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Shorty's Cutoff, 30 June, 2024
Trip Summary:
- 18 Cache Hikers: Deanna, Dan, Kamren, Dave W, Jane, Ralph, Brent L, Brent J, Dave P, Andy, Jairong, Mitchell, Bree, Darcie, Laurel, Derek, Susan and Catherine (leader)
- Drove 28 miles to Steep Hollow, where hikers waited for drivers to stage their cars for the end of the trip.
- Started
hiking about 9:20. Six hikers went up the old
trail (see map, below) while the others walked up the
Steep Hollow road.
- Turned off
on the Shorty's Cutoff Trail about 10:15, lunch 11:50
- 12:20 at a "bottle tree", arrived at the Steam Mill
Trail about 12:45 and the trailhead about 2:30 (and
waited for the drivers to retrieve their cars from
Steep Hollow).
- Pleasant temperatures, clear skies and calm winds
- Hiked about 7 miles with 1300 feet of ascent and 1800 feet of descent
Thanks
to Catherine, Bree, Dave P, and Dan for photos, and
Dave W for photos and GPS data.
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| Near the start of the hike (at the Steep Hollow road) | |||
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| Crossing Steep
Hollow Creek at the beginning of Shorty's Cut-Off |
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| Hiking the Shorty's Cut-Off Trail near Hells Kitchen | |||
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| We enjoyed views of Steam Mill Peak (left) and other peaks as we hiked | |||
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| Our lunch spot
near a "bottle tree", an informal memorial to Willis
Ricky Law and others |
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| A group photo near the bottle tree | |||
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| We arrived at the Steam Mill trail and the old boiler about 12:45 | |||
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| Steam Mill
Creek near Shorty's Cut-Off |
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| Striped coral root orchid |
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| Wild onion |
Tiny trumpet |
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| Rattlesnake plantain |
Biscuitroot |
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| Wallflower |
Jacob's ladder |
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| Potentilla |
Larkspur |
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| Death
camas |
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Our GPS track shows about 7 miles with
about 1300 feet
of ascent and 1800 feet of descent.
You can look at our route using Google Earth
or download our GPS file.
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