Month: June 2022
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20220504-6 Oregon Canyon WSA, ODT,
My Oregon Desert Trail adventure continues, this time outside of McDermitt, NV, exploring the Oregon Canyon Wilderness Study Area. I parked along the Oregon Canyon Rd off Hwy 95, just north of McDermitt, hiked across the open desert to the edge of the Oregon Canyon Mountains, then climbed up and over a saddle into Oregon…
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20220425 Bear Canyon, OCWA
Having attempted this canyon previously, and failing to make it all the way up the trail d/t overgrowth, I was eager to have another go at it. I also recalled a trail branching off up a side canyon I wanted to explore. I didn’t make it far up that side canyon, but it was quite…
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20220424 Waterworks Canyon Loop, Oak Creek Wildlife Area
Spring Flowers! A sunny day, a desert canyon, wildflowers, ridge top hiking. This trip had it all. I parked across the hiway from the trailhead at the WA DNR property alongisde the Naches River, just up the road from the Hwy 12 Y, which makes for a nice camp. The trail heads up the Waterworks…