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Warm winter weather
creating hiker heaven
INTO THE
OUTDOORS
Il’f.’.ViXiF.V.vIii
This has just been one of
those is inters
Here it is (hr multi Io of
fehruarv. and there is no snow
!ii hr lound below ah.iiit 1:V()0
Ire! Not particuiar iy eee.d
news lor : ross t ountrv ski. Hi
thusiasts whose t.iv<ir:Mt• tr ills
ire it lower elm atioris. albeit
elevations that usually have
i he:; mu ill snow t'.ise ! I>;!it
about now
But what a winter this has
born lor hikers I can't remem
ber a year when so many trails
have bt en snow tree lor - he
much of the season
The warm winter has opened
up a multitude of unusual up
portunities ter hiking enthusi
ast - will I \ ha ye !. i w a it
until May or june to start Visit
mg ih.eii favorite trails
The . ager snow comiiti ms
offer tiler benefits as well,
such as keeping lores! roads
ia . is along with the trails I!
you ve gut half a day or so. the
trip to Sub Ira an Point com
bined with a drie along Blow
out and Straight t.iivks i
wufth the tune
I-irst d11ve to the Stahlmail
Point tralihi id ; ak I i ighw as
e .st ol S, . nil ! ' i.e Blowout
t peek n ail which •! ads sou til
west (right side ol highway)
tie'i; a midway between
the -.imm : Ale, I lie!:.a! ami
l)rivi! tin this jj,»>,•-.i road a!
must Jour miles, passing nu
merous summer cabins un tlie
lei! sitin' anti Hoover camp
ground un tlie shore til Detroit
I .ike. to tin- tniilhe.nl sign tut
the lei! side u[ the mud
.O' trad. W h a !l ; s a
mote than two mill’s long, leads
into the trees at tin' edge oi a
small parking atea lust idt tlie
matn ruaii The vs ide, vs ell
gr adeti pa; h vs i mi s thi utigii
It-rise lures!, elinihing gradual
! v aii rig the side id a ridge
At about tile one mile point
the lores! changes !rolTl mostjv
set iind-gnivs th Douglas i ir to
old-growth Sir and ( edar lives
I Ins classi: am sent lores! is
tided vs th. numerous downed
. »gs and the ground ,s t arpeied
wills moss and terns
The trail crosses a levs small
irks a long the way and
. ..rails a! a moderate grade still
: : w mg the side of a steep
ridge just before reaching a
saddle about a quarter mile
from the top the trail passes
through the middle ol a large
field .>f rhododendron plants,
vs he. h )iloom bright red in May
or June
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even Itotii tins point imin- than
I ,-t(ItJ ,ibove tin- .11.• r
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It.iiihi'.jii. (.outturn) along tiu'
n i v .i i<! is ;! ! f • , i
.‘.lung the lake Tins two i.inc
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plow i-J hollow til.- i•• !,»
Highw .1', w till ii IS .it)>lilt J I
msics from tfu■ tnulhead 11 n-r>•
is ,i fne-mth* slri'Ii fi ol gravel
tint it isn't c;11ji am! is pass
able tn regular |i■ i- -.i■ 11j.;i■ r iars
The road travels past steep
risk tw .. :. . i n i! im
pi' -.sivr ati-i ia ;is at tin Lost
l.bridge, it, i -.k.-: . the
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l ks ( lie pi a VI'I ! ill I is ! a s
tn pavement ,ipi;n a! a live «jy
jufu turn and follows Straight
k :!. i, ;!. u a i1 .!
three mi; -s south ot Marion
i .i: ks, or about lf> mill's front
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Wo.it her . :11i it. ■ i. ■ ■:;..;
what tin", .in-, there is stiii tin
possibility ot ia a v v simw !a 11
along both the trail and tin*
road But tins is an eniuyable
trip I'Vi'ii it part ot tin- road or
tr.n; is snmi’ il in K > : . . ■ ■ .
a Iso him k tin- I . i; r oJ i
imii's. so inipiiri! .ihout t iiir*-r,t
road conditions it the Detroit
H tiger Station along !i w e.
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