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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (May 13, 1992)
Flowers brilliant at Tire Mountain INTO THE OUTDOORS BY JAYSON JACOBY One of 1 hi* most enjoyable *i^j><*< is of summer trips to the Cast ade mount,itns is thv vurie ty of colorful w llil flow ITS travelers are Ilk, Iv to i'nr ourilnr Although these brilliant tflsphtys rover |us! •ihout the entire spec trum, they usually don't bloom until the first of June But bemuse of On' goo s warmer th,in usual winter and spring, most of nature's art at least In meadows Iwrlow -4.000 feel is already In full splendour I be seven-mile trip to'l ire Mountain and bar k via tlie Alpine and Tire Mountain trails northwest of Oakridge. passes through several wildflower carpeted meadows and even offers splendid views of several High Casc ade snow [leaks Al though this trip makes a mi e, undemanding hike, It's also an adventurous and fun mountain bike ride Though l ire Mountain t an also be rear bed by a I rati coining In from the west the route starting at the Alpine trail head is more srenic Start by driving east of Kugene on the Wiliam elle Pass Highway No Ml Thirty one miles east of Interstate ft, turn left at the W, • -1 f i r * - x 11 After crossing a steel girder bridge over the Middle I iirk Willamette River, turn left toward Wi stfir and the North i ork Road A [let passing several bouses, the road comes to a junction with an abandoned covered bridge on the left side Continue straight on paved Road l‘i |ust under three miles Irom the covered bridge turn left onto Road 1010. immediately crossing the North fork of the Middle f ork U tllamette follow this sleep gravel road eight miles to a jimr lion and turn left onto Road 4til 1 for one ball nl a mile to the trailin'.id loc uted on the left side at a wide spot m the road Don't truss the health ful bird s eye view of the river Irom a turnout at the one mile point on R,aid 1 'l 1 () Tin Alpine trail bead'- west Iron, the [railhead through till, k* t ol young ik-.g e. hr lues At tlie one hall mile point it enters an old growth lore*.t o! lit and mi ►. n tie- north side ol tin mb:, Im-Ihio i r os sing over to the dry. grassy south tide At ufit mill- the tr.nl enters the first wild flower Ki* .i■!11\n . his steep, hk kv lull is tmnir to several spot (es of plants. including bright urange-red In (intri paintbrush Ihe best mountain views .ire also from tins first of so vend meadi >w s Diamond I'eak fills the view to the southeast, and Mount Mat helm Broken Top and tile Smith So.ter loom to the east I he lop halve-, of the Mid if,, and North Sisters also peak up aUive the (1 is tiint forest Mountain bikers should lake i are to avoid exiesstve speed through tills rough stretch, as 'the meadow's grass hides some lug mi ks I’fie trail re enters the deep forest at the mead ow s edge and soon rear lies a June linn with the fire Mountain trail Turn right here going uphill oil the l ire Mountain trail The Alpine trail heads downhill, rvenluullv ending at a -pur of Knud 1010 firing along a Willamette National i'orest map and arrange for a far shuttle In meet VOU at the tower tr.ulhead i! you want to taf kle this filial lenging descent idle Tire Mountain trail dew ends (or a short disl.mie along a ridge and then enters another small meadow dotted with wildflowers After a short uphill stretch through the trees, the trail reaehes the last and largest meadow Vinw s from this i louring extend west to the Willamette Val ley After this final meadow, the trail again enters a deep, dark old grow th forest, (arpeted w ith lif t) me ferns and i.lover d he trail contours along a ridge, then round* a sharp fiend and Ix’gins head mg south At the three-mile mark, turn left unto the uphill fork for the half mile climb to Tire Mountain s summit You can also continue straight ahead fihir miIt s to the w est trailhead, which is also 11.* p, ml where the Wmberrv Divide trail ends l he final climb to the summit is the most i li.tl ienging part of the trip for mountain Inkers, as it ini hides several swllchliai ks Although the trip to Tire Mountain gains less than 1.110(1 feet of elevation, there are a few tri ti lies id moderate (limbing Mountain Inkers slu aid remettihi : to bring plenty of water as there is none available along the route /..is,.,, J.ituln is .i sports reporter tor the latter Ultimate teams qualify for national competition The Oregon club sports men's and women's ultimate teams qualified during the weekend to go to the nation al championships The Dili k men earned a spot in the nationals by tak ing first plat e at the Western Regional Tournament in Da vis. Calif . Saturday and Sunday Oregon finished with seven wins and no loss es, including un upset win over first ranked Stnnford. The Oregon women fin ished 5-2 for the weekend but beat Humboldt State for the consolation champion ship and the second berth to visit nationals The national tournament will take place in Fort Col lins, Colo , Memorial Day weekend In other Oregon Club Sports news, the Oregon club rugby team took first in the open/collegialo division uf (he Portland Rugby Tour nament .it Delta Park during the weekend The Ducks opened with a f>-4 win over Douglas Col lege The Oregon try was scored In Greg Hunton, and Dai Toyota scored the con version kick Oregon followed its win with a loss to the Corvallis Killer Bees, 13-9- Bob Schneider scored a try. and Toyota added u conversion kick and penalty kick The Ducks next played for the championship and shut out Southern Oregon, fs-0 Dick Dunn scored a try for Oregon, and Toyota again made a conversion kick. Toyotn was named MVP of the division Oregon will next compete in a game against Oregon alumni Saturday ut 1 p m. at the field behind McArthur Court Ducks earn Pac-10 honors Oregon -.1)111),ill players Kim Manning Mamie Me ( all and Laura Schmidt were selected to the Al 1 - Patti f i t 10 Conference set ond team Manning, a shortstop, was fourth m the < onferenc e in hit ting with a ,181 average The senior tied for the conference lead with six home runs and was second in hits w ith 0-1 and • lugging J>en entage at 57 1 Mi Cali an outfielder, ted the I’m - 111 with u 44b bulling aver age. til> bils and in stolon busns She collei ted a 47.1 slugging percentage and ston'd .1,! runs Schmidt, als<i an outfielder tor On-gun, was third in several learn i nlegories She collected 44 Inis, Jfi Kill and maintained a 7BK average l ( i A s Lisa I ernande/ vs as named I’ai 10 Player o( the Year and Bruin coach Sharrun Hat s is was top coach ALCOHOL AWARENESS CAMPAIGN U of O MAY 18-22,1992 Monday - Widmsdnv. Miiv IS - 20 KMl; Courtyard MOCKTAILS 10:30 am - 2:00 pm LUCY BOOTH-Alcohol Q & A 10:30 am - 2:00 pm GRAFFITI WALL 10:30 am - 2:00 pm WRECKED CAR ON 13" STREET Wednesday. May 20th KMl! Courtyard OREGON STATE POLICE with a driving simulator KEYS ' law your Alcohol IQ and win $1(H» from the Bookstore and more pn/cs tor the FtmKun i o y o v K i > c c 0 8 s MADD facilitated alcohol breathalizer test KAPPA ALPHA PSI STEPPERS trampoline demonstration MARK ALAN musician BOB MORTIMOR comedian Thursday. May 21st Alton Baker Park Fl)N RUN 4:00p.m. Alton Baker Park BBQ Pits cA SfX>nsi<reil h\ Health Education. Student Health Center. Dean of Stuiients. Project Cumene Century Council. Contributions hx Past Earth Herb. (>l.CC. Oregon State Police
