Oregon’s Hidden Gem: Unveiling the Secrets of Wallowa Mountains & Eagle Cap Wilderness!

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Trekking the Wallowas: A Hiker's Guide to the Eagle Cap Wilderness
The Wallowa Mountains are unique in the Inland Northwest - a high glaciated, mostly granitic range, with 9,000'-high peaks, nearly 60 alpine lakes, all protected within the 600 square mile Eagle Cap Wilderness. The range is quite compact and is circled by good roads leading to 25 trailheads and over 500 miles of hiking trails. In short, it's a hiker's paradise and draws wilderness visitors from throughout the West. With its extensive alpine area, it lends itself to multi-night backpacking and horse packing trips - though day hikers will find plenty of appealing routes around the Wilderness edges. Gas and supplies are available in Enterprise and Joseph on the north side of the range, and in Halfway, Union, Cove and Elgin on the south and west sides.
The Wallowa Range has been called America's Little Switzerland or Oregon's Alps. The mountains are the product of a granitic intrusion - magma that pushed upward 150 million years ago. Overlying the granite were older volcanic and sedimentary rocks that were elevated as the range was lifted 5,000' above the surrounding plain by faulting. Ice Age glaciers then ground out U-shaped valleys and sculpted the alpine peaks that we see today. Due to their high elevation, the Wallowas receive over 100 inches of precipitation a year, mainly as winter snow. This melting snow feeds several major streams - the Minam River on the west side, the Imnaha River on the east and the Eagle Creek drainages on the south. In all, spectacular country for day hiking!
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@escapetarkov3838 8 ай бұрын

Oh my goodness, Eastern Oregon is such an amazing place! Different kind of beauty from the coast, equally as jaw droppping!

@adventuresofjandk 8 ай бұрын

Couldn’t agree more. Absolutely breathtaking

@user-qr8ki8ue4i 9 ай бұрын

I took my (then) 85-year-old mom up that thing. She was not amused. But she did it. :)

@adventuresofjandk 9 ай бұрын

😂. Sounds like her and I have that in common,

@user-qr8ki8ue4i 9 ай бұрын

@@adventuresofjandk She later said that if she would have sat in the seat looking uphill, she wouldn't have been as terrified. I noticed you were also sitting in the seat looking back down-valley on the outbound trip. Funny. I think it's what you're used to. I grew up skiing so this was nothing to me. But for folks not used to chairlifts and trams, I can totally see why it could be very disconcerting. Enjoyed your and your lovely wife's adventure you shared!

@Zoomdak 7 ай бұрын

Looks like an incredible place to explore!

@adventuresofjandk 7 ай бұрын

Yes it was. Can’t wait to get back there some day.