{"id":3765,"date":"2021-04-12T23:34:05","date_gmt":"2021-04-12T23:34:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cherylhill.net\/blog\/?p=3765"},"modified":"2021-05-18T14:58:53","modified_gmt":"2021-05-18T14:58:53","slug":"lyle-cherry-orchard-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/cherylhill.net\/blog\/2021\/04\/12\/lyle-cherry-orchard-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Lyle Cherry Orchard"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>April 10, 2021<\/p>\n<p>Today we did the Lyle Cherry Orchard hike. It&#8217;s been four years since I last did this hike so it was nice to revisit.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The weather was a mix of sun and clouds as we headed up the trail:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/51129267456_a0e4134522_c.jpg\" alt=\"Lyle Cherry Orchard Hike\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Bi-colored cluster lily:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/51129281021_6058d24456_c.jpg\" alt=\"Lyle Cherry Orchard Hike\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Lupine:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/51129301397_b86b4aff12_c.jpg\" alt=\"Lyle Cherry Orchard Hike\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" \/><\/p>\n<p>There is this nice meadow early on in the hike where panicled death camas bloom this time of year:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/51129306427_80a7db0798_c.jpg\" alt=\"Lyle Cherry Orchard Hike\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/51129305467_6f076b36e2_c.jpg\" alt=\"Lyle Cherry Orchard Hike\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/51129291501_1045cf934e_c.jpg\" alt=\"Lyle Cherry Orchard Hike\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The slope above us was covered in balsamroot:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/51129264986_9b032ae242_c.jpg\" alt=\"Lyle Cherry Orchard Hike\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The oaks hadn&#8217;t leafed out yet:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/51129349689_f0dcac53c8_c.jpg\" alt=\"Lyle Cherry Orchard Hike\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" \/><\/p>\n<p>A weird day for weather, with sun and clouds at the same time for much of the day:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/51130406640_af4dec583f_c.jpg\" alt=\"Lyle Cherry Orchard Hike\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/51129294271_a1047b1604_c.jpg\" alt=\"Lyle Cherry Orchard Hike\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Greg admiring the view:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/51129295156_1ca7540dc2_c.jpg\" alt=\"Lyle Cherry Orchard Hike\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The trail traverses that big balsamroot slope we saw earlier, although it has been re-routed from it&#8217;s previous alignment since I was last here. This stretch is quite scenic:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/51129522438_6b37836d06_c.jpg\" alt=\"Lyle Cherry Orchard Hike\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/51129311356_972d3cea09_c.jpg\" alt=\"Lyle Cherry Orchard Hike\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/51129349637_2d50e581d0_c.jpg\" alt=\"Lyle Cherry Orchard Hike\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/51129348887_e1896192ff_c.jpg\" alt=\"Lyle Cherry Orchard Hike\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Passing through some oak forest:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/51129366419_b72c99b4bd_c.jpg\" alt=\"Lyle Cherry Orchard Hike\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/51129347797_5905079102_c.jpg\" alt=\"Lyle Cherry Orchard Hike\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/51129306796_1962d69654_c.jpg\" alt=\"Lyle Cherry Orchard Hike\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Ballhead waterleaf:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/51130426890_caf022ebb7_c.jpg\" alt=\"Lyle Cherry Orchard Hike\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We reached a junction where the trail has been re-routed again. Now there is a lollipop loop at the end of this hike instead of the trail ending. There&#8217;s a viewpoint looking east upriver where we have traditionally stopped for a break, but it was SUPER windy and we didn&#8217;t even stop for a picture. We\u00a0 hurried on for the protection for the trees:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/51129369329_7ba41caef8_c.jpg\" alt=\"Lyle Cherry Orchard Hike\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I have no idea what this line of posts is for:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/51129310406_5fb245d333_c.jpg\" alt=\"Lyle Cherry Orchard Hike\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" \/><\/p>\n<p>On the way back at the top of the descent we could see rain coming our way. Fortunately it passed by to the south and we didn&#8217;t get rained on:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/51129350082_15f70570fc_c.jpg\" alt=\"Lyle Cherry Orchard Hike\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Back down through the balsamroot:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/51135621227_bd4cb048d7_c.jpg\" alt=\"Lyle Cherry Orchard Hike\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/51136513268_ae4287244e_c.jpg\" alt=\"Lyle Cherry Orchard Hike\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Tiny Greg on a big viewpoint:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/51136512018_4bb32beb65_c.jpg\" alt=\"Lyle Cherry Orchard Hike\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We walked back through the death camas meadow. Note the balsamroot on the slopes beyond:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/51136519993_1838745148_c.jpg\" alt=\"Lyle Cherry Orchard Hike\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/51136302676_32722d2eae_c.jpg\" alt=\"Lyle Cherry Orchard Hike\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Beautiful hike, but SO MANY PEOPLE. We saw more people on the trail today than we have on all our previous visits combined. The trail re-route takes you through the balsamroot far more than the previous alignment so I think that has a lot to do with it. Not to mention that there are still some closed trails from the Eagle Creek Fire and people are looking for other places to go.<\/p>\n<p>Gaia stats: 5 miles, 1,100&#8242; elevation gain<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>April 10, 2021 Today we did the Lyle Cherry Orchard hike. 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