18 W edn e sd ay , O c tob e r 7 , 2015 Th e Nugg e t N ew spap e r , S i s t e r s , O r egon F i n d i n g t h e h i d d e n s e c r e t s o f Y a p o a h L a k e B y C r a i g F . E i s e n b e i s C o r r e s p o n d e n t Y apo ah L ak e tu rn ed ou t to b e a l i t t l e b i t o f a my s t e ry fo r m e , and th e r e a r e p rob a - b ly som e fo lk s ou t th e r e who wou ld h av e p r e f e r r ed th a t i t r em a in th a t w ay . Th i s r emo t e l i t t l e l ak e c am e to my a t t en - t ion wh en a r e ad e r con t a c t ed m e hop ing th a t I cou ld h e lp h e r f ind i t . I to ld h e r th a t I d idn ’ t h av e a c lu e , bu t I ’d b e g l ad to h e lp h e r look . She exp la ined tha t , abou t 20 yea r s ago , she h ad b e en a vo lun t e e r in th e Fo r e s t S e rv i c e ’ s P a s spo r t in T im e p ro j e c t . A t th a t t im e , an th ropo logy s tud en t s f rom Po r t l and S t a t e Un iv e r s i ty w e r e c amp ed a t th e l ak e and eng ag ed in a p ro j e c t th e r e . Sh e h ad h ik ed in e a ch d ay to a s s i s t . “ I ’v e r em a in ed cu r iou s abou t th e l ak e , ” sh e s a id , “ and now wou ld lov e to exp lo r e th e a r e a . ” Sh e w a s hop ing to l e ad h e r cu r r en t h ik ing g roup in to th e l ak e . Th e on ly p rob - l em w a s th a t sh e cou ldn ’ t r em emb e r how to f ind i t . I a sked a round and mo s t ly e a rn ed b l ank look s , bu t on e p e r son r em emb e r ed som e th ing abou t a m a rk ed t r e e a long th e S co t t P a s s T r a i l . So , on e d ay l a s t f a l l , w e s e t ou t to s e e i f w e cou ld f ind th e l ak e . W e d idn ’ t — bu t h ad an in t e r e s t ing t im e t ry ing . W e found th e m a rk ed t r e e and sp en t s ev- e r a l hou r s b e a t ing b ru sh and c r aw l ing ov e r log s . 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Th e t r a i l s ign ag e i s a b i t con fu s ing , b e c au s e th e s ign fo r th e l e f t fo rk s ay s “G r e en L ak e s T r a i l . ” Wh a t photo by Cra iG f . eisenbe is Y a p o a h l a k e i s a l i t t l e - k n ow n o f f - t r a i l d e s t i n a t i o n w e s t o f S i s t e r s . i t a c tu a l ly m e an s i s th a t i t ’ s o f f - t r a i l to th e sou thw e s t . ano th e r h a l f m i l e to th e fo rk G en e r a l ly sp e ak ing , th e fo r th e G r e en L ak e s T r a i l . fo r e s t b e com e s g r e en e r and Wh en you a r r iv e a t th a t s e c- h e a l th i e r a s you h e ad w e s t . ond t r a i l jun c t ion , Y apo ah e e Y a p O a h l a k E o n p a g e 1 9 L ak e i s a sho r t d i s t an c e S en t r a l O r e gon E y e C a r e SEE the D i f f e r en c e ! 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