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Lyle Cherry Orchard Slip & Slide, Jan. 16, 2022
Posted: January 17th, 2022, 12:01 pm
by pdxalex
Re: Lyle Cherry Orchard Slip & Slide, Jan. 16, 2022
Posted: January 17th, 2022, 5:17 pm
by marcelohoyt
Beautiful. That's a trail I've yet to hike so looking forward to giving a try.
Re: Lyle Cherry Orchard Slip & Slide, Jan. 16, 2022
Posted: January 18th, 2022, 9:31 am
by drm
You didn't say how high you got. On the climb up I'm guessing the worst mud is in the new switchback that was added a couple years ago. But once you get near the top and into the trees, the mud can get really bad. It's not like stepping in a puddle, it's that gooey clay stuff. But that far east, it mostly stops raining by late winter, so can be in good shape for spring hikes.
Re: Lyle Cherry Orchard Slip & Slide, Jan. 16, 2022
Posted: January 18th, 2022, 10:22 am
by pdxalex
We had limited time and were moving so slowly that we had to turn back before reaching the top. We hit the really gooey stuff after the turn up from the first bench. Very slimy & slippery with some decent suction too.
Re: Lyle Cherry Orchard Slip & Slide, Jan. 16, 2022
Posted: January 18th, 2022, 2:43 pm
by BigBear
Yep, that good ole Missoula mud. Your results will NOT vary on Burdoin Mountain's east face or Tom McCall Point. And if you are looking for the same fun without the drive, Forest Park's non-gravel trails offer the same silt splashed up onto the hills from those 80-or-so Missoula Floods. When dried, it bakes into nice adobe bricks, and when wet it has the consistency of pudding.
Even on the upper road on Lyle Cherry Orchard its on the other side of the ridge above the trail), those steep grades make for great snowless glissades. I have a confirmed three-foot long, single-foot-stance slide without falling before regaining my traction. I do not recommend trying to beat my record...unless you are riding in someone else's car. Even then, you might find yourself strapped to the luggage rack on top.
Re: Lyle Cherry Orchard Slip & Slide, Jan. 16, 2022
Posted: January 19th, 2022, 2:48 pm
by drm
Can we send it back to Missoula?
I find that mature trails sometimes have washed the mud off down to the rock below. This is the case with most of the trails around Coyote Wall. You can tell that the newer routings there are worse.
Re: Lyle Cherry Orchard Slip & Slide, Jan. 16, 2022
Posted: January 19th, 2022, 5:21 pm
by Chip Down
pdxalex wrote: ↑January 17th, 2022, 12:01 pm
... like walking up and down a slip & slide
If you're referring to the classic Wham-O summer yard amusement product, it's actually styled as Slip'n Slide.
You're welcome.
Re: Lyle Cherry Orchard Slip & Slide, Jan. 16, 2022
Posted: January 20th, 2022, 11:20 am
by BigBear
That brings back memories. For the best results, sit down at the start, holding a rope and have two friends holding the rope ends. They run half way down the length of the plastic slide and let the momentum carry you the rest of the way and into the grass.
My other favorite: HIPPITY-HOP: just bounce around and make yourself sick. Another 1960s favorite: LAWN JARTS. These deadly projectiles puncture right through the corrogated aluminum roof of patios. I kid you not. It was quite surprising to see two inches of the tip extending through the metal.