THE BULLETIN • FRIDAY, DECEMBER 2, 2011
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outdoors Outing shorts are trimmed versions of stories published in The Bulletin in the past several weeks. For the complete stories, plus more photos, visit www.bendbulletin.com/outing.
Whychus Canyon Preserve If you go
Markian Hawryluk / The Bulletin file photo
Turkey Monster is a 350-foot-tall pinnacle hidden in the Menagerie Wilderness outside of Sweet Home. Getting there includes bushwhacking 200 feet down a slope of untamed forest.
Getting there: Take U.S. Highway 20 west toward Sweet Home. Just before mile marker 44, turn right on Moose Creek Road, cross the bridge and continue onto Forest Road 2027. After 10 miles, turn right on Forest Road 850. Take a right at the first fork in the road onto Forest Road 857 and take the center road at the three-way fork. Keep right at the final fork to reach a dead end and a wilderness bulletin board. Difficulty: Strenuous, involves off-trail hiking Cost: Free. (This area is closed from Jan. 1 to July 31 to protect nesting raptors.) Contact: Willamette National Forest, Sweet Home Ranger District, 541-367-5168.
A
t Whychus Canyon Preserve near Sisters, a highland trail through open meadows and
stands of gnarly junipers leads to a view of the canyon and the Three Sisters. More adventurous types can scramble down rocky slopes and ramble along the creek. — Bulletin staff
Getting there: From Bend, drive northwest on U.S. Highway 20 for about 13 miles. Turn north on Fryrear Road and continue 5.5 miles to the intersection with state Highway 126. Turn left on Highway 126, travel one mile, then turn right on Goodrich Road. Follow Goodrich Road for about 1.5 miles until the paved road turns sharply right, but keep going straight at the curve and follow the gravel road about 1.3
Whychus Canyon Preserve Whychus Creek
20 126
Sisters
T
urkey Monster is a
AREA OF DETAIL
126
Willamette National Forest
126
Moose Mountain
126 242
Sisters
857
Deschutes National Forest
126
856
Turkey Monster
Home. There’s no trail to the
Bloody Point Moose Creek Rd.
2027
series of forest roads will get you pretty close. — Bulletin staff
. Rd iew V n tai un o M
George Cyrus Rd.
BLM land
Temporary flagged hiking trails
Trails
Whychus Canyon Preserve
850
Wilderness outside of Sweet rock formation, although a
Private land
20
20
350-foot-high pinnacle
hidden in the Menagerie
Santiam Pass
Viewpoint
Goodrich Rd.
20 22
miles. Continue going straight where a sign says “Turin.” Keep going straight north for another 0.4 miles to the trailhead signs. Park and walk 0.3 miles down the dirt road to the right, entering the preserve at the gate. Difficulty: Easy if you take the old road as described in this story, difficult if you choose to scramble down the canyon. Cost: Free Contact: www.deschutes landtrust.org; 541-330-0017
If you go
Wh ych us Cre ek
Turkey Monster
Goodrich Rd.
Rooster Rock
Source: Deschutes Land Trust
20
Mile Marker 44
To Sisters
MILES 0
1/2
Cascade military wagon road
Trailhead
1 Andy Zeigert / The Bulletin
MILES 0
0.5 Greg Cross / The Bulletin