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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 22, 1992)
S3 La Do your homework before you’re up Cheat Creek INTO THE OUTDOORS BY JAYSON JACOBY II has been brought to m\ at tention that portions of last week's column dealing with snow camping mas have had the potential to encourage nos ices to put themselves in dan gerous /positions bv attempting a trip based ■.■only on mv sugge •• lions: This u as me ot c nurse! m\ mtee.lion ! would like to c hin ts what I did intend to order to preuepl ans further mis interpretation |-list. the c.olumn ssas c iearis not meant to serve as .c final ■ juipment list for the prospec. sue sruivs tamper Mns would seem obvious. considering I rilin': men 11on ss b.i t sluisv i .itnping atluallv entails Katlier I onus intended l. sjiur interest in the experience ,inii in inform people that snow ( .unpmg is not for experts only i fnllv i'\pii( tisl readers who might tic intrigued In the thought of ( limping in tin' snow to suck professional guidance - either through various hooks on the subjects or hv ( (insulting with experienced snow r amp ers themselves before at tun! I\ embarking on an outing Although 1 ieel tills was ( learlv staled ill the column as it was printed, due to space limitations a paragraph that might have made the point even more clear was omitted In that paragraph I explicitly slate.) snow camping should no! be attempted w itliout lak ing eiihri ot tlie two steps I mentioned earlier The inclusion ol that sci tHill might have made nil purpose to interest people in snow camping and to entourage them to find nut bow more clear than it was And finally, the clothing sug gesiions Were clearly incum plete and wa re merely spin die ''i,ijgs i have I. ■ an! to w ors H% emphasizing the need (or pro lesMim.il guidance before at tempting ail actual trip. I ex pel ted that otln r ideas and re, ale: ■ datioiis would be avail able to ensure that novices are fully exposed hi the lull range ot idias concerning proper snow i .imping equipment \..w tuf those (d Villi win runi taken those ps and ;e, ; ire,! tor , trip, let's look at utie that’s not too dillicult and ts also a lot ol !un \V h i ii opt inr snilvs camping .irr aUnit as unlimited .i-. those ftsr summertime i .imp mg it's always nii e to ll.nr ,i spiM tin destination in tivriti : w hen planning a trip (Ini' i- \( ill I oh I dust i nat ion that's not too lar off tfin In*.ili'fi pal ': Will), t 'lira! Mr idoVV a 10 .11 n opening m a dense old ■ grow 111 Douglas Hr birrs! along Cdi' a! (Iri'i-k. in thr Willamette. National fairest southwest t>f Ml i ! Ii-rson In get In tin- , ( .heat ( ar.i s .trail, i i r i v *• m High was .is! :.(! Sa li'tn lo the U III tew aler road .vy hit'll Is liioul lialfvvav I 1 !vv. .-li I dahlia and Marion I <i: ks H i mi go [fast tin' high VS a V "■ hi id gr W hi!i is .tier Creek vs hieii is tilso !hi! fniutid atv ii! lv\ i ii I mn and Marion counties; vou've gone loo lar i oiinw tfln -Win lev's aler ri>a I will! Is Is lint plowed ol snow lo: ah.nil four iiiilcs. keeping In I he I ri! (uphi 11) a! a V " junclion a mili; from the high vs a v I o ! h f well ill a r k ed (railhead jus! before the road crosses (dleat I reek and makes ,i sharp right turn ‘Inert’ is a re markable view lit the west side of 10. t't'i fiiut Mt lelferson, ()r egllH sei Olid highest pe.lk, from ttie riMil just .1 lew hun dred yards before the tr.nffie.nl The summit of this impressive pe.ik is ne.ir IV U.ooo feel .linn e this point, .uni this view of the mount.on might be the best from anv road As of last Saturday. the first In lie ui the (dle.it t reek tr.lI i was in tllv free of snow This delightful path winds steadily upward roughly following t;. I’ilV ( dieat t .reek while t !: e.s ill}' several ol its smaller spring ied tributaries and a! w a vs surrounded by big trees \ 11 along tile trad af- ev ei lent splits to stop and photo graph the numerous small wa serf,ills or the many downed Igs that o iSS the ( reel. At ah. mt the two mile je a lit the trad swings away from the I reek and ( lllllhs gently until re i. hlng the meadow ill1.' Wide expanse if Spar kli-* g inbrnki n snow mak -. a g.Kid stopping point, and there are good camping sites ail around The last mile or so of the trail before the meadow Was snow oveted last weekend, but the !: ni is weii-bln/ed and because of that and the varimss animal prints, it is not difficult to fol low RIM RESULTS Mrn » lljakribaii t hunttljv j -u> lb Si ■>/*». I t'-tif »•** ; H«U l *;i 1 d ' fu.,r . r-n ! *} tu 4 4 Alt) 1 2'l 4 k . S,Kma ': H ! M i'k - \ i ku % Hh.. K~* S?. 1 vU : i Ml Varna l ,\j ! ij S.grrsjiJi- I' 77 ?*'»■'M2 ATO all ij kdpfwt Sifttt»a !: il I •’ fw M - S.f.a l h. 2 ! A ro 2 A 44). M2 K.-. i- (» vj Sl«*r 1 f H, ■ M2 ! Ki. i'4.r-y ^ >«;* J f • • toil*; M i » d (j t?T -I A^j*»tiiy >» 2: Ml s .• « VVa?r: r» ■’ V% ■ .) - • .2 4 4 M. > -h> i VN *.< * • :» MI) 11 itl j* }aii l' ' . . j Qu . 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L f T T t R PE Rh t. c r Graphics • TYPESETTING • PASH UP • LAYOUT • DESIGN • CONSULTATION • CANfHA • • TYPESETTING • PASH-UP • LAYOUT • OfSICN • CONSULTATION • CAMLRA • SUI'f • I HH ‘.II M HI A ’■ V 38 t •*.* * There arr spectacular views ol Ml Jetterson from the lr.nlhe.nl ,il Wild Che,it Creek Hikers I,icing th, Challenge should he lolly prepared with the necessary equipment and Ml vice Thl* is i l.nrlv strenuous hike. though, grilling ni.irlv I {Oil h-i-t on tin* u ,iy to iho mi*.iil ivv Kill the m <-nerv is fisi son onmigti to nosi* your tirm; getting up there U imIIici i t >■.ili{itiii,!. n.itu r.iH v, quite v.ir htiiie in lhit mountains Aiiyiuii' intmi sli'it in milking liiis Irtji should in' sun- to fully prrp.iri' fur .my tiiifV|U'( tisl n i'll I iii't . i ■ 11 i . I mi-ntnun'll tmforn, tonsull .1 prutii-.sion.il snurri' U'lnrt' mak ing this ur any othiT snow 1 imping trip /aI'm 1/1 /.n nby is ii s/mris rr /1. it iff tut thr l'.itiimild 1 • 1 ; -AT THE UO BOOKSTORE JANUARY 20 - 31_ HUNDREDS & HUNDREDS OF TITLES AT SUPER LOW PRICES!! MAIN FLOOR ONLY All Sales Final. No Further Discount 13TH * KINCAID. OPEN MON. - SAT., PH. J46-4331