{"id":5484,"date":"2025-05-25T16:32:04","date_gmt":"2025-05-25T16:32:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cherylhill.net\/blog\/?p=5484"},"modified":"2026-01-03T21:31:26","modified_gmt":"2026-01-03T21:31:26","slug":"chimney-rock-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/cherylhill.net\/blog\/2025\/05\/25\/chimney-rock-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Chimney Rock"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Sunday, May 25, 2025<\/p>\n<p>Today we did the hike to Chimney Rock.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The trailhead parking area has been expanded and developed since we were last here in 2021:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/flic.kr\/p\/2rPU41C\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/55019643008_b3794181c2_c.jpg\" alt=\"Chimney Rock Hike\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Climbing up the trail:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/flic.kr\/p\/2rPUKbV\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/55019778165_8506610af2_c.jpg\" alt=\"Chimney Rock Hike\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We saw a number of wildflowers. Fleabane:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/flic.kr\/p\/2rPUtDr\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/55019725879_8bcc154a00_c.jpg\" alt=\"Chimney Rock Hike\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Yarrow:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/flic.kr\/p\/2rPUK8d\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/55019777950_c0044ea293_c.jpg\" alt=\"Chimney Rock Hike\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Milkvetch:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/flic.kr\/p\/2rPU3X1\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/55019642798_02ea376c09_c.jpg\" alt=\"Chimney Rock Hike\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Larkspur:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/flic.kr\/p\/2rPU3WK\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/55019642783_7114380cd0_c.jpg\" alt=\"Chimney Rock Hike\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Sage:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/flic.kr\/p\/2rPT7rF\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/55019459441_9ef5a827b0_c.jpg\" alt=\"Chimney Rock Hike\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Buckwheat:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/flic.kr\/p\/2rPUK3i\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/55019777665_da52c0b92e_c.jpg\" alt=\"Chimney Rock Hike\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Bitterroot:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/flic.kr\/p\/2rPUK1V\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/55019777585_b562b0be7a_c.jpg\" alt=\"Chimney Rock Hike\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/flic.kr\/p\/2rPUKXj\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/55019780740_e7c98a4935_c.jpg\" alt=\"Chimney Rock Hike\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Desert yellow fleabane:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/flic.kr\/p\/2rQ7s2a\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/55022061755_bdeb084306_c.jpg\" alt=\"Chimney Rock Hike\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Grand collomia:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/flic.kr\/p\/2rPU5zz\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/55019648283_6499d1ac94_c.jpg\" alt=\"Chimney Rock Hike\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Chick lupine:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/flic.kr\/p\/2rPULGF\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/55019783255_496b8d16dc_c.jpg\" alt=\"Chimney Rock Hike\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Paintbrush:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/flic.kr\/p\/2rPT8mX\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/55019462531_c308df8373_c.jpg\" alt=\"Chimney Rock Hike\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We were hiking through a dry high desert landscape:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/flic.kr\/p\/2rPUK95\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/55019778000_029a389a0c_c.jpg\" alt=\"Chimney Rock Hike\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/flic.kr\/p\/2rPUKgQ\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/55019778450_3800808e63_c.jpg\" alt=\"Chimney Rock Hike\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/flic.kr\/p\/2rPNB1f\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/55018579962_2919561db2_c.jpg\" alt=\"Chimney Rock Hike\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We started to get a view of the Cascades to the west:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/flic.kr\/p\/2rPUKeL\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/55019778330_f419cd9b37_c.jpg\" alt=\"Chimney Rock Hike\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/flic.kr\/p\/2rPUtAq\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/55019725704_d9f1269d01_c.jpg\" alt=\"Chimney Rock Hike\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/flic.kr\/p\/2rPUJZc\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/55019777485_4992eb06d8_c.jpg\" alt=\"Chimney Rock Hike\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Looking down the trail we just hiked up:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/flic.kr\/p\/2rPNB1v\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/55018579977_c056dbaf75_c.jpg\" alt=\"Chimney Rock Hike\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Then we reached Chimney Rock where we parked ourselves in the shade and ate a snack:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/flic.kr\/p\/2rPU4Qt\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/55019645783_d2fa5490d3_c.jpg\" alt=\"Chimney Rock Hike\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This is a short hike, but the day was quite warm, so afterwards we accessed the Crooked River via the Chimney Rock Campground so we could cool off:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/flic.kr\/p\/2rPULHC\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/55019783310_16a423514a_c.jpg\" alt=\"Crooked River\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Gaia stats: 2.7 miles, 550 elevation gain<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sunday, May 25, 2025 Today we did the hike to Chimney 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