Oregon Hikers

Thanks for an informative and beautifully illustrated trip report.



BurnsideBob

IMG_1277.JPG Looks great doesn't it! I did not yield to temptation even though I really had to pee :lol: . Wonder how this stuff works when it is buried under 10 feet of winter snow. BurnsideBob here in curmudgeon mode. Looking at sculpted trees in photo, snow won't accumulate. Ever touch the termi...

A very beautiful trip report. Thanks for sharing your adventure!

BurnsideBob

Also looks like the entire area of the 2017 Whitewater Fire has reburned.

FWIW, in OneSpeed's Inciweb image, that's Woodpecker Ridge where the fire stopped. That also is approximately the edge of the Whitewater Burn.

Thanks OneSpeed for posting the Inciweb image.

BurnsideBob

Very cool finds, Peabody. Thanks for sharing.

BurnsideBob

Clear cutting isn’t the answer: https://forestpolicypub.com/2020/09/16/wildfires-burning-in-heavily-clearcut-logged-and-roaded-parts-of-the-oregon-cascades/ Agree. In a wind driven fire, fire spreads through fine fuels--grasses, leaves shed by deciduous plants. Even the post harvest field stubble l...

A most excellent post, Charley. Thanks for introducing us to Nancy Langston.


BurnsideBob

The NWS, in its forecast discussion, was warning of an historic east wind event as early as Sept 1 or 2. The previous 50 forecast discussions are available, but that only got me to this one from 2:58 PM Mon Sept 7: Area Forecast Discussion Issued by NWS Portland, OR Home | Current Version | Previous...

Hi Bob, yep that was me; small world. Were you the one I was specifically addressing... I think you folks had a poodle? I recall seeing Maxwell Butte in the books, but didn't give it much attention; looks like I'll need to add it to my list! Thanks for the tip. Yes Zippyslug, that was us with littl...

Dear Zippyslug: I think we were one of the parties you passed on the way up to Scott Mountain. If so you were the gentleman who, as he was leaving, pointed out that the Scott Mountain benchmark and a great view were just a few steps away from the defunct lookout's concrete footings behind a couple s...