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I’m waiting impatiently till July when the trail opens again

Mary’s Peak Oregon

Horse creek trail on the north side of Drift creek

9 years after the Eagle creek fire the upper reaches of Tanner creek are recovering slowly. 17 mile hike up Nesmith and Moffett trails.

My favorite forest preserve in Oregon. Some of the trees here are over 650 years old.

Oct 2025

Salmon-Huckleberry Wilderness

The day started cloudy but the sun burned through by 10 and gave us a short window with some sunbeams. The crash is West Coast Airlines flight 956 you can barely tell it's a plane anymore only the landing gear gives it away. It’s only been a few weeks since the snow melted but plaza lake is already warm enough to swim. This was a scouting trip to see if bushwhacking the lost trails Roaring River #509 and SF Salmon River #788 is doable. Does anyone know of a more recent trip review of these trails the most recent one I found was from 2007.

The day started cloudy but the sun burned through by 10 and gave us a short window with some sunbeams. The crash is West Coast Airlines flight 956 you can barely tell it's a plane anymore only the landing gear gives it away. It’s only been a few weeks since the snow melted but plaza lake is already warm enough to swim.

The day started cloudy but the sun burned through by 10 and gave us a short window with some sunbeams. The crash is West Coast Airlines flight 956 you can barely tell it's a plane anymore only the landing gear gives it away. It’s only been a few weeks since the snow melted but plaza lake is already warm enough to swim.

We attempted the traverse from the Nesmith trail today. Tanner and the connecting trail Moffett have only been opened recently and haven’t received any maintenance since the 2017 Eagle creek burn but the first half of Moffett was surprisingly easy to follow, probably because the snow only melted a week or two ago and the bushes haven’t started growing. Once we passed the powerlines the rhododendrons got thick and the tread disappeared when we got to the burned part of Tanner creek. Since this was only a day hike we turned back there. Last pic is a panorama.

We attempted the traverse from the Nesmith trail today. Tanner and the connecting trail Moffett have only been opened recently and haven’t received any maintenance since the 2017 Eagle creek burn but the first half of Moffett was surprisingly easy to follow, probably because the snow only melted a week or two ago and the bushes haven’t started growing. Once we passed the powerlines the rhododendrons got thick and the tread disappeared when we got to the burned part of Tanner creek. Since this was only a day hike we turned back there. Last pic is a panorama.

We attempted the traverse from the Nesmith trail today. Tanner and the connecting trail Moffett have only been opened recently and haven’t received any maintenance since the 2017 Eagle creek burn but the first half of Moffett was surprisingly easy to follow, probably because the snow only melted a week or two ago and the bushes haven’t started growing. Once we passed the powerlines the rhododendrons got thick and the tread disappeared when we got to the burned part of Tanner creek. Since this was only a day hike we turned back there. Last pic is a panorama.

We took the long route up to Siletz Hill today. I didn’t know about the new parking fee for parking in Gleneden beach state park lot so that was a surprise. After starting there we walked along 101 some until we got to the logging road going up salmon creek, a beautiful day for hiking. Clouds covered the view from the hilltop but thankfully cleared by fishing rock st park for a great view