Field Reports
route launches, stewardship campouts, events, and other musings.
Recap: Resurrecting Rhozone - an Orogenesis & Hoodland Trails Collective Collaboration
This past weekend a hearty group of 20+ volunteers descended upon a long forgotten stretch of trail in the southernmost reaches of The Mt Hood National Forest. The area is affectionately referred to as “The Rhozone” as it is framed in by the Rhododendron Ridge Trail which spans the length of the ridge dividing this zone almost equally between Mt Hood and Mt Jefferson. With epic views of both mountains, deep loamy forest, rocky outcroppings, and beautiful Rhododendrons lining the trail - it is truly a spectacular place.
Beetle Kill on the Oregon Timber Trail
One last stop on my journey home—a very special place indeed. Back in 2016 when I was leading the development of the Oregon Timber Trail I fell in love with this rugged and lonely landscape, and was excited to return to see old friends and work on logging out one of the more notorious sections of jackstraw beetle kill.