Grizzly Peak

On July 22, there were five of us piled into the truck, ready to spend the day hiking on Grizzly Peak near Ashland, Oregon. Before we even got to the trail, of course, there was this:

The "start" of the trail is actually just over a mile hike from where you park. From the parking lot alone, the views are awesome (if you're tall enough to get above the trees: truck bed ftw!) We left the truck in the lot and headed up, switching back over and over, winding up the side of the mountain. Just as we were starting to think the websites were wrong and that we had actually been on the main trail the whole time, we came to the loop.

Alright then.  Water and protein break, regroup, and here we go... for real.

This area is called the burn viewpoint, named after a fire in 2002 that destroyed so much of the mountainside.

 

This area is the Ashland viewpoint. One of those mountains over there is Mount Shasta, in California. More on that later. ;)

 

 

 

 The day was hot, but there was a nice breeze when we came out on the top. The views were magnificent, and the destruction left in the wake of the fire makes the area stand out all the more. All in all, another 'best day ever' in Oregon.