMountainGoats07https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/mountaingoats06.jpgMountainGoats06https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/mountaingoats05.jpgMountainGoats05Members of the Confederated Tribes holding goat kids at 2010 release (Photo by Jim Yuskavitch/ODFW)https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/mountaingoats04.jpgMountainGoats042010 release near Mt. Jefferson (Photo by Jim Yuskavitch/ODFW)https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/mountaingoats03.jpgMountainGoats03Early 1900s linen postcard from Glacier National Parkhttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/mountaingoats02.jpgMountainGoats02Rocky Mountain Goats by John Woodhouse Audubon2012-07-12T04:05:02+00:00monthlyhttps://wyeastblog.org/2011/03/29/close-call-at-white-river-falls/https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/whiteriverfalls08.jpgWhiteRiverFalls08Mount Hood, rising across Tygh Valley from Winter Ridgehttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/whiteriverfalls07.jpgWhiteRiverFalls07Black basalt cliffs and talus slopes of Tuskan Ridge rise above the White River Gorgehttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/whiteriverfalls06.jpgWhiteRiverFalls06Desert mounds along Winter Ridge (the black dot is a juniper tree, for scale)https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/whiteriverfalls05.jpgWhiteRiverFalls05Remains from the former power station in White River Gorgehttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/whiteriverfalls04.jpgWhiteRiverFalls04https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/whiteriverfalls03.jpgWhiteRiverFalls03White River Gorge from the falls overlookhttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/whiteriverfalls02.jpgWhiteRiverFalls02White River Falls with the rocky gulch of Devils Halfacre in the backgroundhttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/whiteriverfalls01.jpgWhiteRiverFalls012012-07-12T04:04:09+00:00monthlyhttps://wyeastblog.org/2011/04/13/bald-mountain/https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/baldmountain13.jpgBaldMountain13https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/baldmountain12.jpgBaldMountain12https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/baldmountain11.jpgBaldMountain11https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/baldmountain10.jpgBaldMountain10https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/baldmountain09.jpgBaldMountain09https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/baldmountain08.jpgBaldMountain08https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/baldmountain07.jpgBaldMountain07https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/baldmountain06.jpgBaldMountain06https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/baldmountain05.jpgBaldMountain05https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/baldmountain04.jpgBaldMountain042012-07-12T04:03:44+00:00monthlyhttps://wyeastblog.org/2011/04/21/the-hidden-shame-of-latourell/https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/latourellclearcut12.jpgLatourellClearcut12Upper Latourell Fallshttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/latourellclearcut11.jpgLatourellClearcut11Upper Latourell Fallshttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/latourellclearcut10.jpgLatourellClearcut10https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/latourellclearcut09.jpgLatourellClearcut09https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/latourellclearcut08.jpgLatourellClearcut08https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/latourellclearcut07.jpgLatourellClearcut07https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/latourellclearcut06.jpgLatourellClearcut06https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/latourellclearcut05.jpgLatourellClearcut05https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/latourellclearcut04.jpgLatourellClearcut04https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/latourellclearcut03.jpgLatourellClearcut032012-07-12T04:02:47+00:00monthlyhttps://wyeastblog.org/2011/05/15/brooks-meadow-discovering-a-hidden-gem/https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/brooksmeadow08.jpgBrooksMeadow08At least the shooters appreciate the new targets posted at Brooks Meadowhttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/brooksmeadow07.jpgBrooksMeadow07https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/brooksmeadow06.jpgBrooksMeadow06Elk grazing in the upper section of Brooks Meadow in 2009https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/brooksmeadow05.jpgBrooksMeadow05The old road through Brooks Meadow is revealed by the young trees growing along ithttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/brooksmeadow04.jpgBrooksMeadow04Old topographic maps still show the abandoned dirt roads and former Guard Station at Brooks Meadowhttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/brooksmeadow03.jpgBrooksMeadow03A thin veil of trees were spared along the periphery of Brooks Meadowhttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/brooksmeadow02.jpgBrooksMeadow02Brooks Meadow was surrounded by clearcuts by the 1980shttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/brooksmeadow01.jpgBrooksMeadow01Brooks Meadow from the