On a northbound hike, just after reentering California at the State of Jefferson Scenic Byway (which I like to call the Bigfoot Highway), Justin Rohde has been working to improve a Forest Service trail that eliminates several miles of road walking. Â He says of the route: The trail is still challenging in places but there […]
Talking Bigfoot Trail in Ashland, Oregon
September 17, 2015 @7PM on the Southern Oregon University Campus The Bigfoot Trail: A Celebration of Klamath Mountain’s Flora The Bigfoot Trail travels 360 miles across the Klamath Mountains from the subalpine slopes of the Yolla Bolly-Middle Eel Wilderness to the temperate rainforest in Crescent City. Michael Kauffmann, the trail’s originator, will take you on a photographic […]
2015 Bigfoot Trail Fire Map
We now have an interactive map showing the latest fire perimeters along the trail, thanks to Jason Barnes. CLICK HERE for direct link.
Section 2 Update
It had been six years since I last walked this stretch of trail. The first time I found myself hear was 10 months removed from a landscape-altering fire. It was more black and white in 2009–with only intact forest and burned forest. In areas where the trail burned, so had the undergrowth. My first hike here was smooth […]
Manzanita Country along the Bigfoot Trail
Smokey Creek and South Fork Trinity River Spring break offered the opportunity for a brief trip into the southern Klamath Mountains. The Bigfoot Trail was calling, and as I am working on a new map set for the trail, my goal was to check some of the route descriptions and enjoy the wilds of Trinity […]
