{"id":4715,"date":"2023-06-06T08:29:52","date_gmt":"2023-06-06T08:29:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cherylhill.net\/blog\/?p=4715"},"modified":"2023-06-06T23:36:24","modified_gmt":"2023-06-06T23:36:24","slug":"green-ridge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/cherylhill.net\/blog\/2023\/06\/06\/green-ridge\/","title":{"rendered":"Green Ridge"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Saturday, June 3, 2023<\/p>\n<p>I have never been to the Green Ridge lookout so on Saturday I decided to do that and hike part of the Green Ridge Trail in the process.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>I parked at the northern terminus of the trail on Road 900:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/52955351276_047090958a_c.jpg\" alt=\"Green Ridge Hike\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I wasn&#8217;t sure what to expect from this trail. I was pleasantly surprised to find the trail easy to follow and free of blowdown:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/52955728980_d93eeab340_c.jpg\" alt=\"Green Ridge Hike\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/52952471812_dd5457f3c4_c.jpg\" alt=\"Green Ridge Trail\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" \/><\/p>\n<p>And there were views along the way as well:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/52953206709_eb6cff4725_c.jpg\" alt=\"Green Ridge Trail\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/52953519578_14b234e362_c.jpg\" alt=\"Green Ridge Trail\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I didn&#8217;t expect to see many wildflowers, but I did. Delphinium:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/52955484179_bc632cc6aa_c.jpg\" alt=\"Green Ridge Hike\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Lomatium<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/52953521228_a6f2c16fbb_c.jpg\" alt=\"Green Ridge Trail\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/52953205744_7bf0669831_c.jpg\" alt=\"Green Ridge Trail\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/52952469932_503f987d4b_c.jpg\" alt=\"Green Ridge Trail\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Brown&#8217;s peony:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/52955725425_1aab6af71a_c.jpg\" alt=\"Green Ridge Hike\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/52954745607_bb5c84c707_c.jpg\" alt=\"Green Ridge Hike\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Bitterbrush:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/52953447350_9a3e3767f1_c.jpg\" alt=\"Green Ridge Trail\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Flax:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/52954744677_14a86885ea_c.jpg\" alt=\"Green Ridge Hike\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Arnica:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/52953065081_64d2f19a2e_c.jpg\" alt=\"Green Ridge Trail\" width=\"533\" height=\"800\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Wild strawberry:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/52952465247_f966451bbc_c.jpg\" alt=\"Green Ridge Trail\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Serviceberry:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/52953450120_5625cd1c0b_c.jpg\" alt=\"Green Ridge Trail\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/52953064166_c071c9f06e_c.jpg\" alt=\"Green Ridge Trail\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/52955476734_5d0f410fcf_c.jpg\" alt=\"Green Ridge Hike\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The trail passed in and out of the trees, with frequent views to the west:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/52953446365_d7be4cccb0_c.jpg\" alt=\"Green Ridge Trail\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/52954745597_c4db0e0fb5_c.jpg\" alt=\"Green Ridge Hike\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This is a nice campsite, although there is no water nearby:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/52955722910_35670ee521_c.jpg\" alt=\"Green Ridge Hike\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/52954744197_5d767f3d51_c.jpg\" alt=\"Green Ridge Hike\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><\/p>\n<p>At the edge of the ridge at this campsite were far-reaching views:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/52955477119_68500c0cd0_c.jpg\" alt=\"Green Ridge Hike\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/52955478059_9fbd8cfa53_c.jpg\" alt=\"Green Ridge Hike\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I saw this old steel cable Logging remnants?<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/52955720040_f7d7bf6167_c.jpg\" alt=\"Green Ridge Hike\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Balsamroot:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/52952466362_4ce0e2b23a_c.jpg\" alt=\"Green Ridge Trail\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/52953516333_75eff93925_c.jpg\" alt=\"Green Ridge Trail\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/52953441855_e670b42608_c.jpg\" alt=\"Green Ridge Trail\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Penstemon:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/52953198954_ab8c4b6e18_c.jpg\" alt=\"Green Ridge Trail\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The trail crossed Road 600 but I turned right to head to the lookout:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/52955475639_b676f87e61_c.jpg\" alt=\"Green Ridge Hike\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Then the gate:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/52955475639_b676f87e61_c.jpg\" alt=\"Green Ridge Hike\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I hiked past the gate down the road to the lookout, which is rented this time of year but was unoccupied when I stopped by:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/52953459133_9ac1b7d826_c.jpg\" alt=\"Green Ridge Lookout\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The views are amazing from here! Mt. Hood:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/52953146809_67fde12f8e_c.jpg\" alt=\"Green Ridge Lookout\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Mt. Jefferson:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/52953143444_9915e24447_c.jpg\" alt=\"Green Ridge Lookout\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Three Fingered Jack:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/52953004116_1dc9d55040_c.jpg\" alt=\"Green Ridge Lookout\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Belknap Crater and Mt. Washington:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/52953454933_ca7f050fcf_c.jpg\" alt=\"Green Ridge Lookout\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Three Sisters:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/52953139084_816c4edf2f_c.jpg\" alt=\"Green Ridge Lookout\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Looking north along the ridge in the direction I just came from:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/52955473604_62f6ef76f2_c.jpg\" alt=\"Green Ridge Hike\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><\/p>\n<p>After lingering here to enjoy the view for awhile I retraced my steps back to the car. I didn&#8217;t expect to see anyone else today, but I saw three hikers with a dog as well as two cyclists. I know the trail is popular with equestrians and mountain bikers.<\/p>\n<p>Map:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/52954759368_72bac1d67a_c.jpg\" alt=\"GreenRidgeMap\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Gaia stats: 5.2 miles, 400&#8242; elevation gain<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Saturday, June 3, 2023 I have never been to the Green Ridge lookout so on Saturday I decided to do<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/cherylhill.net\/blog\/2023\/06\/06\/green-ridge\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Green Ridge<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4716,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[183,159],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/cherylhill.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4715"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/cherylhill.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/cherylhill.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/cherylhill.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/cherylhill.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4715"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"http:\/\/cherylhill.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4715\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4724,"href":"http:\/\/cherylhill.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4715\/revisions\/4724"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/cherylhill.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4716"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/cherylhill.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4715"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/cherylhill.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4715"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/cherylhill.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4715"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}