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#11 Occidental

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Posted 19 June 2018 - 02:50 AM

Thanks everyone for giving the report a read and for the kind comments.

 

bj40 - we definitely found signs of recent wildfire.  The aspen stands are quickly recovering, it may have even rejuvenated them.  The mountain mahogany that burned will be a little slower to recover.  The higher you get the more healthy the grasses are, as cheatgrass drops out (not entirely) but the cheat is thriving in lower areas that burned.  I thought while we were there that it may have been the Long Draw fire (Oregon's largest in recent times) but upon arriving home and consulting that fire map I found out I was wrong.  There have been a lot of large fires in that country in the past decade or two, so the names start to escape me.


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Posted 19 June 2018 - 09:18 PM

I do love high Oregon!  Thanks for the report and photos.


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Posted 20 June 2018 - 04:37 PM

Thanks for the update on the Oregon Canyon/Trout Creek Mtns. I really enjoy reading about your travels.  Both areas are high on my list but have been a bit reluctant to visit since the big fires of 2012. Part of the allure for me has always been the scattered thickets of Mountain Mahogany. Here is a shot from a 2011 visit. Got my fingers crossed that this one did not burn too badly.

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#14 Wandering Sagebrush

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Posted 20 June 2018 - 05:42 PM

Craggy, beautiful photo!
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Posted 21 June 2018 - 04:02 AM

CraggyMan, that is a great shot.  The mahogany is really nice, and one of the trees I really enjoy in the drier climes.  We camped above Mud Springs and were in a patch that didn't burn and I was wondering how old some of those larger ones were.  They are really impressive.  I have a couple 3 year olds in my backyard I'm bringing along.  

 

I checked the fire history map and found that it was the Holloway fire that burned that area in 2012, if anyone is wondering.


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Posted 21 June 2018 - 01:05 PM

I didn't see any trout or a creek?  :-)


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Posted 22 June 2018 - 02:15 AM

That does it, I have to go back!

 

We did travel down Trout Creek but I guess I must have been thinking about the long drive home as I did not take any photos, although when I make it back I want to spend time there as a top priority.  The creek is really thick with riparian vegetation, I have no idea how anyone could fish the section we saw, but I look forward to figuring it out.


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Posted 22 June 2018 - 03:32 AM

Good call.  

Let's see some Trout

and let's see some creek!

 

I hear you on brushy creeks, though.


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Posted 13 August 2018 - 10:11 PM

 Fish-who needs fish or a creek or brush, hey, bring a friend and  have a milkshake and a burger at Fields, followed by a hot spring soak on the way in and repeat process on the way out :P . I've seen that area from afar several times and "I gotta put in on my list to make the time to actually go there this time ", but a stop at Fields just makes that prospect all the more alluring-yep can't think of a better way to spend a week or so :wub: !

 

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Posted 01 September 2018 - 03:05 AM

A great narrative and wonderful photos! Thanks !


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