News from the Trail
Hike of the Month: Little North Santiam River
October 14th, 2019By John Sparks, Volunteer, Trailkeepers of Oregon
Distance: 9.0 miles
Elevation gain: 1,340 feet
Treat your eyes to a visual feast of green and turquoise as you hike through an old-growth forest along a magical river with deep pools. →
Photo of the Season: Elk on Cascade Head
October 14th, 2019By Chris Markes, Volunteer, Trailkeepers of Oregon
Some of the best photographic moments I’ve enjoyed have been in fall with the elk on Cascade Head. →
Enter the TKO Photo Contest!
October 14th, 2019By Cheryl Hill, Volunteer, Trailkeepers of Oregon
Trailkeepers of Oregon invites you to submit your photos for a chance to be featured in TKO’s 2020 calendar and website. →
Wrestling Potatoes: Building a New Trail at Punchbowl Falls County Park
October 14th, 2019By Chip Andrus, Crew Leader, Trailkeepers of Oregon
One cold January morning, seven TKO crew leaders and assistant crew leaders met at Punchbowl Falls County Park in the upper Hood River Valley. Our mission: to scope out a possible route for a trail along the East Fork of the Hood River. →
Hike of the Month: Paulina Peak
September 18th, 2019By John Sparks, Volunteer, Trailkeepers of Oregon
Distance: 6.2 miles / Elevation gain: 1,610 feet
Paulina Peak, the highest point on the Newberry Volcano caldera rim, towers over the remains of one of the most massive shield volcanoes in North America. →
Mound Builders of the Forest: Western Thatch Ants
September 18th, 2019By John Sparks, Volunteer, Trailkeepers of Oregon
While hiking in on a Columbia Gorge trail with a work crew this spring, I remarked upon a large conical mass above the trail in Douglas fir forest. →
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