Leave from the Rite Aid parking lot on Ashland Street at 9:00 AM unless otherwise indicated. Bring water, lunch, hat, sunscreen and rain gear as appropriate. TH = trailhead; EDT = estimated drive time; PCT = Pacific Crest Trail; DIM = Dead Indian Memorial Highway. 100 Hikes = 100 Hikes in Southern Oregon, Second Edition. Hike leader:Francie Skinner, 541-840-4042
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September 3: Mount Bailey Lower TH 100 Hikes Fourth Edition #17 Page 72 Leave at 7:30 AM
Th: Take I-5N to exit 30 to Highway 62 Drive almost 55 miles, continue on Highway 230 for 23.6 miles. Turn left onto NF-6592 for 0.7 mile. Turn Left onto NF-4795 for 1.8 miles. Turn Left onto NF-300 for 0.4 miles, Destination on the left.
The trail starts out flat under a canopy of lodgepole pine. The trail will then guide us through airy stands of fir and mountain hemlock. We will reach tree line roughly 1 mile from the summit of Mt. Bailey. The next portion of the trail is quite steep and rugged with scree. We will stop at the rock window for photos with Diamond Lake and Mount Thielsen in the background. Then finish our ascent to the summit of Mount Bailey. Distance: 9.8 miles. Elevation Gain: 3,130 feet. EDT: 1:50. Weather Forecast: RT mileage: 190 miles.

September 10: Southgate Meadow and Gray Butte (Mt. Shasta) (p. 218 in 100 Hikes) - Leave at 8:00 AM
TH: Take the first Mt. Shasta Exit (mile 740). East on Mt. Shasta Boulevard to the first left and then right on Ski Village Drive over to a left onto Everitt Memorial Highway and then up to the Southgate Meadow parking lot. EDT: 90 minutes. Description: Beat the heat on this high elevation hike. The loop starts at 7,800 feet and reaches a high point of 8,300 feet. Head over to Gray Butte and then Panther Meadow and back up the road to Southgte Meadows. Be open to possible Lemurian contacts. Distance: 7 miles; climbing: 1,800'. Weather Forecast. RT mileage: 180 miles.

September 17: Aspen Butte Leave at 8:00 AM
TH: Take DIM up to a right on Clover Creek Road just past milepost 28. Follow Clover Creek east for 5.6 miles to a left onto FR 3852 (not sure the FR # is posted, but there is a sign on a tree on the right side of Clover Road pointing at the turn) The lead car will wait after making the turn. Proceed 3.4 miles to the TH at the end of the road staying on the better gravel road and bearing left when in doubt.
Description: A beautiful trail up a creek, past a lake, and over ash fields to the rim of a giant caldera with a commanding view of Lake Harriette, the largest in the Mountain Lakes Wilderness. We will be shooting to summit Aspen Butte, the highest point in this wilderness at 8,200 feet. It is a partially collapsed caldera (much older than Crater Lake) with many of its walls collapsed. It was created before the latest ice age and experienced considerable glaciation, unlike Crater, which is much newer and formed after the latest ice age. 10 miles, 2,400' elevation gain EDT: 60 minutes, Weather forecast. RT mileage: 80

September 24: Rye Spur Trail to Fourmile Lake Shuttle Leave at 9:00 AM TH: Take Dead Indian Memorial for 34.8 miles. Turn Left on Road 3704 for 1.4 miles. Turn left onto Highway 140 and the trailhead is shortly afterwards on the right. We will drop off the hikers and take 2 cars down Forest Development Road 3661 to Fourmile Lake and leave one car at the day use area. The fee has jumped up to $10 so please share in the cost. We will then return to the trailhead off Highway 140. We will hike along the trail in the forest and cross forest development road 3633 and then continue over a canal. At roughly 1.9 miles we will stay right and continue along. Somewhere around 3 miles in, that has a good place we will stop for lunch. From there we will continue on and go to Fourmile Lake. We can take some time to enjoy the views since this is a shorter hike. Then the car at the day use area will take the drivers of all the cars to the trailhead and then return to gather the hikers. Distance 6 miles, elevation gain 1,525'. Weather forecast. RT: 90 miles. Drive Time: 70 minutes