{"id":341,"date":"2015-07-03T14:32:46","date_gmt":"2015-07-03T14:32:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/old.cherylhill.net\/firelookouts\/?p=341"},"modified":"2024-06-26T20:29:39","modified_gmt":"2024-06-27T03:29:39","slug":"acker-rock","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cherylhill.net\/firelookouts\/2015\/07\/03\/acker-rock\/","title":{"rendered":"Acker Rock"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Type:\u00a0R-6 ground cabin<br \/>\nStatus: Staffed in emergencies; available to rent from August through October<br \/>\nElevation: 4,112 feet<br \/>\nVisited:\u00a0June 26, 2015<\/p>\n<p>When were planning our long weekend in the area my first choice for a lookout rental was Acker Rock. But due to nesting falcons the lookout isn&#8217;t available to rent until August. So we stayed at Pickett Butte instead and settled for a quick visit to Acker Rock.<\/p>\n<p>You used to be able to drive Road 950 to the trailhead, but now the road is gated, adding an unexpected mile-long road hike to our trek.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c1.staticflickr.com\/1\/359\/19300182991_588e14588d_c.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Acker Rock straight ahead. The lookout is on the other side, not visible from here.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c4.staticflickr.com\/4\/3768\/19082716660_88d045a64b_c.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>After a mile of hot road hiking we reached the trailhead and were happy to be cool shady trail.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c1.staticflickr.com\/1\/309\/19274194571_244201c0a3_c.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Just before the lookout is a potty with a mighty fine view:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm1.staticflickr.com\/401\/19337245256_7bb41a2549_c.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Arriving at the lookout, which is perched on a rock and hangs out over thin air.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/18649765143_581f3c6c30_c.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c2.staticflickr.com\/4\/3751\/19098133980_f9c788103c_c.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Looking north:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c1.staticflickr.com\/1\/343\/19099628109_0479899b06_c.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Greg admiring the view:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm1.staticflickr.com\/503\/19259676806_179d15e9ea_c.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>While we were at the lookout two people arrived. One of them was Lori Depew, a lookout who was training a new guy at Acker Rock. We chatted with them for a little bit before heading back down.<\/p>\n<p>I still want to rent this one sometime. What a beautiful setting!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Type:\u00a0R-6 ground cabin Status: Staffed in emergencies; available to rent from August through October Elevation: 4,112 feet Visited:\u00a0June 26, 2015<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cherylhill.net\/firelookouts\/2015\/07\/03\/acker-rock\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Acker Rock<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-341","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-umpqua-national-forest"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cherylhill.net\/firelookouts\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/341","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cherylhill.net\/firelookouts\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cherylhill.net\/firelookouts\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cherylhill.net\/firelookouts\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cherylhill.net\/firelookouts\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=341"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/cherylhill.net\/firelookouts\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/341\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1646,"href":"https:\/\/cherylhill.net\/firelookouts\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/341\/revisions\/1646"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cherylhill.net\/firelookouts\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=341"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cherylhill.net\/firelookouts\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=341"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cherylhill.net\/firelookouts\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=341"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}