East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-09-19

be reached in few hours by automo-
bile from Medford, Ashland, or Kla-
nath Falls. A number of wagon
roads penetrate every important valley
and these are supplemented by a net
work of secondary roads and trails SO
that .everV region is accessible at least
by pack train, and many by wagon or
even automobile.
OF the many attractive trips that
may be made by touring car, one of
the best is to Crater Lake in the Cra-
ter Lake National Park crater Lake
is the deepest body of fresh water in
America, and, because of its deep blue
color and the grandeur of the encir-
cling cliff, is one of the most beauti-
full spots on the continent. While not
within National Forest boundaries, it
is surrounded by the Forests on three
sides and is best reached by pictur-
esque mountain road which runs for
much of its length through the Crater
National Forest. On this road is the
Natural Bridge of Rogue River. II
the starting point is Medford, one can
travel via Trail or Eagle Point up the
Rogue Rover, through a region of di-
versifed scenery. The total distance
is 80 miles. There are hotels at Eagle
Point, IL miles from Medford; at
/ Taril, 30 miles; and at Prospect, SO
miles. Prospect is the usual halfway
point where automobile tourist stop
for dinner. Supplies. gasoline, and
grain may be purchased also at Union
Creek. Hrere the Forest Service has
set apart the Union Creek summer
home site tract of five building lots.
The trip can be broken, is desired, by
camping at a number of convenient
camping laces in the National Forest.
such as Natural Bridge, Union Creek.
Silver Creek, and Whiskey Creek
Horse feed is not abundant as these
camps sites, and at some is lacking
entirely. 1t is wise, therefore to take
plenty of grain If the trip is made with
horses. One enters the Crater Ma
tional Forest about 5 miles above
Prospect, through a rustic portal, and
travels through dense forest of tall
Douglas fir, yellow pine, and sugar
pine. Signboards have been placed |
along the road by the Forest Service. |
calling attention to number of |
natural features of interest. Among |
these are the Natural Brodge of lava |
rock, under which Rogue River plum
ges, and the Rougue River Gorge just |
above Union Creek, where the river
roars through box canyon with per-
pendicular rock sides.
From Crater Lake one may go out
on the east side of the Cascades, via |
Fort Klamath, north to Bend and Ths +
Dalles, or south to klamath Falls and
Calfirnia The road through the Ma
tional Park and the Crater National
Forest follows the course of Anna
DfaL
canyon with precipitous slopes. The
road at points approaches so close to
the edge of the canyon that one can,
without dismounting from carigre or
car, look down to the river bleow and
get glimpses of the fantastic pinnacles
standing straight and tall on the pre-
cipitous slopes of the gorge. II
Travelling southwark from Fort
klamath to Klamath Falls one has a
choice of several routes. A road pass
es on the east side of the Klamath
lake through tn Klamath Indian
another road passes again
through the Crater National Forest. Il
distance of approximately 80 miles,
)r one can take the mail launch at II
tny one of a number of points. H
The route on the west side of the II
AXE through the Crater National For II
st is very attractive and there are II
number of features of especial in II
crest to the tourist or camper. The II
Dad has been improved by the coun-
Y for automobile travel and passes IL
lose to the lake and the great marsh Il
4 a number Of places. HE
Camping SITES Where grass is plen- Il
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