west2012-07-12T04:02:28+00:00monthlyhttps://wyeastblog.org/2011/05/30/let%e2%80%99s-clear-the-logjam-at-oneonta-gorge/https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/oneonta021.jpgOneonta02The logjam and boulders that created it are a recent change at Oneontahttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/oneonta14.jpgOneonta14Hiker visiting Oneonta Gorge in 1923https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/oneonta13.jpgOneonta13Steppingstone crossing near Pup Creek Falls on the Clackamas River Trailhttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/oneonta12.jpgOneonta12The newly reconstructed Bridal Veil Falls trailhttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/oneonta11.jpgOneonta11The historic bench at the top of the old stairwayhttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/oneonta10.jpgOneonta10The wonderful old stairway at the west end of the Oneonta Bridgehttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/oneonta09.jpgOneonta09https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/oneonta08.jpgOneonta08The beautifully restored Oneonta Tunnelhttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/oneonta07.jpgOneonta07Nice try, but no dice: intrepid creek explorers aren’t stopped by this Forest Service blockade at the east approach to Oneonta Gorgehttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/oneonta06.jpgOneonta06The swampy boot path along the west approach to Oneonta Gorge2013-11-25T01:02:04+00:00monthlyhttps://wyeastblog.org/2011/06/12/clackamas-river-trail/https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/pupcreek10.jpgPupCreek10“Leaves of three, let it be!”https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/pupcreek09.jpgPupCreek09Upper Tier of Pup Creek Fallshttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/pupcreek08.jpgPupCreek08Steppingstone Creekhttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/pupcreek07.jpgPupCreek07Section of the Clackamas River Trailhttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/pupcreek06.jpgPupCreek06The Fish Creek Trailheadhttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/pupcreek05.jpgPupCreek05https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/pupcreek04.jpgPupCreek04Looking down at ancient forest from a cliff-top viewpointhttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/pupcreek03.jpgPupCreek03White Clackamas iris (Iris tenuis S. Watson)https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/pupcreek02.jpgPupCreek02White Clackamas iris (Iris tenuis S. Watson)https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/pupcreek01.jpgPupCreek01Pup Creek Falls on the Clackamas River Trail2012-07-12T04:02:06+00:00monthlyhttps://wyeastblog.org/2011/06/29/climb-the-un-casino/https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/climb001.jpgCLIMB00(Photo: Wikimedia Commons)https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/climb07.jpgCLIMB07View from the beach at the Government Cove sitehttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/climb06.jpgCLIMB06Historic work center at Herman Creekhttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/climb05.jpgCLIMB05Rustic bridge along Trail 400 at Gorton Creekhttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/climb04.jpgCLIMB04https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/climb03.jpgCLIMB03Dry Creek Fallshttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/climb02.jpgCLIMB02https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/climb01.jpgCLIMB01Mountain bikers on a wintry Oakridge Trail https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/climb00.jpgCLIMB002012-07-12T04:01:52+00:00monthlyhttps://wyeastblog.org/2011/07/26/proposal-bald-butte-loop-trail/https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/baldbutte10.jpgBaldButte10https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/baldbutte09.jpgBaldButte09https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/baldbutte08.jpgBaldButte08https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/baldbutte07.jpgBaldButte07https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/baldbutte06.jpgBaldButte06Spring wildflower spectacle on the slopes of Bald Buttehttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/baldbutte05.jpgBaldButte05The BPA Transmission Corridor is a manageable eyesorehttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/baldbutte04.jpgBaldButte04OHV damage to the “trail” at Bald Butte will likely require some sections to simply be closed and rehabilitatedhttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/baldbutte03.jpgBaldButte03This 4x4 is driving illegally on the “trail” to Bald Buttehttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/baldbutte011.jpgBaldButte01Arrowleaf Balsamroot are the stars of the spring wildflower showhttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/baldbutte02.jpgBaldButte02The beautiful flower display on Bald Butte frames sweeping views of Mount Hood and the Hood River Valley2013-05-28T06:24:50+00:00monthlyhttps://wyeastblog.org/2011/08/20/odot-lays-a-big-goose-egg/https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/johndaybridge09.jpgJohnDayBridge09Context-sensitive design from the I-84 Corridor Strategy guidelines for the Columbia Gorgehttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/johndaybridge08.jpgJohnDayBridge08Jersey barricades belong on the Banfield, not on John Day River bridgeshttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/johndaybridge07.jpgJohnDayBridge07Designed for 30,000 vehicles per day… but carrying only 300. Cyclists and pedestrians are on their own.https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/johndaybridge06.jpgJohnDayBridge06Would you walk (or pedal) across this bridge?https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/johndaybridge05.jpgJohnDayBridge05The new bridge: freeway ramp to… nowhere?https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/johndaybridge04.jpgJohnDayBridge04The famed Blue Basin is a less than a mile from the new bridgehttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/johndaybridge03.jpgJohnDayBridge03Sheep Rock rises above the John Day River, just upstream from the new bridgehttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/johndaybridge02.jpgJohnDayBridge02https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/johndaybridge01.jpgJohnDayBridge01Lost: the historic Goose Rock Bridge (1941-2011)2012-07-12T04:00:32+00:00monthlyhttps://wyeastblog.org/2011/08/28/solved-north-side-waterfall-mystery/https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/northsidefalls12.jpgNorthSideFalls121920s Visitors to Cloud Cap taking in the view of Stranahan Falls and Mount Hood from Inspiration Pointhttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/northsidefalls11.jpgNorthSideFalls11https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/northsidefalls10.jpgNorthSideFalls101962 USGS Maphttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/northsidefalls091.jpgNorthSideFalls091924 USGS Maphttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/northsidefalls09.jpgNorthSideFalls09https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/northsidefalls08.jpgNorthSideFalls08https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/northsidefalls07.jpgNorthSideFalls07Stranahan Falls as it appears today, after years of recent flooding have scoured the Eliot Branch canyonhttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/northsidefalls06.jpgNorthSideFalls061890s Stranahan Falls - known for decades as “Wallalute”https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/northsidefalls05.jpgNorthSideFalls05The real Wallalute Falls on Compass Creek in 2011https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/northsidefalls04.jpgNorthSideFalls04Lower Compass Falls in 20112012-07-12T04:00:09+00:00monthlyhttps://wyeastblog.org/2011/09/27/lets-fix-the-cooper-spur-trail/https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/cooperspur07.jpgCooperSpur07Looking up the climber’s trail to Cooper Spur and Mount Hood.https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/cooperspur06.jpgCooperSpur06https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/cooperspur05.jpgCooperSpur05The USGS 7.5 minute maps of the 1960s were the first to map the snowfields as permanent features. This 1962 map pre-dates the modern Cooper Spur Trail.https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/cooperspur04.jpgCooperSpur04Early 1900s maps don’t show the snowfields, but they do show the climber’s trail on Cooper Spur.https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/cooperspur031.jpgCooperSpur03The snowfields as viewed from Cloud Cap Inn in the late 1890s.https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/cooperspur03.jpgCooperSpur03The snowfields as viewed from Cloud Cap Inn in the late 1890s.https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/cooperspur02.jpgCooperSpur02The snowfields clearly show up in this 1890s view of Mount Hood in late summer.https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/cooperspur01.jpgCooperSpur01The snowfields in question on Cooper Spur are permanent enough to be mapped.https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/cooperspur00.jpgCooperSpur002012-07-12T03:59:39+00:00monthlyhttps://wyeastblog.org/2011/11/13/piggyback-plant/https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/piggybackplant08.jpgPiggybackPlant08Piggyback start potted and ready to growhttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/piggybackplant07.jpgPiggybackPlant07Materials for starting your own planthttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/piggybackplant06.jpgPiggybackPlant06Piggyback plant cultivar “Taff’s Gold”https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/piggybackplant05.jpgPiggybackPlant05Piggyback plant flower (Wikimedia)https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/piggybackplant04.jpgPiggybackPlant04Underside of a mother leaf showing rootlets on a piggyback “daughter”https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/piggybackplant03.jpgPiggybackPlant03Daughter plantlet on a piggyback plant mother leafhttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/piggybackplant02.jpgPiggybackPlant02Young leaves on a piggyback planthttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/piggybackplant01.jpgPiggybackPlant01Piggyback plant2012-07-12T03:59:05+00:00monthlyhttps://wyeastblog.org/2011/11/14/wyeast-blog-has-a-new-address/https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/wyeastblognewurl.jpgWyeastBlogNewURL2012-07-12T03:58:54+00:00monthlyhttps://wyeastblog.org/2011/11/18/columbia-gorge-the-fight-for-paradise/https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/opb_gorge_view1.jpgOPB_Gorge_Viewhttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/opb_video_screenshot.jpgOPB_Video_Screenshothttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/opb_she_who_watches.jpgOPB_She_Who_WatchesTsagaglalal