2014 Fall Color thread -- sorry
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Re: 2014 Fall Color thread -- sorry
The way I originally worded it I made it sound like I don't go hiking during the nine-months of non-summer. I enjoy summer hiking the most (that's what I was getting at) but I do hike year-round. I really need a periodic dose of nature through the long winter to get me through.
Re: 2014 Fall Color thread -- sorry
Where's that Like button?justpeachy wrote:but I do hike year-round.
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Re: 2014 Fall Color thread -- sorry
Mountain Ash on the Timberline Trail, looking towards Gnarl Ridge, bring your own dog.
Just chillin' on the last hike of this summer. by Janice L, on Flickr
Just chillin' on the last hike of this summer. by Janice L, on Flickr
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I didn't see a lot of blueberries on Mt Hood but I did see a lot of Mountain Laurel Ash berries a week ago
Bears eat a lot of them
At Paradise Park a few years ago I saw a bear eating them, then humans came along, then bear ran off and the humans never saw it
I saw some blue bear poop a week ago so it was eating blueberries. But just one spot. Bears must be eating at lower elevation
Next month or two should be good bear viewing around the Timberline Trail
Bears eat a lot of them
At Paradise Park a few years ago I saw a bear eating them, then humans came along, then bear ran off and the humans never saw it
I saw some blue bear poop a week ago so it was eating blueberries. But just one spot. Bears must be eating at lower elevation
Next month or two should be good bear viewing around the Timberline Trail
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All the blueberries were gone on the lower portion of the trail, but I didn't see many green ones this year either. I did see claw marks on a tree a little higher up on the trail. Lots of Elk prints on the the whole length of the trail, my friend saw a glimpse of antlers moving through the forest and of course we saw bow hunters as well.retired jerry wrote:I didn't see a lot of blueberries on Mt Hood but I did see a lot of Mountain Laurel Ash berries a week ago
Bears eat a lot of them
At Paradise Park a few years ago I saw a bear eating them, then humans came along, then bear ran off and the humans never saw it
I saw some blue bear poop a week ago so it was eating blueberries. But just one spot. Bears must be eating at lower elevation
Next month or two should be good bear viewing around the Timberline Trail
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I saw a bow hunter on Timberline Trail about WyEast Basin a couple years ago.
Maybe we can be less afraid of bow hunters because the range is less so less likely to accidentally shoot human?
Maybe we can be less afraid of bow hunters because the range is less so less likely to accidentally shoot human?
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I personally don't worry too much about hunters. I do wear some orange during rifle season. Because I hike pretty popular hikes and avoid sunrise and sunset I have never heard a nearby gunshot during any of my hikes. I would guess that hunters are aware that busy trails spook the deer and elk. I have seen many bowhunters on Newton Creek and Elk Meadows but they are usually heading home or to camp when I see them.retired jerry wrote:I saw a bow hunter on Timberline Trail about WyEast Basin a couple years ago.
Maybe we can be less afraid of bow hunters because the range is less so less likely to accidentally shoot human?
I'm editing this comment to correct my statement about hearing gunshots. The one exception would be on the Salmon Butte trail before they moved the trailhead and decommissioned the road. It had a very convenient place for hunters to park as well as drive their vehicles into the trail for awhile.
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Some reds and golds starting to appear in paradise park (from on top of Split Rock looking South). The light yesterday afternoon took on that golden appearance of early evening, most likely from all the smoke in the air from the fires.
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Beautiful, Robin.
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