DatesJul 26th - Aug 1st 2009 Service ProjectTrail maintenance Free DaysHiking, peak climbing, photography, wildlife watching AccommodationsBackpack camping Trip RatingStrenuous : 3 mile backpack. Bending, lifting, digging, lopping, sawing LeadersEdward Hill Equipment |
In 1908, the Deschutes National Forest was established from parts of the Blue Mountains, Cascade, and Fremont National Forests. Nestled along the Cascade Mountains, the Deschutes National Forest is one of the most popular recreation forests in the Pacific Northwest. Truly a four season vacationland, the Forest attracts more than 8 million people every year to camp, fish, hike, hunt, ski, and enjoy a multitude of outdoor activities. The Three Sisters Wilderness within the Deschutes National Forest comprises 286,708 acres, making it the second largest Wilderness area in Oregon. It was established by the US Congress in 1964 and is named for the Three Sisters Mountains. Forest in this Wilderness consists mainly of Douglas-fir, silver fir, sub-alpine fir, mountain hemlock, western hemlock, true fir, lodgepole pine, and ponderosa pine. Major peaks include the North Sister, Middle Sister, South Sister (all above 10,000'), and Broken Top, a great example of the effect of glaciation. Collier Glacier is the largest glacier in Oregon occurs on the Middle Sister. Other geologic features include Rock Mesa, Collier Cone, and Yapoah Crater. Alpine meadows, waterfalls, lava fields, glaciers, and glacial lakes are abundant. Hikers and stock use the Green Lakes Trail around the eastern side of the Three Sisters connecting with the Pacific Crest National Scenic Trail around the western side to circumnavigate the beautiful volcanic mountains. Our trail maintenance project consists of log removal, tread repair, drainage maintenance & reconstruction, brushing and crib wall construction. The portion of trail we'll be working climbs gently out of mature Western Hemlock forest to the northern moraines of the North Sister. The project includes a roughly 3 mile backpack from a trailhead to a wilderness basecamp from which we'll hike short distances daily to worksites along a 9 mile section of the Green Lakes Trail conducting the maintenance where needed.
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