Day 8 – Davis Creek to come hill

August 22 – Trail of the blue mountainsNe oregon

Davis Creek Trail

The coyotes were circling during the night, near. It is a sound that I don’t care to wake up. I arrived in the way after a great thanks to Gabriel And after my usual breakfast of:

• 2 instantaneous oat packages of kodiak
• 1/4 cup of grapes
• 1.5 tablespoons of powdered milk
• 1 tablespoon of pb powder protein
• Mixed in a Zipock, to which I add cold water and let me feel about 5 minutes before eating.

That is a breakfast that could eat every day, along the way or not.

Davis Creek Trail.

Then it was the Davis Creek Trail, which is clearly designed as an ATV path. It is like mounting a roller coaster, up and down without gradual or curves. But because Atvers can wear chainsaws, the path was pleasant and clear. And here there is a lot of water. I lost the account of the currents I passed.

While I was going through the gravel road that followed the path Davis Creek, I could see that the landscape was happening. No more wooded hills. Soon I was heading to the ranges of Greenhorn and Elkhorn. A short walk on the Paved Highway 20 and the John Day River, then uploaded the Forest Road that follows Granite Boulder Creek. It was hot. I was glad to address a greater elevation with a lot of water available.

Mines in abundance

Observe the label that says «planned connector (does not exist)» the problem of tomorrow.

This area in which I was running has many mines at all times. Most are small -scale gold mines, even if they do not be fooled by that description. A miner with a backhoe can cause a lot of damage. Some are clearly operating, some seem to be used in semi -permanent camp sites. And all are along the currents, which aggravates their impact. While I was going through the drainage of Granite Boulder, I spent more than I cared to tell.

I was happy to see that the road was blocked and had been traveled on a path, the path of the Tempest mine. Still along Boulder Granite Creek, I went to the vinegar hill – scenic area of ​​the Indian rock. Then I saw an old mine site that seemed more a scattered camp. Someone had definitely had an RV trailer there at some point because there was a large level -level flat place, such as in a Park of Houses. But now I was empty. And strangely, there were some folding chairs. I had my camp at night!

Elevation tracker

Day 8: 2700 ′

Total: 18,893 ‘

Boulder Creek Granite

A folding chair in the middle of the forest? I take it!

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