{"id":2310,"date":"2018-04-18T20:36:22","date_gmt":"2018-04-18T20:36:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/old.cherylhill.net\/blog\/?p=2310"},"modified":"2018-05-04T20:03:59","modified_gmt":"2018-05-04T20:03:59","slug":"coyote-wall-loop","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/cherylhill.net\/blog\/2018\/04\/18\/coyote-wall-loop\/","title":{"rendered":"Coyote Wall Loop"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Saturday, March 31, 2018<\/p>\n<p><em>Note: Watch for ticks and <a href=\"https:\/\/wyeastblog.org\/2012\/05\/28\/10-common-poison-oak-myths\/\">poison oak<\/a> if you hike here.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Greg and I headed out to Coyote Wall to do a loop hike there. We hit the trail at 9:15 under chilly overcast skies. If you hike here, please note that dogs must be on-leash:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm1.staticflickr.com\/801\/40807946244_809ebc7b10_c.jpg\" alt=\"Coyote Wall Hike\" width=\"531\" height=\"800\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We saw this group at the beginning of the hike and later on as well. The dog was never on a leash:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm1.staticflickr.com\/791\/41441601281_796a173d88_c.jpg\" alt=\"Coyote Wall Hike\" width=\"800\" height=\"531\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We trekked down old Highway 14:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm1.staticflickr.com\/793\/41441600011_2a218234d3_c.jpg\" alt=\"Coyote Wall Hike\" width=\"800\" height=\"531\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The desert parsley was going gangbusters. We saw lots of it.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm1.staticflickr.com\/897\/40546910245_957b77006d_c.jpg\" alt=\"Coyote Wall Hike\" width=\"800\" height=\"531\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm1.staticflickr.com\/900\/41441597511_e3eb5c9658_c.jpg\" alt=\"Coyote Wall Hike\" width=\"800\" height=\"531\" \/><\/p>\n<p>At 0.4mi we passed the trail where we would come out later:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm1.staticflickr.com\/874\/40727023414_2e380b7640_c.jpg\" alt=\"Coyote Wall Hike\" width=\"800\" height=\"531\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Further along at 0.7mi we picked up our trail and started climbing up.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm1.staticflickr.com\/793\/40727019714_10cb127a61_c.jpg\" alt=\"Coyote Wall Hike\" width=\"800\" height=\"531\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm1.staticflickr.com\/795\/27570501548_54c2102725_c.jpg\" alt=\"Coyote Wall Hike\" width=\"800\" height=\"531\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm1.staticflickr.com\/863\/40727021254_69e9481ec2_c.jpg\" alt=\"Coyote Wall Hike\" width=\"800\" height=\"531\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Columbia Desert Parsley:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm1.staticflickr.com\/865\/41442064871_fe0728505d_c.jpg\" alt=\"Coyote Wall Hike\" width=\"531\" height=\"800\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Despite the clouds we managed to get a view of Mt. Hood:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm1.staticflickr.com\/814\/40727650734_183ce8e733_c.jpg\" alt=\"Coyote Wall Hike\" width=\"800\" height=\"531\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The river was glassy calm:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm1.staticflickr.com\/881\/40548075885_ed6912041d_c.jpg\" alt=\"Coyote Wall Hike\" width=\"800\" height=\"531\" \/><\/p>\n<p>There was popcorn flower EVERYWHERE:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm1.staticflickr.com\/902\/40548095745_421b5a3f7c_c.jpg\" alt=\"Coyote Wall Hike\" width=\"800\" height=\"531\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm1.staticflickr.com\/795\/27570800668_8e4502f846_c.jpg\" alt=\"Coyote Wall Hike\" width=\"800\" height=\"531\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm1.staticflickr.com\/788\/27570807028_109aa0a677_c.jpg\" alt=\"Coyote Wall Hike\" width=\"800\" height=\"531\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Avalanche Lilies:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm1.staticflickr.com\/870\/41400250592_f97b9a21b3_c.jpg\" alt=\"Coyote Wall Hike\" width=\"800\" height=\"531\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Yellow bells:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm1.staticflickr.com\/887\/39712065800_a2c0aff2bb_c.jpg\" alt=\"Coyote Wall Hike\" width=\"800\" height=\"531\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm1.staticflickr.com\/920\/26651134327_99fcb87e41_c.jpg\" alt=\"Coyote Wall Hike\" width=\"532\" height=\"800\" \/><\/p>\n<p>First balsamroot sighting of the season!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm1.staticflickr.com\/898\/39712050330_ebb4dc00d8_c.jpg\" alt=\"Coyote Wall Hike\" width=\"800\" height=\"531\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The sun started to break through a bit as we hiked down:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm1.staticflickr.com\/918\/26651170717_02d349c3a6_c.jpg\" alt=\"Coyote Wall Hike\" width=\"800\" height=\"531\" \/><\/p>\n<p>By this time we were encountering huge numbers of people. And we were witnessing plenty of bad hiker behavior: picked wildflowers left on the trail, off-leash dogs, dog poop bags left behind, and adults, kids, and dogs wandering through the meadows, trampling the wildflowers. It was discouraging, and we were glad to get back to the trailhead. Still, despite all that, it was a great hike.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/oregonwildflowers.org\/viewreport.php?ID=936\">Here are all the wildflowers<\/a> Greg noted seeing on this loop.\u00a06 miles, 1100&#8242; elevation gain.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm1.staticflickr.com\/786\/40628014405_ba3d2bc93b_c.jpg\" alt=\"Coyote Wall Track\" width=\"618\" height=\"800\" \/><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Spring Hike at Coyote Wall\" width=\"880\" height=\"495\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/SEhTdkG84Ng?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Saturday, March 31, 2018 Note: Watch for ticks and poison oak if you hike here. 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