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Good morning Oregon and everyone everywhere else. Up to 68 under mostly cloudy skies.
Been working on YCSA business and an investigation since 0630 this morning. Taking time off now to head out and unload a trailer and then take a scenic drive down to Miller Lake. Probably won't take a fishing pole this trip, just scout around.
Good morning Oregon and everyone everywhere else. Started out at 44 and up to 69 and making a sudden reversal back to 61.9. Started raining around 0308 but only lasted about 30 minutes. Of course it would. Have the boat sitting out without the cover on and getting ready to clean and detail it.
Howdy Allen
Welcome back Andy. Hope you didn't have any plans ruined by the North Grand Canyon Fire.
Got back on my feet yesterday and got the flatbed trailer unloaded. Afterwards, feeling pretty good, we took off to do some exploring and headed into Miller Lake. Been a lot of years since I've been into that Lake. Seems the road is now a straight shot with no turns. Very dusty small gravel road. A sign is still up warning of single lane road ahead, but it stayed the same width all the way in. No big chuck/pot holes like years ago. A lot of washboard. Seemed that if you kept your speed 25 / 35 the washboard effect was almost negated. Smoothed out a touch more with it in 4WD high range. Slow down to below 25 and you would get your teeth rattled a bit, kind of like driving over closely spaced RR ties.
Pretty back in there. The camp ground is 100% a different campground. All gravel road ways and campsite driveways. Much nicer than I remember. Down by the lake where I camped in the late 70's is now day use only. They have added flush toilets in addition to some vault toilets. They also have an RV Dump which seems amazing. The Snow Park Trail Heads out near the Ranger Station and Hwy 47 have an RV dump as well. Camp sites seem a little crowded, but for a couple to 5 days of fishing or possibly OHV riding it would b fine. OHV needs a lot more scouting and map recon. I have a resource for that with my membership in the Central Oregon Side X Side Club. They have a ride almost every year starting in Cresent up the Windigo pass, down along the Wilderness area to Miller Lake. The Mt. Thielsen Wilderness area borders Miller Lake so I'm not sure where the OHV's we saw on the road or in the camps are going or being used at. I have resources for that
A number of trail heads for the east side of the wilderness area take off from here. I did notice that the old horse corals in the campground day use area are long gone. Trails are foot and horse traffic only. No mechanical devices at all (including bicycles) allowed in the Wilderness area. One trail also had a 5 person, 12 horse restriction to the south of the trail on the east side of the ridge.
Camping rigs we saw in the campground ranged from a couple of large Class A's, several 35 to 40' 5th wheels with a number of those being toy haulers. Despite there being a lot more people camping on a Sunday evening than I expected to see, there was still plenty of camping availability. My wife has #64 picked out. I'm not so sure. I saw a couple of spaces on the South Loop closer to boat ramp and water that I was interested in.
It's still a dusty dirty road in but not like it was in the 'old days'. Windows up, air recirc on and the boat cover on, should be good. Although we saw a bigger boat heading in last night that was flying right along. This boat was about 24' and obviously set up for both Fresh and Salt Water AND night, 'zero visibility' operations. I figured he was heading in to do some night fishing for Browns.
An Official Greeter? East Face Mt. Thielsen, Howlock Mountain and Sawtooth Ridge, an eroded part of Howlock Mtn. They've even put in a concrete boat ramp. Last time I was here it was gravel and needed 4X4 for safe launch and recovery. It was a terribly rough day protecting mom and dad from all those timber tigers, lions and bears....
Looks pretty good Andy. I hiked the Angel Trail at North GC, but I imagine they have that restricted now.
A couple of trails at South as well. Beautiful country.
Good morning Oregon and everyone everywhere else. Up to 70 from the 40 of 0500. Pretty big turn around.
Still seem to be fighting whatever it was that I came down with. No fever, but all the aches and pains.
Battle over Pickup Title continues in about 30 minutes. If the Credit Union doesn't release it this morning, then I turn it over to our attorney's.
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