Day 11 – Crown Point

August 25 – Trail of the blue mountainsNe oregon

Along the way

It was a gray morning but it didn’t really rain. The route was along the paved forest road 73 by half a mile, then gradually rough roads appeared. Up and up, with a couple of false summits. Then, suddenly, I was on a crest looking directly at the Elkhorns. What a view, despite the smoked mist.

This photo does not capture the beautiful view on the crest.

The initial slope of Crown Point, which was steep when I approached the top.

After walking along the crest, the route became more challenging. He went to the forest and towards another unit of the North Fork John Day Wilderness. There were multiple routes created by the user. I had to pay close attention to maintaining the course. My plan had been to take a relaxing lunch at Baldy Lake and dry my tent, but I was spitting inside and outside, so there seemed to be much sense. And then I was very happy to have omitted the detour. The paths around here were not totally far from the low trees, but compared to what I had been walking, they were in very good condition.

When I approached Crown Point, I had the decision to make: try to stay in questionable paths and take the long path or follow directly. I was on a path that worsened downhill, which did not seem very beneficial at all towards the top of Crown Point, so I decided to go directly out of the trail. It was 800 ′ directly, fighting in a couple of places. Very hard!

The view from Crown Point, elevation 8,006 ‘, was star. In one direction was the crest from which the Elkhorn crest was in the other, where he would be walking in a few days. He had a cell signal in Crown Point, so I could call Mary to tell him that he not only had a heart attack when he arrived here. She was relieved.

The view from Crown Point.

Then it was an out -of -way adventure to get to Silver Creek. The data sheet showed it as 2.7 miles, but that distance was a line on the map not associated with reality. The route began with a route of the upper crest. I went to the left around most rock outcrops until I got off and that worked well. There were decent deer/alce paths to follow. But then the route entered the trees.

If you have read all my tickets to date, you could be tired of listening to the exploration. I know I was certainly tired of going through him. However, this forest was a sea of ​​exploration. Almost every step required to ignore. Twice I met some user created paths that were in good shape. I followed them until I felt comfortable leaving so far from my route. It took a long time to go down. Some Ages showed me the fluid Erin Creek, so at least it had water.

Sigh. Not again!

Finally, I went down to the gravel road along Silver Creek. There was a recent and extensive cut of firewood there and the cattle were everywhere. But there were also many scattered camp sites. I found one that had left and then my night routine began. It rained again at dusk, accelerating in my routine.

Elevation tracker

Day 11: 4,044 ‘

Total: 28,323 ‘

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