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
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