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Ex-fire lookout is hot destination
I INTO THE
OUTDOORS
BY JAYSON JACOBY
F ur the first half of this uen
lu r v in .1 n r. r d I Dpi o u I
buildI ny;s wen the l! S
Tun st Si r i lit s !-Iin<* of do
! :i■ i forest fins Before
replur «■<! In spotters in
u.rplunus starting about HIM).
11.. r >• vs .i s .i fire lookou t on
must high moUntaintops ,ii russ
I In n.iinin.iT lorrst s of the
Northwest
iiii Uinkuills t illlli 10 .1 v .irit»
ty ol shapes .mil si/. but uti
fort untile IV' only u f* ■»% remain,
tlie rest having l« < ri dismantled
In tin' Iori st St-rvui One of
tin most Interesting ol the lire
lookouts still standing Is the
HOlool metal and wood tower
atop i >11.*1 loot Sudd leblunket
Mountain a high ridge (jetween
tin I-at I (.reek and Willamette
Kivu'r drain.igrs in tin- Old l us
( aiies yv cst ol hugene
Dcspiti In ng just an easy
] -5 mil< ifum lhr ni*iin
i f ,i Jihr.si) ,ii Lou i'l Blankrl
Shi ltrr, , uu 11 hat '■ to <Jo (JUltr
a bit of ifrivmg on luring roads
tu n .M h S.ultlit Mankrt Moun
tain M< rr hi t ausr li t rt*
jir i i ^ ttjU.ilU good ft-illrs
as .jil.»!»!•'. tin' 1 rip i an * .iv. <\ hr
H..M ji if lit1 Hi m a i\ ubl<* h« >p
: l:r appro.a lirs art? about
. .juai in hnglh just • srr 40
nnli s hut lhr\ differ sub
Htaisit.i:i\ in MiMu rv 1 he most
intrrrsting. ami longrst, routo
is s ia j.isprr
Ufivt ■.\»st i)( LugrlU! oil ihl
Mt k* ;./ i« Ki v« ; i i i jj. .j s j
\ Jli and turn loft at tin jusprr
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i . j k i1 1! . ;. .. i ..it t ■! Spn ng
hvkl u‘ t follow the signs to
j . : t ; t K foil’ll piss l fir
small town of jusprr. .is writ as
^*•040 fcT J*f%or jASJOtfy
This 80-tool metal and wood
tower atop 4 , 9 6 9 ■ f o o t
Saddleblanket Mountain is one
ot the last ot its kind in the
Northwest
12 mile. from Springfield is Hit*
l ’ml) lovered hridgi which
w .is built in l'l.lti Turn It*tt im
mediately .ilti*r the bridge to the
Fall Creek road
The other approach is more
direct, but not quilt* .is scenic
Drive on I fi south ol Lugene to
H i g h w a v fi H . leading to
Oakridge Fifteen miles from
the freeway turn left at tin* sign
pointing to 1.ovvell Cross Look
out Point Keservolr and drive
through the small town of Low
ell. slaving oil the Jusper-Low
ell n .al Three miles from Low
ell is tin- Unity bridge Junction,
where tilt? road from Spring
field comes in.
I ollow the Fall Creek road
from the bridge winding above
Full Creek Reservoir Stay on
this road another 12 miles, cn
taring the Willamette National
Forest ami F How tug Ix autiful
Fa 11 Creek
About one half mile from Dig
IS"*i > .mipground turn left on
K .ill 1H.M Follow tills good
gravel road uphill three miles
!u ,i four-wav intersm lion Keep
straight ahead, now following
ro.nl l'iii Drive on l‘)(> two
mill's to another junction, and
lake road 1 ti2-4 Another mile
on road 1HJ-» leads to the junc
tion with road 142. which is
tile lett (uphill) fork
Take mad 142 for one mile
before bearing right onto road
144 u hn h leads another mile
to the trail head There is a
small parking area here and a
small spur trail leads to the hit
tie Blanket Shelter, a primitive
wooden structure with room
tor four or five sleeping hugs
There is also a single outhouse
udjm ent to the parking area
Till' trail winds through
voting Douglas Kir trees, climb
ing gradually hut steadily
About halfway to the top the
forest changes to mostly old
growth trees, arid as the trail
flattens out on top of a ridge
wild flowers such as heargrass
and rhododendron become
more prevalent.
Alter ill in ti i n g t w o
mi ill hbar ks, views to the west
,1 ml south open up just before
the tr.ul reai lies the lookout
tower Although trees restrict
m u i h ot t ti e v i e w f r o m
Saddleblanket Mountain, the
lower, which was built III 1 ’l l )
to replace the previous lookout
whit h consisted of only a small
platform connected to several
trees, is a worthwhile enough
goal The tower, while appear
ing solid, is not safe and should
not be climbed
A loop tiike ran tie made it
you i an arrange a car shuttle,
as the trail continues south
from the lookout lower another
half mile to road 14'J. wtiic.ll is
a spur road off road 1-1_’
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