Backpacking Oregon From Rugged Coastline to Mountain Meadow

by Lorain, Douglas

• ISBN13: 9780899974415
• ISBN10: 0899974414
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2007-04-26
• Publisher: Wilderness Press

Summary

In Oregon, backpackers can hike wild beaches, enjoy colourful desert canyonlands, walk amid stunning granite peaks, relax in wildflower meadows, and circle glacier- clad mountains. Award-winning guidebook author and long- time Oregon resident Douglas Lorain details 30 spectacular backpacking trips in Backpacking Oregon. Lasting from three days to two weeks, these carefully crafted itineraries offer geographic diversity, beautiful scenery, and reasonable daily mileage goals. This in- depth guide provides all the information backpackers will need to access the Oregon backcountry, including the Oregon Coast, Columbia Gorge, High Cascades, Hells Canyon, and the Klamath, Siskiyou, Blue, and Wallowa Mountains. A detailed trail map and photographs accompany each trip. With sixteen pages of stunning full-colour photographs.

Table of Contents

Overview Map of Featured Trips	p. vi
Trail Map Legend	p. vi
Featured Trips Summary Chart	p. ix
Preface	p. x
A Word About Horses	p. xi
A Word About the Second Edition	p. xiii
Introduction	p. 1
How to Use This Guide	p. 2
Safety Notice	p. 5
General Tips on Backpacking in Oregon	p. 7
Wild Areas of Oregon	p. 11
Oregon Coast	p. 11
Klamath and Siskiyou Mountains	p. 12
Columbia River Gorge	p. 13
Western "Old" Cascades	p. 13
High Cascades	p. 14
Blue Mountains	p. 15
Wallowa Mountains	p. 15
Hells Canyon	p. 15
Mountains of Southeast Oregon	p. 17
Owyhee Country	p. 18
Featured Trips	p. 21
Oregon Coast
Oregon Coast-Seaside to Manzanita	p. 23
Oregon Coast-Bandon to Port Orford	p. 29
Klamath and Siskiyou Mountains
Rogue River Trail	p. 35
Siskiyou-Boundary Trail	p. 41
Columbia River Gorge
Columbia River Gorge Loop	p. 49
Western "Old" Cascades
Bull of the Woods Loop	p. 57
High Cascades-North
Timberline Trail Loop	p. 63
Mount Jefferson Wilderness Traverse	p. 71
Three Sisters Loop	p. 79
Separation Creek Loop	p. 87
Mink Lake Area	p. 93
High Cascades-South
Diamond Peak Loop	p. 99
North Umpqua-Mount Thielsen Trails	p. 105
Sky Lakes Traverse	p. 117
Blue Mountains
Strawberry Mountains Traverse	p. 123
Elkhorn Crest Trail	p. 131
Wenaha River Trail	p. 137
Wallowa Mountains
Minam River Loop	p. 143
Bear Creek Loop	p. 151
Lostine-Minam Loop	p. 159
Wallowa River Loop	p. 165
Southern Wallowas Traverse	p. 171
East Eagle-Imnaha Loop	p. 179
Hells Canyon
Hells Canyon Western Rim "Summit" Trail	p. 185
Snake River Trail	p. 196
Hells Canyon Bench "High" Trail	p. 205
Southeast Oregon Mountains
Steens Mountain Gorges Loop	p. 215
Desert Trail-Pueblo Mountains	p. 221
Owyhee Country
Honeycombs Loop	p. 227
Other Backpacking Options	p. 233
Index	p. 247
About the Author	p. 257
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