Wrangle Camp – BOOTS on the TRAIL

Sevenmile Ridge (Southern Oregon) 04-Nov-2020

2020-11-042020-12-31Posted in Hiking, Southern OregonTagged Applegate River Oregon, Applegate Valley Oregon, Big Red Mountain Oregon, Day Hiking, Hiking, Pacific Crest Trail (PCT), PCT, Seven Mile Ridge Trail #939, Siskiyou Crest, Southern Oregon, Wrangle Camp2 Comments

The U.S. presidential election. A year (or more and then some) of huckstering and debating and pleading and donations and punditry culminating in the Big Day (or Night). Of course we had our preference for who would emerge still standing from this melee. And, although forewarned, we naively clung to the hope that there would be a quick resolution. But no, counting started and kept going and going and going as the tension mounted and mounted. The Big Day and Night passed and by morning it was clear that our nerves were likely to snap before we’d know anything for sure. Then, if X wins (or seems to have won), Y will scream: Cry havoc and unleash my lawyers! All this was getting to be too, too much. We obviously needed to give our nerves some respite with a hike.

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Siskiyou Loop Road (Forest Road 20) 21-Aug-2016

2016-08-212022-01-27Posted in Other AdventuresTagged Applegate Valley Oregon, Forest Road 20 Oregon, Grouse Gap Shelter, Mount Ashland Oregon, Mount Ashland Ski Area, Mount Shasta, Oregon, Pacific Crest Trail (PCT), PCT, Siskiyou Crest, The Siskiyou Loop, Willamette Meridian, Wrangle Camp

Siskiyou Crest Drive Forest Road 20 Oregon

The recent run of 100+ºF days on the valley floor has been sapping our enthusiasm for hiking, even at altitude. It hasn’t been cooling off as much at night, so even elevations above 6,000 feet have been getting pretty warm before noon. So, if actual hiking wasn’t an appealing option, then we could at least drive around and look for places to hike once the weather moderated. The drive we chose is called (at least by the U.S. Forest Service) “The Siskiyou Loop” (USFS brochure). The most interesting, and largely unpaved, part of this loop is Forest Road 20 (FR 20), which runs along the scenic crest of the rugged Siskiyou Mountains between the Applegate Valley to the west and Mount Ashland to the east. FR 20 provides access to several trailheads along the crest – including the Pacific Crest Trail (PCT) in several places.

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