fciisLitJ Warm season adds to options INTO THE OUTDOORS BY JAYSON JACOBY Usuii 11 \ by La to fanuar v most (‘leva lions ml be ('.1st ados ,ibov i' .1 liont 2.000 foci have enough snow lor t ross ( ountrv skiing or oth or winter pursuits This soar is proving to be .in out opt ion though, .is porsistont tinso.ison ahlv vs arm. wo.lthor has kept the snow mostly nhovo 4.0(H) tint Tho result has boon a below average mountain snowpat k and although most Cascade al pine ski areas haven't 'suffered tin) much, the i hon es for other popular vvmtcr recreation have been cut down considerafi.lv And that's too bad because some of the prune spots usu alls covered with plenty id snow bv now have either no snow at all or |usl an occ asional siushv pate b While this may not be the best possible scenario lor out door enthusiasts, it does open up some rather unique oppor tunities Those people who just can't live without trips in the snow still have the higher ele vations m which to enjoy the while stuff, but the unusual weather means everyone else c ail hike to some places that are almost always snowed in at this time of year There’s something tun al most daring about Inkmg into areas during the middle ol the winter that typically require long trek-, by snnwshoe or on skis And for people who either don't like traveling over snow, or don't have any experience doing so, warm winters open up rare chant es that aren't usu ally open to them One of the easiest of these trips is the 2 i mile trail to •i' ■ ■' Mi )'•!!rrvm .ri • l 'lii'i l . : flu-re .irr 'li!! snowdrifts along the trail, hu! \\ till . up elusr glimpses of old grow t lit dm lor v rush tog niounl.i;n streams .md im i : • i: dayimpressive oi iu u! Oregon s soi ond highest peak. lii:-. fate npp rtumK is w ■ irth. lho oi:;>r! A n .1 lido d linn;; . is 1 il .1 I l>ii!iioli,i 1.,1'ki1 is open to fishing •ili 0.1 f lull reguLitinns are available in the-Oregon .fishing s\ Mopsis t )i -,\ ,>rd .it i\iut!,m hor. Although it is l»",und tho si njii ol tins < ulutnn iie-fish mg . an. bo .l.ingonuis ,m.| .in', olio .nlorostod should got more inlorm.iiiun 110loro trying it In; i ond it nuts in tho l disc uiii s are ion unpredictable Tho I’.umilin hake tniilhoad is |o< .rtod .it the ond of tho ihimulj.i ft 1.1 d, which branches 0.1st t loft ) from Highway 11 about 1 tiiiIt-s north of Marion i orss I’his puvoti rood turns to gravel ,i11t-i .itkiul 1 5 inilos. hut it isn't rough tho rost of tho two miles to tho tr.nl Although tho road is not plowed, tho warm weather has oloarod away most ot tho snow, and tho trailho.id is accessible without four wheel if rive There is a largo (larking area at tho tmginning ol tho trail, i.nni plolo with a lores! servile sign bulletin board and restrooms I his wide well graded trail is one ol the most popular In the Cascades during tho sum mot when as many as 100 peo ple may use it during July and August weekends It winds through an ancient forest lor the first hail mile, roughly bil lowing splashing I’amelta 1 Took on an almost level grade rile trail is linrderuii i lustily by rho dodendron plants that hurst birth red blossoms m May and June HUNDREDS & HUNDREDS OF TITLES AT SUPER LOW PRICES!! MAIN FLOOR ONLY All Sales Final. No Further Discount 1JTM A KINCAID, OriN MON. • *AT., PM. I4A-41J1 At about tin- iwlI mile pom! ! h ■■ • i pi-.’.'". I. ">!■ hv Milk t r• • ► ,istream tlv.it starts tin Ml i !■ I llT si I.n - sllipis !() till' s i on S'. It is oni' nf tin' tn.un sin i i ! rt• i• ks. heading on tin' mountain that have names ■ murkv tune thev h i v e (Jut i.'.g tile spring thaw when sand -1:..t .si0, :f.■ ii: VIt |r!!i isim s . -1.i t iers fill them I r otn tills point I ti e trail .11" a I i 1 till I . IH s | MU - i I ,| ( Irek. rising gradually with a tew short. moderate slreti ties In the t Irek s nil t let ,l! the lake's edge t he ’rail gains only ’flu (eet til e lev at mu on I tie wav to I in take i'liere are other options for tiie i.!venturoiis at tins point l.ri//lv I’eak offers one of the ties! vie',Vs (it Ml letllTson S west side, imt its rtdgctnp view point is more than two miles a'waV and .LIMIO feel higher than tile lake tins is a (rip only for a strong snow sinter it a nts l ave a small tsism, riglii at tile hase ol Ml (eliefson at tile i MUD foot level. Is almost four miles past the lake This tnu. is not a trip for file begin ner. hut it i an fie skied by those with downhill or telemark skills Neither ol the longer trips sho .Id hi' attempted m anything imt perl i I weather or 11v anyone without winter stir v tv ai training Itul tin' real heautv ol this trip is that it's an easv walk right to thi' lake In most years a trip to i'amelia Lake in late lanuary requires a live or sis mile trek through the snow as the unplowed road oil Highwav 22 usually Isn’t passable all the way to the trailhead /a v sii/i I.n uln is a sports re porter /. i/ , It> *1 ; M V"-''* !«*l 1 <**/ ' ** O* At, ACl '•II* f|J0^ / , wIcWl/' ) re »r * m iw,u * :< ruAf' • ; ‘>*n ; A /L A'- U • A »«*«'.* f f > i • At, { CAll ft S.tt V r A#* ' ?; 1