{"id":2930,"date":"2019-07-17T20:02:08","date_gmt":"2019-07-17T20:02:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cherylhill.net\/blog\/?p=2930"},"modified":"2019-07-19T14:35:46","modified_gmt":"2019-07-19T14:35:46","slug":"storm-watching-on-mcintyre-ridge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/cherylhill.net\/blog\/2019\/07\/17\/storm-watching-on-mcintyre-ridge\/","title":{"rendered":"Storm-Watching on McIntyre Ridge"},"content":{"rendered":"

The McIntyre Ridge Trail has a “musical chairs” history when it comes to access. The original trailhead at the end of Road 110 (on BLM land) was closed<\/a>, and an unofficial trailhead<\/a> was established at the end of Road 108. Once Trailkeepers of Oregon helped build<\/a> the new Douglas Trailhead<\/a> the Forest Service claimed to close off access to Road 108.<\/p>\n

Greg and I visited on June 29 and it didn’t look like access had ever been closed to Road 108. The road itself is a bit of a mess with enormous potholes. But it is open, so this is just a quick report to let you know you can still access McIntyre Ridge this way (here’s the hike description<\/a>).<\/p>\n

The boulders at the end of the road are no deterrent for the OHV crowd. They just drive around:<\/p>\n

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The first mile is not so much a trail as a road, due to the OHV use (even though this is inside the Salmon-Huckleberry Wilderness):<\/p>\n

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At the first viewpoint Mt. Hood was only partially visible:<\/p>\n

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It was not a banner beargrass year here:<\/p>\n

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But the rhododendrons were in bloom and looking nice:<\/p>\n

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And the wildflowers near the bench looked great:<\/p>\n

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\"McIntyre<\/p>\n

We even saw a hummingbird:<\/p>\n

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\"McIntyre<\/p>\n

You can still sit on the bench, but it has really reclined over the years:<\/p>\n

\"McIntyre<\/p>\n

We watched (and listened to) a crazy thunderstorm moving from south to north, engulfing Mt. Hood (and dumping a bunch of hail, from what we heard):<\/p>\n

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\"McIntyre<\/p>\n

On the way back we spotted this shot-up handle on a tree branch. Maybe it was once part of a growler? We removed it and packed it out.<\/p>\n

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The last view of the mountain before heading back into the trees for good was a stormy one:<\/p>\n

\"McIntyre<\/p>\n

Greg was about ten minutes behind me and when he got to that spot there was a cool rainbow!<\/p>\n

\"McIntyre<\/p>\n

We stopped at the Douglas Trailhead on the drive out. Ever wondered what one of those new plastic-like trailhead signs looks like after being used for target practice? Wonder no more:<\/p>\n

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The McIntyre Ridge Trail has a “musical chairs” history when it comes to access. The original trailhead at the end<\/p>\n

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