Hike 06/1/13 to
Memaloose Lake (past Estacada)



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Getting there was not easy

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At the Lake

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Lots of streams to cross

This is where we hiked
Directions to the trailhead are given below

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Lots of flowers
This is
Achlys triphylla
also called
Vanilla Leaf

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Erophyllum tenax
also called
Bear-grass

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We were high enough that the Trillium were still fresh

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Cornus canadensis
-- Bunchberry
--Creeping Dogwood
Makes red berries in the fall

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Indian paintbrush
-- or prairie-fire
Castilleja miniata



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Directions to the trailhead
1) Take highway 224 through and passed Estacada
2) At 9.3 miles passed Estacada (between mileposts 33 and 34) turn right on Memaloose Road (FR45).
3) Cross the Clackamas Rives on a large green bridge.
4) Continue on FR45 for 11.8 miles to the railhead on the left.
5) part of the rad is packed gravel.
6) Walk 100 yards to the trailhead
(NW Forest Pass required - 80 miles)