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Park here and walk up the closed road 0.4 mile to a new connector trail on the left, marked "Lick Creek Trail." This path climbs 0.2 mile to a T-shaped junction. Although the washout was repaired in October 2020, the road was not reopened, and remains (permanently) closed by a locked gate at a new parking area 0.8 before the old trailhead.
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#40 and 41 North Fork Umatilla River and Ninemile Ridge - A flood on Februwashed out the access Road 32 at the North Fork Umatilla Trailhead.
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A patch of green trees at Little Pine Creek survived, offering welcome shade. #28 Canyon Mountain - A 2015 wildfire burned the trailhead and the first 3.3 miles of the trail for this hike, as far as Dog Creek. Occasional cairns and ribbons help with route finding.
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Also, the loop around Indian Creek Butte is difficult because fire damage and low maintenance have left the trails in that area sketchy, with brush and fallen logs. As of 2018, the trail within a quarter mile of Brookling Creek has been rerouted to the south side of Canyon Creek. Although the start of the hike is now less attractive, the upper country above Brookling Creek remains nice. #23 East Fork Canyon Creek - A 2015 wildfire burned the access road, the trailhead, and the first 3 miles of the trail for this hike, leaving no shade. This turnoff is no longer marked by a "Wickiup CG" sign, but rather a generic brown recreation/trailhead pointer, and the road does begin as Road 65, but then changes to Road 15. #23-27 - Trailheads on the south side of Strawberry Mountain are accessed by a turnoff from Highway 395, south of John Day 10 (or 9.7) miles. Turn around and you'll see the milepost 15 marker and the driveway, which is really well obscured by willow brush. If you reach the junction with Girds Creek Road you've gone exactly 0.3 mile too far. #20 Sutton Mountain - When driving to the trailhead, note that the marker for Milepost 15 has been (intentionally?) turned backwards, so it's easy to miss the trailhead driveway 100 feet beyond the marker. The sign marking Twin Pillars is burnt and unreadable, and the side trail to the viewpoint at the pillars' base is gone bushwhacking to that viewpoint is possible, but rough. This portion of the trail is a hot uphill climb with no shade (due to past fires). #15 Mill Creek and Twin Pillars - All is well until you leave Mill Creek and start uphill toward Twin Pillars. to the Burma Road has been gated closed to the public. The bridge across the canal from Lambert Ave. #7 Gray Butte - The long mountain bike loop to Smith Rock described in earlier editions of the book (and still shown on the map) is no longer possible. Hello, Bundys! There are no signs, but until this illegal fence can be removed, hikers on the railroad trail may find it difficult to continue the final 0.3 mile to Sixteen Canyon. He's obviously trying to keep his cows in line, but also trying to claim public land as his own. #4 Macks Canyon - The trail on the abandoned railroad grade is fine for the first 2.3 miles of the suggested hike, but 0.3 mile before the recommended lunch spot at Sixteen Canyon a rancher has built an illegal barbed wire fence across the public right of way. The Lower Walnut Trail and the Lower Walnut Trail reconnect to the main Palisades Trail half a mile downstream. After hiking 1.4 miles, at the large walnut "Tree" noted on the map, there are now half-mile trails that tour to the right along the river or left along a low rise.
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#1 Cottonwood Canyon - Recent improvements to this new state park include free showers, 4 rentable cabins, campground trees large enough for shade, and an education/conference building. (All of the changes below have been incorporated in the newer version of this book, "100 Hikes: Eastern Oregon")