ANGWIN
INSPIRATION PT.
TRAIL
November 20,
2008
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Trail Description:
The Angwin hike was one of those place the group had gone to years
ago (prehistoric) and had on a spur of the moment decided to try it again.
We flailed around indecisively taking a few wrong trails and turns but
finally reached Inspiration Point and the picnic grounds a mile or so
beyond. While it was an interesting hike, unfortunately the time of year
combined with a near climax forest severely limited the numbers of flowering
plants. But if you like deep Tan Oak and Douglas Fir forests, then this comes
highly recommended.
Trail Location:
Largely private (part of the Pacific Union Religious College land), we aren't suppose
to recommend trespassing, but it starts out at the Angwin Parrett Airport
parking lot and heads North East.
Just look scholarly as you hike.
Blooming Plants Not Photographed:
NN=Non Native
Chicory (Cichorium intybus) NN
Coyote Bush (Baccharis pilularis)
Horseweed Conyza canadensis)
Ox Tongue (Picris echioides) NN
Rough Cat’s Ears (Hypochaeris radicata)NN
Summer Mustard (Hirschfeldia incana) NN
Yellow Star Thistle (Centaurea solstitialis) NN
Ferns Not Photographed:
Bracken Fern (Pteridium aquilinum var. pubescens)
Nested Polypody ( Polypodium calirhiza)
Wood Fern (Dryopteris arguta)
%20081120.jpg "Hiking in among the stately Firs.")
%20F.jpg "Cudweed (Gnaphalium canescens ssp. beneolens): The foliage on this native is light grey and fuzzy all over.")
%20081120.jpg "A sign and then guard rails (courtesy of a local Boy Scout group) provides safety for an \"inspirational\" view of the valley.")
%20081120.jpg "A Tan Oak (Lithocarpus densiflorus) strangely deformed around it's lost branch bases.")
%20F.jpg "Wooly Mullein (Verbascum thapsus): This non native can grow up to 6 feet tall.")
%20081120.jpg "Nothing like a 'sign' on hallow grounds to point someone in the right direction.")
%20081120.jpg "Fall was in the air and on the ground.")
%20F.jpg "Giant Chain Ferns (Woodwardia fimbriata): Growing in or next to a small stream.")
%20081120.jpg "Thick mosses thrive in these dense wooded environs.")
%20081120.jpg "Changing broadleave trees could be seen through the evergreen canopy.")
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%20081120.jpg "Hiking in among the stately Firs.")
Hiking in among the stately Firs.