Wellington Butte Oregon – BOOTS on the TRAIL

A Cabin in the Wildlands (Oregon) 23-Apr-2019

2019-04-232022-02-22Posted in Hiking, Southern OregonTagged Applegate Ridge Trail (ART) Oregon, Applegate Trails Association, BLM, Bureau of Land Management, Day Hiking, Heart Trail Oregon, Hiking, Mount Isabelle Oregon, Southern Oregon, Sundown Trail Oregon, Wellington Butte Oregon, Wellington Wildlands Oregon4 Comments

There is an old cabin deep in Southwest Oregon’s Wellington Wildlands. Likely an old miner’s cabin. A low structure. More of a dugout really; now with a partially collapsed roof. Nestled in a grove of spindly tall madrones adjacent to a perennial water source. Probably built in the 1920s or 30s. Now a reminder of those who sought (usually in vain) to draw riches from the fickle geology of this region. The cabin is located far from any trail or road and getting to it is quite a cross-country adventure.

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Wellington Butte (Ruch, Oregon) 13-Dec-2018

2018-12-132022-01-30Posted in Hiking, Southern OregonTagged Applegate Ridge Trail (ART) Oregon, Applegate Trails Association, BLM, Bureau of Land Management, Day Hiking, Heart Trail Oregon, Hiking, Mount Isabelle Oregon, Southern Oregon, Sundown Trail Oregon, Wellington Butte Oregon, Wellington Wildlands Oregon2 Comments

The collection of short, but view-filled, trails near Mount Isabelle in the Wellington Wildlands west of Ruch, Oregon includes the Isabelle Peak and Spring Trails, the Sundown Trail, and the Heart Trail, the latter planned as a principal part of the central section of the Applegate Ridge Trail (ART). With rain due in tomorrow, I used today’s bluebird weather to hike the Heart Trail and take in the view from atop Wellington Butte (3,710 feet). After yesterday’s snow frolic, The LovedOne decided she needed to stay home and sew another blouse.

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