November Hike - Lowder Mountain

No photos for this one. My brother and I hiked the Lowder Mountain and Quaking Aspen Swamp trails on Saturday, Nov 4. Weather forecast predicted heavy rains - they did not arrive, but it was warm and cloudy. We saw nobody after leaving the McKenzie Hwy to head up the South Fork to Cougar Reservoir and on up the East Fork to the Lowder Mtn trailhead. It had been perhaps 15 years since I had last been here. Very pleasant hike. West Cascades, dissected and heavily forested hills - 5,600 - 5,700' summits. Deep stream valleys - especially French Pete Creek valley. Nothing spectacular, but nice to get out for the day. The rains finally hit, but not until last night. Snows should come later this week once the "Pineapple Express" runs out of steam.

Link to map: http://www.topozone.com/map.asp?lat=44.07167&lon=-122.12389&datum=nad27&u=4&layer=DRG&size=l&s=50