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SUMMARY:Drift Creek Wilderness from the North
DESCRIPTION:WEATHER UPDATE: Warm and dry predicted.   \nTIDES: High at 0935 Low at 1638. \n(St. Patrick’s Day) \nThis is a chance to hike in one of the lesser visited wilderness areas from one of the lesser used trails.  This is a pretty area; however\, here are reasons you might NOT want to do the hike.  Yes\, sometimes it is worth making sure people know upfront what they are signing up for: \n1.  It is a long drive\, a good two hours each way\, past Newport to the south and then a 15 miles on FS roads.\n2.  For the drive\, it isn’t a long hike\, about 8 miles RT\, maybe closer to 7.5.\n3.  I will be taking pictures of blowdowns and removing some of the smaller ones.  I am scouting it for the annual early April log out done by the Scorpions of the three trails that go down to Drift Creek. We are only hiking one of those three trails on this date.\n4.  That’s right\, the hike goes DOWN 1400’ to Drift Creek\, so one is hiking out uphill. \nThat said\, the area is pretty\, not crowded\, and Drift Creek is pleasant\, and if you “collect” wilderness areas\, as I do\, this is one of the 47 in Oregon.  It is 50-100 yards to the other trail destinations across the creek\, but it is about 6 hours of driving and hiking to get there if the water is high\, and it will be!! \nBring good rain gear. Despite the 15 month drought\, the coast range gets rain that the valley does not get  There are no stream crossings\, and Drift Creek itself is not easily reached from the end of the trail (which ends in a campsite)\, but the trail may be muddy\, and gaiters are recommended.  I got real wet on it last year. The gradient of the trail is steady but not severe.  Walking sticks are useful.   \nI hope to be at the Trailhead by 10\, at the bottom for lunch\, out by 1:30 or so and back in Eugene before 4.   NOTE THE CHANGE IN THE STARTING TIME.
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