Emigrant Lake – tube pulling fun
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Trinity Alps – Trail Gulch Lake
The hike to this lake is not very difficult. It is a bit under 2 miles each way from the trail head. Next time I want to take the more difficult, 9.6-mile loop trail that takes you above this lake and right by the Long Gulch Lake.
The location is northern California, about an hour and a half south of Ashland.
Another angle on the Avenue of Giant Boulders
For directions to this little piece of heaven see my prior blog entry.
The Avenue of Giant Boulders
It is difficult to choose just one photograph to share. I’ll post one now, and one next time, but expect to see many more in the future. This place is heaven on earth.
Barr Falls
The overlook location for Barr Falls is really nice. I could sit here for hours. The wide angle on my LX3 provides a nice overview of the scene. I’ll show you a close up in a later entry. Next we’ll turn to my pick for the best thing to see in the Prospect area–Avenue of the Giant Boulders. For directions see my prior entry.
Mill Creek Falls
Many people that go to Mill Creek Falls miss out on the other wonders in the area. The directions to the waterfall are well marked on Highway 62 and easy to get to from Medford or Crater Lake. My book said to get off at mile post 38. Mile post 38 is actually a few feet beyond the turnoff if you are coming from the Medford area. So either turn before mile post 38 onto Mill Creek Road or wait and get off at the junction (marked with a large sign that says “Mill Creek Falls ==>”) at about mile post 42. If you are going further down the road after your visit (like to Union Creek, the Rogue River Gorge, or Crater Lake) you can turn right out of the parking lot rather than backtrack.
Back to my first statement about what not to miss. After viewing Mill Creek Falls continue to walk another five minutes (to the right if you are viewing this scene). There you will find the even more spectacular Barr Creek Falls (photograph in my next blog entry). But the best place of all in this neck of the woods is “Avenue of Giant Boulders.” The “Avenue of Giant Boulders” is one of my favorite places on the planet.
Oregon creek
This creek is a tributary to the Rogue River near Galice, Oregon (northwest of Ashland).
Stream coming off of Fish Lake
I don’t know the real name of this stream/river/body of water, but it comes off of Fish Lake to the east of Ashland.
Fun times at the pool
As this entry appears I’ll be busily packing things up for our move to Japan. I have pre-blogged today and the next dozen entries or so. By the time the next entry appears we will hopefully be in Japan.
The video, below, is my second LX3 video attempt using Hi Speed Burst and video creation software. It came out a bit better than the first. Next time I’ll even add some music to see how that comes out.
Reflections near Lake of the Woods
For Father’s Day we rode bikes from Lake of the Woods to Fish Lake. The weather wasn’t great and the kids weren’t up for all 15+ miles so I rode back from Fish Lake to Lake of the Woods by myself to get the car. Near the car was this scene. This is actually across the rode (near Aspen Point) from Lake of the Woods. It isn’t a year-round lake at all I imagine–just a swamp of sorts that happened to look pretty good on this day.