Considering the Winter storm that came through on the weekend, we were quite happy with our Monday hike weather. We didn’t get any of the predicted rain and it was a calm day. It was cold in the 30s, so we bundled up and off we went on our hike.

Soon up the trail, we began to encounter snow from Saturday’s storm. It ranged from less than an inch to about 6 inches on top at about 2,500′. The snow was pure white and we were able to get through it without the aid of snow shoes or even yak tracks.

It was a cloudy and foggy day so not much of a view of Lost Creek Lake or the Rogue River, but the fresh snow was a treat so we continued through the forest and out to the cliff above the borrow quarry canyon.

After our group photo, we found our lunch log buried under snow which we knocked off with our boots. We had a pleasant lunch and then followed our tracks back down to parking.

The hike covered 6.7 miles with a 1,000′ gain.

Next Monday we’ll hike the Lewis Loop in the Ashland watershed.

Happy Trails,
Rich