There is a pleasure in the pathless woods,There is a rapture on the lonely shore,There is society, where none intrudes,By the deep sea, and music in its roar. I love not man the less, but Nature more. -Lord Byron

Monday, March 17, 2014

STEP CREEK TRAIL: Tymber, Oregon's hidden paths in the Tillamook State Forest

Pictures and Chanterelles from 11-11-2013**
Click the link for directions to the trailhead in Tymber.

Step Creek trail is one of many trail and hike options in the Tillamook State Forest that runs about 40 miles west of Portland, all the way to the Oregon coast. It's a quick and beautiful drive out Highway 26, and depending on which trail you're hitting, you'll be driving through farmland and foggy marshes on your way to a quiet, serene hike.

That is of course, unless it's hunting season! Yukon and I forgot that it was elk hunting season, and that it is legal to hunt in a state forest, so we ran in to several hunters on the trail, and heard at least a hand full of rifles being fired. That being said, you may want to dress yourself and your dogs in orange if your out here during that time.

We were hunting for Chanterelle mushrooms on our trip, and it was just about the end of the ripe season for them, we filled to bags no problem at all, some of them were a bit mushy but they still made for great stew!

Moral of the story, if you don't know where to hike for any season, point the car towards Tymber, Oregon, and you'll find something sweet. Happy Trails!















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