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Location

On a hill thick with manzanita, west of La Pine, Oregon in Deschutes National Forest.

Participants

Frogman
Benture
Kate
Maggie
John
Daisy

Plans

Expedition

After a day of shopping in Bend, we drove down 97 through La Pine and over to South Century Drive. Because Maggie's foot was injured, we tried to minimize the trail blazing as much as possible. Luckily, the nearby National Forest roads were easily accessible to foot traffic, so we parked the car on one of them and hiked the rest of the way.

The hashpoint itself was a bit off the road, and in a very nasty patch of manzanita. This turned out to be a doable hike for Maggie, but unfortunately this trip was impromptu so Kate was not wearing adequate leg protection and got all scratched up. We did manage to get to the hashpoint and take some pictures. Nearby Wickiup Reservoir was visible from the top of the hill, but not from the hashpoint itself.

Tracklog

Photos

Daisy finds snow.
The rest of the ground was very muddy around there, so over snow turns out to be the best way to go!
The forest was gorgeous.
Daisy finds a stick.
Benture makes sure that we're headed the right way.
On the way there!
We climbed up a hill to get to the hashpoint.
The hill was pretty rocky.
Taking a breather amidst manzanita.
The view from the hashpoint!
Hanging out at the hashpoint.
Goofy grins!
After a couple minutes of trying to figure out how to take screenshots, we opt for a less elegant method of providing proof.
Walking back.
Velociraptors, disguised as plants, attacked Kate!
Geotrashing.
This road sign fell over, so I put it back up.
Some members of our party were lagging behind, so we constructed some arrows to point them the right way. By the time the arrows were done, though, they had caught up.