Mom- The Metolious River has been on my list of places to see for a very long time. In September, we took a late season trip to camp by this lovely river and experienced all this area has to offer.
Amy- This current has a lot of rapids. I like to make homes for the fish. This national park has had lots of fish have died so they are trying to make the fish live a life there.
Amy- There was a cool exploration of the park we found some shelter there was a chimney made of rocks. There was also a fire place on the chimney. I also got to stand on a couple benches!!!!!!!!!!!!
Mom-We read that volunteers are trying to help restore fish habitat by creating places for them to hide to increase fish spawning.
Amy- This is a big pine cone !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Amy- Analise hiked part of the way. ( She also drank her water)
Amy- We unloaded our stuff and pitched the tent. We also put the rain fly on so the tent does not get wet.
Mom- We spent some time by the river watching the fish.
Mom- We packed up our camping equipment and stopped at the fish hatchery for a short walk along the river.
Mom-The fish hatchery had lots of new fish to feed and watch.
Mom- The leaves were turning yellow.
Mom-It was fun to watch the river. This part of Oregon is really different- much dryer and prone to wildfires.
Mom- After exploring the river, we took a drive through an active fire to the Black Butte trail head. This hike was a huge challenge!
Mom-This hike is deceptive because it is really quite short but also has some steep elevation gain. It was really neat to have so much time exposed with a great view!
Amy- I walked with the hiking stick!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Amy-The tower is so huge!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Mom- The fire tower is still actively used. We enjoyed the very windy view from the top briefly.
Mom- We were proud to have made it. Amy did an excellent job climbing. Both girls hid behind a rock because of the wind.
Mom- We hit the trail quickly seeing an ominous dark cloud in the sky above us.
Mom- Analise got a few minutes of freedom before going back in the backpack for the steep hike down.
Mom- Amy and I walked quickly to beat the rain. Sarah kept a slower pace behind us. Analise went back to sleeping in the backpack.
Mom-The trail was very pretty and exposed most of the way.
Mom-It was fun to hike in Eastern Oregon and explore a different forest than we normally experience.
Amy- We walked on a pretty trail.
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