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by seekinglost
March 7th, 2020, 6:46 pm
Forum: General Hiking Topics
Topic: Long distance hiking through eastern Oregon in May
Replies: 12
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Re: Long distance hiking through eastern Oregon in May

You might want to read through this guy's trip report which covers some of the area you are going to be traveling through. Interesting read. Seems like the logistics of resupply are a bigger challenge then the actual walking. A few notes: Late April and May are the prime river rafting times on the ...
by seekinglost
March 4th, 2020, 7:40 pm
Forum: General Hiking Topics
Topic: Long distance hiking through eastern Oregon in May
Replies: 12
Views: 3845

Re: Long distance hiking through eastern Oregon in May

There is a bridge over the Minam R. near the confluence with Elk Creek. As the Minam R. trail continues upstream it does stay to one side of the river. To cross Frazier Pass, you will need to cross the Minam R. once, back to the other side, with no bridge available. Thanks. I see it, right below Fr...
by seekinglost
March 2nd, 2020, 8:05 pm
Forum: General Hiking Topics
Topic: Long distance hiking through eastern Oregon in May
Replies: 12
Views: 3845

Re: Long distance hiking through eastern Oregon in May

This is quite the ambitious route and I wish you all the luck with it! My biggest concern would be water levels in May. There will be a lot of runoff and streams/rivers will be flowing strongly. Along those lines, I'm curious how you plan to cross rivers that cannot be forded, especially the Snake....
by seekinglost
March 2nd, 2020, 8:00 pm
Forum: General Hiking Topics
Topic: Long distance hiking through eastern Oregon in May
Replies: 12
Views: 3845

Re: Long distance hiking through eastern Oregon in May

ambitious, nice plan I was in the Strawberry Mountains June 4 2018. There were still fields of snow at places. One spot we had to get over a cornice on a ridge but found a way to hike 1/4 mile out of the way to find a spot. 8000 feet. So, expect snow in may at elevation, maybe ice axe and traction ...
by seekinglost
February 28th, 2020, 7:54 pm
Forum: General Hiking Topics
Topic: Long distance hiking through eastern Oregon in May
Replies: 12
Views: 3845

Re: Long distance hiking through eastern Oregon in May

I'm using NOAA to look at the snow pack and went back 10 years to get an idea of what "average" is. No way I'd base it on just one year! Thanks.
by seekinglost
February 28th, 2020, 1:34 pm
Forum: General Hiking Topics
Topic: Long distance hiking through eastern Oregon in May
Replies: 12
Views: 3845

Long distance hiking through eastern Oregon in May

Hi, I am currently creating a long distance hiking route that will pass through eastern Oregon in the month of May. This doesn't really seem to be the ideal time frame to hit most of the areas I would like to see here, but of course, this is typical of many long distance routes and sacrifices must b...