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Rock Creek Weekend

Post author:Occidental
Post published:2021-09-22
Post category:Hiking Truck Camping
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Ever been to Rock Creek? I think it’s right next to Deer Creek, right? We originally planned to be up in the high Cascades, but as the weekend approached and inches of rain or snow with wind looked likely we shifted plans to the east and headed to the Ochocos and found a quiet spot to spend the weekend next to Rock Creek. By the time we arrived on Friday night it was getting dark, the moon, Jupiter and Saturn were all scrolling across the sky.

The next morning it started raining just about breakfast time. It’s hard to complain, as we’re in severe drought so we sat back and enjoyed our coffee and listened to the rain on the roof. It quit about noon which gave us plenty of time to venture out on a hike.

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Lookout Mountain, A Winter Walk

Post author:Occidental
Post published:2020-03-10
Post category:Hiking Pic of the Week Winter
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We took another winter walk, this time to the top of Lookout Mountain. Once we were on top of the plateau we had it all to ourselves. We made our last trip in 2018. When can we go back?

Deep in the Ochocos, 2018

Post author:Occidental
Post published:2018-09-21
Post category:Fishing Hiking Truck Camping
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As the weather starts to cool off, and the fire danger starts to drop off with it, we can start to venture a bit further afield to places with a few less people. Last weekend that place was deep in the Ochocos, or Deep Creek to be more precise. The North Fork of the Crooked River heads high in the Ochocos, runs through Big Summit Prairie and then turns south and meets Deep Creek. While…