Tour the Lindgren cabin during the Angora Hiking Club’s hike at Cullaby Lake Wednesday, Sept. 4.
Angora Hiking Club hosts early September hikes
The Angora Hiking Club is host-
ing hikes on Wednesday, Sept. 4, at Cul-
laby Lake and on Saturday, Sept. 7, at Ape
Cave.
The hike at Cullaby Lake begins with
a tour at 1:30 p.m. of the Finnish Lind-
gren Cabin. The tour is led by Greg Jacob,
a member of the Finlandia Foundation.
The cabin is a unique, ax-hewn home built
in the 1920s with Oregon red cedar. It
was built with few nails and fi sh-taile cor-
ner planks. You can also tour the Finnish
sauna. This house was originally on Soap-
stone Creek. The house is now located
directly behind the toll booth at Cullaby
Lake.
There will be an easy hike around the
park after the tour. Hikers can see native
trees and other points of interest includ-
ing the former race track and grave site of
Chief Cullaby, whom the lake was named
after. Call hike leaders Don and Gwen
Burtch at 503- 861-8720 by Tuesday, Sept.
3, if you plan to participate. There is a
county park fee of $5 per vehicle. Those
who wish to carpool can meet at 1 p.m. in
Astoria on Marine Drive between second
and third streets.
On Saturday, Sept. 7, hikers partici-
pating in the Ape Cave hike will meet at
8 a.m. at the parking lot on Marine drive in
Astoria between second and third streets.
This is a diffi cult hike in Washington State
full of breathtaking natural wonders. It
includes some impressive prehistoric rem-
nants. Ape Cave’s notoriety is more than
just a fun hike – it’s also the longest lava
tube in the continental United States. The
lava fl ow that created Ape Cave occurred
nearly 1,900 years ago.
There are two hike locations at Ape
Cave which include upper and lower lev-
els. The club will hike the lower Ape Cave
which is approximately 3/4th of a mile
and takes an hour to complete down and
back. It is most famous for “Meatball,” a
block of cooled lava which fell from the
lava tube ceiling while lava was still fl ow-
ing through the cave. Floating on the sur-
face of the lava fl ow, it was carried down-
stream until it became wedged in a narrow
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spot above the present fl oor.
There are some rules to know before
going into the cave. Bring two sets of
lights. Head lamps are recommended. The
cave is always 42 degrees, so dress accord-
ingly. No smoking or food are allowed.
There is also a second hike on Sept. 7
at Lava Canyon, 18 miles from Ape Cave.
This trail begins at the Interpretive Trail-
head. It is paved to a waterfall viewpoint.
It will take approximately two and a half
hours to drive there so bring a lunch and
eat breakfast beforehand. Call hike leader
Jan Coughlin by Friday, Sept. 6, at 503-
791-3521 if you plan to participate. There
is a $5 Northwest Forest required park-
ing fee.
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