or She Who Watches (USFS)https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/opb_gorge_view.jpgOPB_Gorge_View2012-07-12T03:58:41+00:00monthlyhttps://wyeastblog.org/2011/11/26/the-newton-clark-moraine/https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/newtonclarkmoraine10.jpgNewtonClarkMoraine10Mount Hood and the Newton Clark Moraine (on the left) from Gnarl Ridgehttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/newtonclarkmoraine09.jpgNewtonClarkMoraine09Ancestral Newton Clark Glacier extending down the East Fork valleyhttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/newtonclarkmoraine08.jpgNewtonClarkMoraine08Ancestral Newton Clark Glacier Extenthttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/newtonclarkmoraine07.jpgNewtonClarkMoraine07https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/newtonclarkmoraine06.jpgNewtonClarkMoraine06Newton Clark Prow detail from Gnarl Ridgehttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/newtonclarkmoraine05.jpgNewtonClarkMoraine05The Newton Clark Prowhttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/newtonclarkmoraine04.jpgNewtonClarkMoraine04(Wikipedia)https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/newtonclarkmoraine03.jpgNewtonClarkMoraine032006 Newton Creek Washout on Highway 35 (USFS)https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/newtonclarkmoraine02.jpgNewtonClarkMoraine02Newton Clark Morainehttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/newtonclarkmoraine01.jpgNewtonClarkMoraine01East Face Detail with Newton Clark Moraine2012-07-12T03:58:23+00:00monthlyhttps://wyeastblog.org/2011/12/26/new-lidar-maps-of-mount-hood/https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/mounthoodlidar14.jpgMountHoodLidar14https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/mounthoodlidar13.jpgMountHoodLidar13https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/mounthoodlidarmapsidea.jpgMountHoodLidarMapSideAhttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/mounthoodlidar12.jpgMountHoodLidar12https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/mounthoodlidar11.jpgMountHoodLidar11https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/mounthoodlidar10.jpgMountHoodLidar10https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/mounthoodlidar09.jpgMountHoodLidar09https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/mounthoodlidar08.jpgMountHoodLidar08https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/mounthoodlidar07.jpgMountHoodLidar07https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/mounthoodlidar06.jpgMountHoodLidar062012-07-12T03:58:08+00:00monthlyhttps://wyeastblog.org/2011/12/31/looking-back-at-2011-and-toward-2012/https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/yearend05.jpgYearEnd05My final hike for 2011 -- a trip up the Eagle Creek Trail with my good friend David on December 31https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/yearend04.jpgYearEnd04https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/yearend03.jpgYearEnd03https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/yearend02.jpgYearEnd02https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/yearend01.jpgYearEnd01Mount Hood from Bennett Pass on January 2, 2011 -- my first hike of the year2012-07-12T03:57:46+00:00monthlyhttps://wyeastblog.org/2012/01/15/proposal-bridal-veil-canyon-trail/https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/bridalveilloop14.jpgBridalVeilLoop14https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/bridalveilloop13.jpgBridalVeilLoop13Palmer Mill Road in autumnhttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/bridalveilloop12.jpgBridalVeilLoop122011 slide on Palmer Mill Road (Multnomah Co.)https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/bridalveilloop11.jpgBridalVeilLoop11Bridal Veil Fallshttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/bridalveilloop10.jpgBridalVeilLoop10Upper Bridal Veil Fallshttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/bridalveilloop09.jpgBridalVeilLoop09Middle Bridal Veil Fallshttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/bridalveilloop08.jpgBridalVeilLoop08Upper Bridal Veil Creekhttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/bridalveilloop07.jpgBridalVeilLoop07https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/bridalveilloop061.jpgBridalVeilLoop06Kraft cheese boxhttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/bridalveilloop05.jpgBridalVeilLoop05Log flume near Middle Bridal Veil Falls in 18962014-05-05T22:32:28+00:00monthlyhttps://wyeastblog.org/2012/01/31/warren-falls-mystery-solved/https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/warrenfallsmystery171.jpgWarrenFallsMystery17Not good enough: excerpt from the HCRC restoration mentions the “Historic Warren Falls site”, missing the opportunity to restore the falls to its natural state.https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/warrenfallsmystery17.jpgWarrenFallsMystery17Not good enough: excerpt from the HCRC restoration mentions the “Historic Warren Falls site”, missing the opportunity to restore the falls to its natural state.https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/warrenfallsmystery16.jpgWarrenFallsMystery16Ain’t