on sunday t. and i we’re back in ashland as we had to back to pick her mother up from the medford airport. we went back to lithia park to hike. last time we hiked part of the bandersnatch trail. then we had drove up past the granite street reservoir and went about 0.2 miles on what was still a connection to the bandersnatch trail. i didn’t add it that time.
this time we went back to that connection and hiked. the trail isn’t really a trail in some parts as it is rocks and boulders on the ashland creek. we went as far as it looked the trail went. we also didn’t want to be stuck just climbing over rocks and trees. the hike was only 0.75 miles so we added a connection with the trail, lower in the park near the upper duck pond. this then made the entire hike 1.01 miles. i say this counts for a hike.
now i am caught up with the hike challenge as of this week. again, if you are in ashland, lithia park is a great place to explore. there are trails even for the novice hiker to explore. running along ashland creek you get a variety of natural settings around you. i don’t know if we’ll be back in ashland before we move next month but it has been great to explore while we can. though i cannot wait for longer hikes back in portland and those surrounding areas.
-n.
1.01 miles, elevation gain: 90 ft.