[obol] Re: Larch Mt. road
- From: John Rakestraw <rakestrawbirder@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: contopus@xxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 13 Mar 2015 16:02:42 -0700
I imagine one good reason to keep Larch Mountain Road gated off in the
winter, even when there is not snow, is to help protect the area from
dumping/vandalism. I am shocked by the amount of trash along the road, even
miles from the locked gate. One spring day my wife and I found several
televisions and a vacuum cleaner.
John Rakestraw
On Fri, Mar 13, 2015 at 12:10 AM, Wayne Weber <contopus@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Birders,
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> 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.
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> 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?
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> Wayne C. Weber
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> Delta, BC
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> contopus@xxxxxxxxx
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> *From:* John Rakestraw [mailto:rakestrawbirder@xxxxxxxxx]
> *Sent:* March-12-15 2:23 PM
> *To:* contopus@xxxxxxxxx
> *Cc:* OBOL2
> *Subject:* Re: [obol] Re: Larch Mt.
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> 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)
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> John
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> On Thu, Mar 12, 2015 at 2:17 PM, Wayne Weber <contopus@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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> John,
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> 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).
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> All the best,
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> Wayne C. Weber
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> Delta, BC
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> contopus@xxxxxxxxx
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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.
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> 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:
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> Northern Saw-whet Owl (2 birds singing around mile 10.5)
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> Sooty Grouse (1 bird calling in the distance above milepost 13)
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> Red Crossbill (flyover flock)
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> Cheers,
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> John Rakestraw
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> --
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> John Rakestraw
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> Portland, OR
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> John Rakestraw
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> Portland, OR
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