no way to treat a lady: the obsolete Warren Creek diversion tunnel is not only a maintenance and safety liability for ODOT (photo by Zach Forsyth)https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/warrenfallsmystery15.jpgWarrenFallsMystery15Proposed trail alignment along the reconstructed Historic Columbia River Highway.https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/warrenfallsmystery14.jpgWarrenFallsMystery14https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/warrenfallsmystery13.jpgWarrenFallsMystery13https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/warrenfallsmystery12.jpgWarrenFallsMystery12https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/warrenfallsmystery11.jpgWarrenFallsMystery11The beginning of the end: construction of the “new” bridge at Oneonta Creek in 1948, one of many projects to make the old highway straighter and faster. Both this bridge, and the original Lancaster bridge to the right, still survive today.https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/warrenfallsmystery10.jpgWarrenFallsMystery10https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/warrenfallsmystery09.jpgWarrenFallsMystery09Cross-section plans for the “trash rack” design at the head of the Warren Creek diversion tunnel; the odd structure still survives and continues to function today.2012-07-12T03:55:42+00:00monthlyhttps://wyeastblog.org/2012/02/27/warren-falls-solutions/https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/warrensolutions08.jpgWarrenSolutions08A telescoping rock conveyor could be the solution for loading aggregate into the Warren Tunnel (Wikipedia)https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/warrensolutions07.jpgWarrenSolutions07This truck-mounted concrete pump would easily reach the top of Warren Falls (Wikipedia)https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/warrensolutions06.jpgWarrenSolutions06Wanted: dentist with masonry skills and a helicopter pilot license… (photo: Zach Forsyth)https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/warrensolutions05.jpgWarrenSolutions05Construction detail of the lip of the masonry dam that supports the “trash rack” (cross-section view)https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/warrensolutions04.jpgWarrenSolutions04A stack of basalt columns like these would form the “cork” that plugs the bypass tunnel forever (Wikipedia)https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/warrensolutions03.jpgWarrenSolutions03The 1939 construction drawings for the diversion project show the v-shaped vault carved into the lip of Warren Falls, leading to the diversion tunnel (cross-section view)https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/warrensolutions02.jpgWarrenSolutions02Debris flows periodically clog the brink of Oneonta Falls; a similar event is inevitable at Warren Fallshttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/warrensolutions01.jpgWarrenSolutions01The first Warren Creek bridge was replaced as part of the waterfall diversion; no photos of the original structure survive2012-07-12T03:54:47+00:00monthlyhttps://wyeastblog.org/2012/04/28/parkdale-lava-flow-revealed/https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/parkdalelidar12.pngParkdaleLidar12https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/parkdalelidar11.pngParkdaleLidar11https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/parkdalelidar10.jpgParkdaleLidar10Fire, ice and more than coincidence that a volcanic vent emerged here?https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/parkdalelidar09.jpgParkdaleLidar09Fire and ice… but not at the same time.https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/parkdalelidar08.jpgParkdaleLidar08USGS maps have long suggested a volcanic dome at the head of the Parkdale Lava Flow (marked as point 2825)https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/parkdalelidar07.jpgParkdaleLidar07https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/parkdalelidar06.jpgParkdaleLidar06Did a lava dam create an ancient lake at Bear Creek?https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/parkdalelidar05.jpgParkdaleLidar05https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/parkdalelidar04.jpgParkdaleLidar04https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/parkdalelidar03.jpgParkdaleLidar032014-04-17T19:17:01+00:00monthlyhttps://wyeastblog.org/2012/05/05/exploring-mitchell-point/https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/mitchellpoint15.jpgMitchellPoint15The finest accommodations can be found at Lausmann State Park.https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/mitchellpoint14.jpgMitchellPoint14Tiny trucks, trains and barges move through the Gorge in this view from the summit of Mitchell Point.https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/mitchellpoint13.jpgMitchellPoint13The final pitch to the summit of Mitchell Point.https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/mitchellpoint12.jpgMitchellPoint12Built to last: Depression-era transmission towers were installed when Bonneville Dam was constructed in the 1930s.https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/mitchellpoint11.jpgMitchellPoint11Great hounds tongue blooms in late April and early May near the crest of Mitchell Point.https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/mitchellpoint10.jpgMitchellPoint10The