Hike on the Rogue River Trail
May 3 to May 7, 2015 (four days three nights)
Forty miles total

A raft carried our gear so we just carried a day pack



First I need give tribute to
the heros of this trip
These shoes and our feet
are what allowed us to finish this hike

(the shoes are better looking
than our feet so no pictures of
our feet)

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Next, I need note
the weather was gorgeous







The start

This is the raft
that carried our backpacks















It is hard to
capture the rugged
beauty of the Rogue River
in photographs













The trail was quite nice







There were some sharp drop offs





This is
Whisky Creek Cabin
that we stopped to
explore

We met our guide
for lunch and he
set up a sun shade
and served lunch

The water was a bit cold
but pleasant on the feet













The first night
we stayed at
Black Bar Lodge

A bit primative



The lodge was primitive
But the two people running it
were "real characters"





The second night we stayed at
the Marial Lodge that is run by
Pat and Lori Cameron:
Lori has worked at the lodge since
she was 13 years old when it was owned by her uncle

The only way to drive to this lodge
is by going over dirt logging roads
for over four hours

They served excellent bread
and Lori just loves to make bread,
as does Joan

Joan has agreed to give
Lori, Joan's 50 year old ceramic
bread making bowl

Lori was delighted since
she collects antiques
(see pictures of some
of her antiques below)

Joan wanted nothing in return
just that the bowl had
a "proper Home".
Lori insisted on giving Joan
a beautiful Marial Lodge shirt.

Click Here for more pictures of the bowl
Joan's bread making bowl
will now have a long life
at a lodge on the Rogue River

I urge you to visit it when
you stay at the Marial Lodge

(How is the bowl going to get there --
one of Lori's workers has
a Portland trip planned)





Some of Lori's antiques





The Shirt that
Lori gave to Joan







The Third night we stayed
at Pardise Lodge

There are no roads to this lodge
but it can be reached by Jet Boat
Jet boats can not go to the other lodges.

Lora Bush had stayed here with a group of her friends.



























There are lots of rapids
on the Rogue River

Here are pictures of
our raft navagating the
rapids



















The previous pictures
showed our raft

These pictures are a different
raft going through the rapids







There were lots
of gigantic and
beautiful old growth trees







Can you see the face
of an old indian
Joan did



Joan saw a
nude in the woods



There were lots of flowers
I will add flower pictures
when I get them sorted out
There were
Madia elegan Tarweed
Dichostemma congestam Forktooth
Brodiaea - 6 pedals
Nemophila Menziesil - Beeley Blue Eyes





Info on our guide and Marial Lodge


Postscript

Below is a card we received
from Lori at Marial Lodge
Joan's bread bowl has found a nice home













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