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fourteen410 Member
Joined: 23 May 2008 Posts: 2622 | TRs | Pics
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Headed out to the Lower Crab Creek area for some desert exploration.
Following Crab Creek Rd east from Beverly, we pulled off shortly after the Lower CC bridge to investigate a possible shortcut via an old road. As suspected, the bridge was no longer there, so we backtracked down the road a mile and parked at a small pullout.
From there, we scrambled down a small embankment onto the old Chicago-Milwaukee-St. Paul-Pacific railroad (now the Cascades to Palouse trail). Followed this for 1.25 miles through recent burn to the 2019 mile marker.
Leaving the Milwaukee road, we followed a fading double track to the N-NE. Along the way, we found harbingers of spring - yellow bells, bluebirds, infant balsamroot, and purple flowers.
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A little over 2 miles from the road, we came across the remnants of what might have been an old mine(?).
From there we headed over to the old homestead. I had recently seen the old cabin on aerial imagery, but upon arrival, we were sad to find that it had burned to the ground.
Here is a picture of what it used to look like (from a 2011 trip report):
Alas, this is all that is left:
I suspect it might have turned to toast in the 2016 fires. Anyway, ye olde Ford truck is still there. The hood was falling off but we put it back neatly in place. The date of manufacture was listed as 02G, but I'm not sure what year that corresponds to.
After a snack break, we retraced our steps with the cold wind at our backs.
Back at the car, we chased the sunset west the whole drive home.
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Bootpathguy Member
Joined: 18 Jun 2015 Posts: 1787 | TRs | Pics Location: United States |
Experience is what'cha get, when you get what'cha don't want
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Sculpin Member
Joined: 23 Apr 2015 Posts: 1376 | TRs | Pics
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Mon Mar 16, 2020 8:10 am
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Astragalus purshii.
Good on ya, gotta be out early to find this one blooming!
Fun trivia fact: if cows eat too much of it, they get the blind staggers.
Between every two pines is a doorway to the new world. - John Muir
Between every two pines is a doorway to the new world. - John Muir
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puzzlr Mid Fork Rocks
Joined: 13 Feb 2007 Posts: 7216 | TRs | Pics Location: Stuck in the middle |
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Tue Mar 17, 2020 10:18 pm
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That range is beautiful with the prominent snow line adding some perspective and scale.
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Z Erratic
Joined: 28 Jan 2008 Posts: 797 | TRs | Pics Location: Greater Orondo area |
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Wed Mar 18, 2020 1:19 pm
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They cancelled the Sandhill Crane Festival, but they must not have told the cranes!
"Einstein stating that nothing can travel faster than the speed of light, is as a blind man stating that nothing can travel faster than the speed of sound" 1979
They don't make years like they used to.
"Einstein stating that nothing can travel faster than the speed of light, is as a blind man stating that nothing can travel faster than the speed of sound" 1979
They don't make years like they used to.
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fourteen410 Member
Joined: 23 May 2008 Posts: 2622 | TRs | Pics
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Ah, that's what they were. Thanks for the identification, Z. We knew they weren't canada geese because they were flying too high and making such a strange noise, but couldn't figure it out at the time. There were so many!
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Brockton Member
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Wed Mar 18, 2020 6:54 pm
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Those pictures are amazing. With that sharp snowline and open valleys, some of them almost look like Alaska in feel.
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fourteen410 Member
Joined: 23 May 2008 Posts: 2622 | TRs | Pics
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Thanks Brockton. I thought the same thing - the snowy hills reminded me of alpine tundra.
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timberghost Member
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