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| | Hiking | 8.80 Miles | 5 Hrs 41 Mns | | 1.55 mph |
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| no partners | | I arrived at Big Lake in the Oregon Cascades a couple days before the start of our annual reunion of 11 friends who were on a rafting trip together on the Owyhee River back in 2017 [ photoset ] . To kill some time before my friends showed up, I decided to go on this nearby day hike. It's been 6 years since I've done this loop-hike passing by the Patjens Lakes. [ photoset ] This hike started from my campsite on the north-east end of Big Lake which was roughly a mile from the official trailhead so that added about 1.8 miles to what would be a 7 mile loop hike if started at the trailhead. The trail was in good shape and easy to follow although a bit overgrown in some areas.
I was disappointed to not encounter the young woman Forest Ranger who accosted me to check for my Wilderness Pass when I did this loop in 2019. I did encounter a pleasant young woman at the trailhead with her three dogs. However, when she started off in a clockwise direction on the trail, I discovered that she was one of those dreaded trail-runners who always make me feel like a real slug. I started off in the opposite direction on the loop and she would soon pass by me after she had completed 3/4 of the loop to my 1/4. 
After a pleasant hike, I returned to camp to discover that an advance party of five from the reunion group had shown up a day early and already done all the work of setting up camp in the 3 campsites we had reserved. Good timing for me, but they're used to it because that's what I've done at all our previous reunions. |
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