TRIBAL PROGRAM NEWS
Walt’s Words of Wit and Wisdom
Some people say they would like
me to write more about the old times.
the homesteads, and what have you. I
think I have written about them, or
many of them. One has suggested that
I write about the big tree and the
high waterfall.
Well, the big tree. Vern
Stoker, whom I hunted with
about three years before he
went to the Spirit World,
told me it was the biggest
Douglas fir in the world.
He said that it would furnish
enough lumber to build
36 houses.
This tree is off the 1400
road. I think 1404 is the spur.
1400 comes out at Hoskins or can be
picked up going up Rock Creek Road.
The tree is so big that it’s almost breath
taking. I always forget to take a tape
with me to measure the circumference.
When I first saw it, there were trees
all around it. Now that they have felled
all the trees, that tree is vulnerable to
high winds. It’s been mentioned taking
a camping trip to the site. I think the
gates are locked at night, but could
camp on Rock Creek. During hunting
season, the gates are open, but no fires
are allowed.
The other area is the waterfall, I don’t
remember exactly where it is, but gd to
the old Valsetz dam site and go down the
river a ways. Take a spur to the right and
that road goes up quite a ways.
The waterfall starts way up. Vern
said it would put Multnomah Falls to
shame. When one walks out on the
landing and looks down, that does take
your breath away and one steps
backward quickly as it’s straight down
for a long way.
Years ago, I had the Boy Scouts.
One of the goals was to have a survival
camping trip, using an Explorer Scout
who was working on his merit badge
to go along to show what roots and bugs
can be eaten (doesn’t sound too
appetizing now).
At that time, we considered the
Skyline Trail but it could be these areas
instead. Now, the gates are closed to
vehicles, but one can pack in. I’ve talked
with a couple of boys and they’re game
for it.
Take a half-tent, an axe, a knife,
some string, a fish hook, some matches,
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and maybe a small gas stove in the
summer. In the winter, I don’t know
how much is available. Vern said that
when he was a kid, there were fish in
that stream. I guess there aren’t today.
It’s something to think about.
Don’t know how many of them
bugs sound appetizing either.
I’ve heard that them worms
in the rotten trees are tasty.
I’ll take their word for that.
There are several
interesting places to go.
There’s a lake on the North
side of Granite Mountain,
then down from that is another
lake. Makes one wonder why
^the water doesn’t drain from the
top to the bottom.
Well anyway, I don’t think that a
survival camp is feasible but a back
packing trip is, in fact maybe several
of them. And one can fish, catch
crawdads, maybe a steelhead, and cook
‘em up out there.
I wouldn’t recommend a bear
though, they might object. In fact, if a
bear decides he likes the food you have,
better that you give it to him and find a
place somewhere else. Anyway,
daydreaming here.
July 27-30,2004
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five classes you are interested in from the following. Prioritize your selections
by using 1, 2, 3,4, and 5.
_____ Siletz Basket Weaving
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