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La PineNewberry National Monument, Fort Rock State Park, Cowboy DInner Tree Loop
La PineNewberry National Monument, Fort Rock State Park, Cowboy DInner Tree Loop
Avg. User Rating: 0.00/5 (0 votes):
#675Ride:
LoopRide Type:
257.50 km / 160.00 miDistance:
4-6 hoursDuration:
Doug WattSubmitted By:
Feb 17, 2011Submitted On:
Ride Description:
This is a great Dual-Purpose Loop beginning at the corner of Highway 97 and Paulina Lake Rd, between mileage markers 161 and 162. It begins with a great road with few inlets, and well-banked and paved up to Beautiful Paulina Lake,. Stop at Paulina Lodge for lunch or a drink. Then take the gravel detour up to Paulina Peak. It is literally the BEST view you can drive to in Oregon, bar none. On the clearest days, which are many, you can see as far nroth as Mt Adams in Washington, and the Myriad of peaks all the way down to Mt Shasta in California. Ii is truly awesome. Heading down, you stop at the Big Obsidion Flow, the largest pure black glass flow in North America. You have never seen anything like it. On to East Lake, stop at the Lodge and get an Ice Cream, and sit down by the Lake. Over the back side to China Hat Rd, and down to Hisoric Fort Rock where remains of 9000+ year old native encampments have been found. Side trips to an amazing "slot canyon" called "Crack in the Ground" can be found by gheading a bit east to Christmas Valley. Heading south, stop and eat the Cowboy Dinner Tree, but make reservations in advance, and bring a cash or check, since they don't do the credit thing. The loop ends back in La Pine. Check out DiamondStone Guest Lodges and Moto-Fantasy.com for more info.
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