rocky spine of Mitchell Point from the upper trail.https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/mitchellpoint09.jpgMitchellPoint09Looking up at Mitchell Point from the lower trail.https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/mitchellpoint08.jpgMitchellPoint08The trailhead, with Mitchell Point rising above.https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/mitchellpoint07.jpgMitchellPoint07https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/mitchellpoint06.jpgMitchellPoint06West end of Mitchell Point Tunnel in 1916.2014-05-09T16:19:45+00:00monthlyhttps://wyeastblog.org/2012/05/20/warren-falls-were-ready-for-your-close-up/https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/warrenfallsopb_25.jpgWarrenFallsOPB_25Jamie muggles the geocache at Warren Falls. We signed it “Oregon Field Guide”https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/warrenfallsopb_24.jpgWarrenFallsOPB_24Adam shooting the OPB crew... shooting Warren Falls...https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/warrenfallsopb_23.jpgWarrenFallsOPB_23It’s a long drop: Michael shooting from the top of the diversionhttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/warrenfallsopb_22.jpgWarrenFallsOPB_22Michael posing for a certain Oregon Field Guide fan!https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/warrenfallsopb_21.jpgWarrenFallsOPB_21Michael shooting from midstream, at the brink…https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/warrenfallsopb_20.jpgWarrenFallsOPB_20Jamie helps Michael set up at the top of the diversion structurehttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/warrenfallsopb_19.jpgWarrenFallsOPB_19Vince and Michael planning the shoot from the top of the Warren Falls diversion damhttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/warrenfallsopb_18.jpgWarrenFallsOPB_18Close-up of the top of the weir shows the wear-and-tear of 70 yearshttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/warrenfallsopb_17.jpgWarrenFallsOPB_17Dog Mountain dominates the view from the top of the Warren Creek diversion damhttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/warrenfallsopb_16.jpgWarrenFallsOPB_16Looking down Warren Falls from the top of the weir2012-08-24T06:02:32+00:00monthlyhttps://wyeastblog.org/2012/05/28/10-common-poison-oak-myths/https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/poisonoak13.jpgPoisonOak13Poison oak in early spring: new growth emerges in beautiful shades of copper, crimson and gold... though best appreciated from a distance!https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/poisonoak12.jpgPoisonOak12Early spring leaves on new growth are often exaggerated on snowberry, and can sometimes look like poison oak. The white berries on this plant distinguish it from the poison oak, and give the plant its name. In this view, the more typical oval leaves can bee seen in the background.https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/poisonoak11.jpgPoisonOak11The leaves of ocean spray might initially look like poison oak, but are single and grow from a tall, arching thicket and have dramatic clusters of tiny white blossoms that give the plant its name.https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/poisonoak10.jpgPoisonOak10Wild blackberry, or bramble, has “leaflets of three”, but is thorny, not smooth.https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/poisonoak09.jpgPoisonOak09Oregon white oak can be confused with poison oak in the oak savannah country of the eastern Columbia River Gorge (courtesy PCC)https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/poisonoak08.jpgPoisonOak08Poison oak leaf detail: "Leaves of three, let it be..!"https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/poisonoak07.jpgPoisonOak07Another view of an impressive patch of poison oak in the Viento area, growing in open Douglas fir forest.https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/poisonoak06.jpgPoisonOak06This impressive poison oak patch in the Viento area shows all three forms of the plant: groundcover, shrub and as a vine, climbing up the tree trunks.https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/poisonoak05.jpgPoisonOak05Poison oak growing in shrub form along the Rowena Plateau trail, showing the handsome bronze color of emerging leaves in spring -- when the plant is especially toxic.https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/poisonoak04.jpgPoisonOak04Poison oak is versatile, growing as a ground cover, shrub, or as a towering vine, as in this nightmarish scene along the McCord Creek trail.2012-07-12T03:52:47+00:00monthlyhttps://wyeastblog.org/2012/06/08/starvation-creek-loop-hike/https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/starvationloop15.jpgStarvationLoop15Misty base of Starvation Creek Fallshttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/starvationloop14.jpgStarvationLoop14https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/starvationloop13.jpgStarvationLoop13Warren Falls flowing in one of its rare winter appearances in March 2012https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/starvationloop12.jpgStarvationLoop12Part of the magnificent main tier of Lancaster Trails, located off-trailhttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/starvationloop11.jpgStarvationLoop11Lower, trailside tier of Lancaster Fallshttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/starvationloop10.jpgStarvationLoop10The view west from the Warren Creek viewpointhttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/starvationloop09.jpgStarvationLoop09The trail passes this mossy, cliff-top rock garden near Warren Creekhttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/starvationloop08.jpgStarvationLoop08Great Hounds Tongue near Cabin Creekhttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/starvationloop07.jpgStarvationLoop07Shooting Star in the hanging meadow above Warren Creekhttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/starvationloop06.jpgStarvationLoop06Looking west toward Shellrock Mountain and Wind Mountain from the Cabin Creek viewpoint2014-02-16T12:24:04+00:00monthlyhttps://wyeastblog.org/2012/06/15/proposal-waucoma-bicycle-backcountry/https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/waucoma10.jpgWaucoma10Cyclist on the new Sandy Ridge trail system, an example of collaboration between the USFS and bicycle advocates (City of Sandy)https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/waucoma09.jpgWaucoma09The view across Ottertail Lake basin toward Tomlike Mountain and Mt. St. Helenshttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/waucoma08.jpgWaucoma08Mosquito Lake basin from Blowdown Mountain, with Mt. Defiance and Mt. Adams in the distancehttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/waucoma07.jpgWaucoma07Beautiful Scout Lake in the proposed Waucoma bicycle backcountryhttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/waucoma06.jpgWaucoma06Spring wildflowers line the rustic route Indianhead Ridge with Mount Hood in the distancehttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/waucoma05.jpgWaucoma05Washington’s big volcanoes fill the skyline on the slopes of Indian Mountainhttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/waucoma04.jpgWaucoma04The view toward Indian Mountain from Waucoma Ridgehttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/waucoma03.jpgWaucoma03https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/waucoma02.jpgWaucoma02The view toward Mount Hood from Blowdown Mountainhttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/waucoma01.jpgWaucoma012013-08-18T01:11:01+00:00monthlyhttps://wyeastblog.org/2012/06/22/after-the-dollar-lake-fire/https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/vistaridgefire24.jpgVistaRidgeFire24https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/vistaridgefire23.jpgVistaRidgeFire23Owl Point and Mount Adams from newly revealed viewpoint on Vista Ridge.https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/vistaridgefire22.jpgVistaRidgeFire22The new views from Vista Ridge include Laurance Lake and Bald Butte, to the east.https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/vistaridgefire21.jpgVistaRidgeFire21https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/vistaridgefire20.jpgVistaRidgeFire20Forests along 99 Ridge were spared by the fire.https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/vistaridgefire19.jpgVistaRidgeFire19The Pinnacle, where a small grove of of trees on the north slope survived the fire.https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/vistaridgefire18.jpgVistaRidgeFire18Strips of tree bark are the first organic layer to accumulate on the floor of the burn zone.https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/vistaridgefire17.jpgVistaRidgeFire17Mount Hood rises behind the new ghost forests of Vista Ridgehttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/vistaridgefire16.jpgVistaRidgeFire16The burned trees of Vista Ridge are just beginning to shed their blackened bark, revealing beautiful trunks unscarred by the fire.https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/vistaridgefire15.jpgVistaRidgeFire15Telephone cable on Vista Ridge - gathered up and coiled by firefighters?2012-10-27T20:52:28+00:00monthlyhttps://wyeastblog.org/2010/04/29/restoring-warren-creek-falls/https://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/warren07.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERACliff markings at Warren Creek Falls dating to the construction of the diversion tunnelhttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/warren06.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAhttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/warren05.jpgWarren05The HCRH plan is the key for restoring Warren Creek Fallshttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/warren04.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAA section of the long-dry streambed that looks to have flowed yesterdayhttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/warren03.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAApproaching Warren Creek Falls from the dry streambedhttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/warren02.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAThe dramatic basalt amphitheater of Warren Creek Fallshttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/warren01.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAMan-made Hole-in-the-Wall Falls flows from a tunnelhttps://wyeastblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/warren00.jpgWarren00Early 1900s map of Warren Creek, before the falls was diverted2013-06-12T16:57:54+00:00monthlyhttps://wyeastblog.orgdaily1.02026-04-01T15:16:55+00:00