Oregon Hikers

... Research Forest planning a woodsy loop around the eastern half. These were hiker/biker/horse trails with a few short ... as the chimney/fireplace of George Peavy’s cabin. Peavy was Dean of the School ... with trails leading out of Peavy Arboretum. These took me past the Forestry ...

... central Willamette Valley. The hike was in the McDonald State Forest ... report on the Peavy Arboretum a couple of weeks ago. My trailhead ... plaques you pass on this double-loop hike. This one is for Willi Unsoeld, ...

Hi Adam, I'm glad that you made it to the McDonald Forest! The Section 36 / Powderhouse loop is one of my favorites. It is beautiful any time of year, but particularly in fall (as you noted) and spring (plenty of wildflowers). My favorite spot along the trail is the ...

What beautiful pictures. I am going to put this on my to-do list.

I've never hiked there, but I'm going to have to put this on my to-do list for next fall. Looks absolutely lovely!

Nice to highlight this area. I try to get down there at least once a year, winter or early spring. It's fun to figure out hikes using the network of roads and trails in the McDonald State Forest.

John

Wow, very cool alex. It looks like the two of you really did hit it at just the right time for a fall trip. The colors look amazing with the maple leaves everywhere. thanks for posting

Wow... does that ever bring back memories, Adam! I was an undergraduate at OSU in the early 80s, and spent a fair amount of time exploring MacDonald-Dunn, plus some of the other buttes in the area (some of which are privately owned). There's a surprising amount of wildlife in there, too -- we used t...

... for the free stay!) On our way out of town we stopped to explore the Peavy Arboretum near Corvallis. We had never visited the McDonald-Dunn Research Forest before, and ...