[obol] Re: Larch Mt. road
- From: "Wayne Weber" <contopus@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: "OBOL2" <obol@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 13 Mar 2015 00:10:41 -0700
Birders,
It is disappointing to learn that the upper Larch Mountain Road is still closed
despite the lack of snow. Is there some kind of opening/closing schedule that
they refuse to alter, never mind the snow conditions? Obviously, facilitating
public recreation is not high on the priority list for the people who are in
charge of this road.
In the case of another well-known mountain in western Oregon-- Marys Peak,
which is nearly as high as Larch Mountain-- they do seem to leave the road
open longer when it is snow-free. Why can’t they do this for Larch Mountain as
well?
Wayne C. Weber
Delta, BC
contopus@xxxxxxxxx
From: John Rakestraw [mailto:rakestrawbirder@xxxxxxxxx]
Sent: March-12-15 2:23 PM
To: contopus@xxxxxxxxx
Cc: OBOL2
Subject: Re: [obol] Re: Larch Mt.
Larch Mountain Road is still gated off just up from milepost 10, so you have to
walk to the top (a little over four miles)
John
On Thu, Mar 12, 2015 at 2:17 PM, Wayne Weber <contopus@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
John,
Is the road open all the way to the top parking area? If not, where is it
closed at? If there’s no snow, there’s no reason for it not to be open all the
way up, but it seems to me they have been late in opening it some years in the
past. (When you said “the top”, wasn’t sure if you meant the top parking area
or the top of the mountain, which is another ½ mile beyond that).
All the best,
Wayne C. Weber
Delta, BC
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From: obol-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:obol-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
John Rakestraw
Sent: March-12-15 2:10 PM
To: obol
Subject: [obol] Larch Mt.
Nala and I walked to the top of snowless Larch Mountain this morning. Diversity
was low, as expected this time of year, but there were some good birds around.
Best birds included:
Northern Saw-whet Owl (2 birds singing around mile 10.5)
Sooty Grouse (1 bird calling in the distance above milepost 13)
Red Crossbill (flyover flock)
Cheers,
John Rakestraw
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Portland, OR
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John Rakestraw
Portland, OR
Second Edition of Birding Oregon available here
<https://www.createspace.com/4402142>
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