Here is our destination

Here is the group getting ready for the hike

The trail was nice

The trail grade was
down going in and
up coming out

The old growth trees were magnificent

The views were magnificent

Some of the hikers

Candy flower
Also called: Siberian Miners Lettuce

Golden rod

Indian Pipe

Monkey flower

Mountain Cucumber

Yarrow
Note the fern like leaves

Pearly everlasting
(a better picture would show no fern like leaves)

Mushroom
"The Chicken of the Woods"
Actual Name: Laetiporus sulphureus

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E+_70	E_17	E_69	G_01	S_75
S_76	S_77	S_78	S_79	S_80
T_16	T_37	T_38	V_42	V_43
V_44	V_52	V_53

Directions to Trailhead

1) Drive South on I-5 to Exit 260A (Salem Parkway) Westbound to Dalles and Oregon Coast.

2) Just outside of Salem, merge onto Hwy 22.

3) Follow Hwy 22 and merge onto Hwy 18.

4) Follow Hwy 18 to Hwy 101 near the coast.

5) Turn North on Hwy 101 - drive Four Miles to unmarked gravel Forest Road 1861.
The turn off from Hwy 101 is at the end of the overtaking lane -
just before the top of a long hill.

6) Stay on gravel road past the Cascade Head trailhead (this is at about 3.3 miles)
Continue for about another 3/4 mile to the trailhead (no fees required)

7) Trail goes down 900 feet to the lookout point near the ocean.