Oregon Hikers

Also, this should be added to the North Siouxon and/or Mitchell Mountain pages in the Field Guide. Not sure how to do that or signal to mods to do that though. I link the latest TRs to relevant Field Guide entries at the end of every month. With the ...

... though the stream crossings look like they could make the rest of the day a bit unpleasant! Also, this should be added to the North Siouxon and/or Mitchell Mountain pages in the Field Guide. Not sure how to do that or signal to mods to do that though.

... to give the long and to my knowledge, only current viable route up to Mount Mitchell. I also had never been to Black hole falls so was pretty excited for the day. With ...

After reading posts regarding the upcoming closure of the Sugarloaf/Mount Mitchell trail we decided to combine this hike with North Siouxon and a car shuttle. Seems we ...

... is called "Allium crenulatum"... but I think that might be Allium amplectens. They were actually low to the ground, in the rocks at the top of Mt. Mitchell, with pretty short stems somewhat flattened - nothing like amplectens ! (The ones in the photo are actually only about 3 inches tall.) I stand ...

I noticed in Google Earth that there is some new road-building happening east of Mt. Mitchell. Yep, there are a couple of new clearcuts below and the peak opposite just to the SE (see in one of my photos) just got a new clearcut down its slopes. If you take the long ...

I notice your onion file is called "Allium crenulatum"... but I think that might be Allium amplectens. (A. crenulatum doesn't have much of a stem.)

... report! I really wanted to do this route in June, but with the crappy weekend weather we were stuck with all month it didn't happen. I miss Mt. Mitchell. The views up there are superb. BTW, I noticed in Google Earth that there is some new road-building happening east of Mt. Mitchell. It looks ...

I took the alternative route to Mt. Mitchell, i.e. the replacement for the original route whose access was shut off by a non-cooperative landowner in 2011. This trail, about 7.3 miles round-trip, is a rough refurbishment of an ancient alignment ...

... 2000 feet below Timberline, it almost felt as if I was in the subalpine zone, with the winds stunting and deforming the trees. I soon passed the Mitchell Point junction, my return route on the way down. IMG_2426.jpg IMG_2431.jpg Continuing to climb, the temperature continued to drop, but with ...