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OUTDOORS & REC B2 — THE OBSERVER & BAKER CITY HERALD FOG Continued from Page B1 According to a June 1993 document from the Wallowa-Whitman National Forest, the Lodgepole trail, parts of which are inside the Eagle Cap Wilderness, was for- mally closed to motor vehicles in that month. The document doesn’t explain why the trail wasn’t previously closed, given that motor vehicles are prohibited in wilder- ness areas. The trail climbs for the fi rst quarter mile or so, crossing a couple of small openings that have the characteristic look of the western Wallowas. The most notable part of this wardrobe is the rock — the brown basalt that is so distinct from the white granitic rock, and lime- stone, that are the predom- inant formations in most of the range. Although the Lodge- pole trail’s namesake tree is well-represented in the forests through which it passes, my attention was diverted by another, and much less common, conifer. You won’t often come across mountain hemlocks in Northeastern Oregon. The species, with its dis- Jayson Jacoby/Baker City Herald The Lodgepole trail in the Wallowa Mountains is well-maintained by the Blue Mountain Back Country Riders volunteer group. tinctive needles, of even length and arranged in a spiral around the twigs, generally grows only in higher-elevation forests where snow lingers long in the spring. This typically means north- or east-facing slopes. Along the Lodge- pole trail we saw hem- locks on those aspects, but also, in a few places, near the top of a ridge that had more of a westerly aspect. This must be a snowy spot. It makes sense that it would be, as this ridge is the fi rst rampart that mois- ture-laden winter storms slam into as they ride the jet stream from the Pacifi c across the Northwest, off - loading some of their rain and snow on each of the ranges between the Cas- cades and the Great Plains. Hemlocks are easy to recognize because their tops droop in a way that no other conifer does, a gentle curve rather like the form of a diver at the apex of a leap. Hemlocks are not, how- ever, easy to recognize when fog obscures the tops of even juvenile trees. We had another engage- ment scheduled so we turned back before I was satisfi ed, perhaps my SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 2021 commonest complaint on mountain trails. I inevitably wish to hike just far enough to fi nd out where a climb ends, whether the trail veers into a draw directly or bypasses it by ascending a divide. This compulsion nags me on clear days, when the prospect of a sweeping view pulls me along, like the mechanical rabbit at a dog-racing track. I might have predicted that I wouldn’t feel com- pelled to keep hiking on a foggy day, when visi- bility was measured in feet rather than in miles. But this was not so. If anything, I felt a stronger urge to continue, since the fog prevented me from guessing at where the path might lead even a few hundred feet ahead. This heightened the sense of anticipation, of mystery, that attends any journey along a route that is unfamiliar. I rarely need to invent reasons to return to a trail. As we retraced our steps through the clammy air, weaving between the occasional clump of grass to keep from soaking our shoes, I appreciated that the fog had given me an especially compelling excuse to come back this way on another, brighter day. Dennis Dauble/Contributed Photo Where good holding water exists, a pan-size trout or two can be found. TROUT Continued from Page B1 until spring snowmelt and associated rising fl ow has- tens their journey to the Columbia River and even- tually the Pacifi c Ocean. A larger fl y is favored so as to not hook these 3-inch fore- tellers of a 12-pound adult. More than one trout nosed my fl y and did not return. Others ignored off erings when a tiny ball of algae clung to the head of the fl y. You could say they were hungry, but not desperate. Small stream fl y fi shing is rarely a case of match-the-hatch or observing the nature of a rise form. You start with a pattern that has worked well in the past and use it until it no longer attracts, gets chewed up, or is lost because of an errant cast. Journal notes show 32 trout hooked and released in two hours of fi shing. On a fi ne summer morning with no other angler in sight. Without a care in the world. I guess that’s why I revel in the wonder of trout. Dennis Dauble is a retired fi shery scientist, outdoor writer, presenter and educator who lives in Richland, Washington. For more stories about outdoor adventure, including fi sh and fi shing in area waters, seeDennisDaubleBooks. com. 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