With the Siskiyou Field Institute event behind us (and refreshed by a cool swim in Buck Lake following our difficult hike to the Devil’s Punchbowl), we parked our camper at Bear Basin, the site of our first morning’s botanizing. Wendell, our instructor, had sighted the resident bear many times during frequent visits here and, even though our group wasn’t as fortunate, we thought camping there overnight would ensure us of at least a glimpse of the basin’s namesake.
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Archive for July, 2007
Six Rivers National Forest Camping
Bear Basin Butte Excursion
Participating in Siskiyou Field Institute events continues to thrill us. Our most recent session was at the Bear Basin Butte (fire) lookout for 3 days of hiking, botanizing, and relishing the magnificent panorama only a converted fire lookout can provide.
We rendezvoused with our leader, Wendell, at the Patrick Creek Campground not far into California on Hwy. 199 and about 30 minutes south of Cave Junction, OR.
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