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by kelkev
September 24th, 2022, 7:26 am
Forum: Travels in Time
Topic: Jefferson Creek Trail
Replies: 8
Views: 14068

Re: Jefferson Creek Trail

I camped 3 nights at Table Lake in late August, 2020 - - about a week prior to the Lionshead Fire exploding on Labor Day Weekend. I hiked up to the Hole In The Wall overlook, and on up to Bear Butte, and briefly contemplated going down into Hole In The Wall Park (HITWP), but it was a jumbled mess of...
by kelkev
May 8th, 2022, 7:21 am
Forum: Idle Chatter
Topic: Inactive members: where are they now?
Replies: 54
Views: 139396

Re: Inactive members: where are they now?

I used to post a lot of trip reports, but as I get older, I am hiking less and working more, plus family obligations, health issues, and projects around the house/yard that seems to take up more time. Social media like Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and more are the easiest way for people to post pic...
by kelkev
July 23rd, 2021, 6:26 pm
Forum: Trip Reports
Topic: Three Fingered Jack East Canyon Meadows July 3rd
Replies: 9
Views: 2663

Re: Three Fingered Jack East Canyon Meadows July 3rd

Jefferson Lake Trail is clear to Patsy Lake, thanks to those volunteers who've painstakingly reopened this trail the past few years. Sugarpine Ridge....I attempted to follow it for a bit on the upper end where it intersects the Cabot Lake Trail last year, no problem for a bit but I could see that it...
by kelkev
April 20th, 2021, 2:44 pm
Forum: Trail Q&A
Topic: Best trail car/truck
Replies: 65
Views: 14818

Re: Best trail car/truck

Depends on where you like to go. For me, those rugged, nasty, sharp rock infested roads (like the one between FS route 46 and the PCT Trailhead to Park Ridge), my half ton 4x4 truck with decent ground clearance and multi-ply LT tires has never let me down. Gas mileage? Poor compared to Subarus and s...
by kelkev
April 12th, 2021, 4:59 pm
Forum: Hiking Health & Safety
Topic: covid vaccines currently available
Replies: 25
Views: 47970

Re: covid vaccines currently available

I got very lucky and managed to get a vaccination of Moderna through my doctor's office. Second dose in 2 weeks!
by kelkev
September 20th, 2020, 8:52 am
Forum: Trail Rx
Topic: Fire affected trails: WA, OR, CA
Replies: 7
Views: 3840

Re: Fire affected trails: WA, OR, CA

The undertaking to reopen and consequently maintain them as fire damaged/killed trees begin to fall is going to be huge.
by kelkev
July 5th, 2020, 10:18 am
Forum: General Hiking Topics
Topic: Are the mosquitoes in Jefferson Park really that bad?
Replies: 6
Views: 2286

Re: Are the mosquitoes in Jefferson Park really that bad?

It depends.....I've visited in mid-July a couple of times, and once was in a very low snowpack year - - No mosquitoes as things were very dry that year. One other time I visited in mid-July and found it miserable - - a normal snowpack year.
by kelkev
June 2nd, 2020, 7:09 pm
Forum: Trip Reports
Topic: Brush Creek
Replies: 2
Views: 1395

Re: Brush Creek

Thomas, it sounds like things have really grown up since you and I hiked there a few years ago.
by kelkev
October 15th, 2019, 5:11 am
Forum: Trip Reports
Topic: Bachelor Mountain (Mt. Jefferson area) Oct 11-12, 2019
Replies: 4
Views: 2525

Re: Bachelor Mountain (Mt. Jefferson area) Oct 11-12, 2019

Awesome! Great pics, such a beautiful time of year to explore the area.
by kelkev
September 17th, 2019, 4:43 pm
Forum: Trail Rx
Topic: Very brushy on French Creek Ridge
Replies: 9
Views: 4647

Re: Very brushy on French Creek Ridge

Wow, this one has really slipped - - it had been freshly brushed out by a group from the Youth Conservation Corps 10 or 15 years ago, and the trail was in great shape past Marten Buttes and beyond. Too bad, it's a neat hike with some decent views. I'm guessing that road 2207 is still a bit of an adv...