What goes in the pack on a four-day backpack along the Rogue River Trail.
All packed up and ready to go.
The double cascade of Stari Creek Falls just below Mule Creek Canyon.
The Rogue boils far below at one of the highlights along the trail, Inspiration Point.
Inspiration Point above the lower end of Mule Creek Canyon.
Typically well maintained Rogue River Trail.
The boulder garden of Blossom Bar. The trail stays well above this rapid, but it is an easy scramble over bedrock to the banks of the river.
The boulder garden of Blossom Bar. The trail stays well above this rapid, but it is an easy scramble over bedrock to the banks of the river.
After the maelstrom of Blossom Bar, the river settles down and slips placidly past bedrock walls.
The riverside deck at Paradise Lodge, an evening stopping point for lodge-based hikers along the Rogue.
The historic interior of Paraside Lodge.
The trail makes a spectacular loop through Huggins Canyon with some dramatic views.
The Rogue River Trail through Huggins Canyon.
Brushy Bar guard station.
Below Brushy Bar the trail enters a dense forest.
Mining relics at Clay Hill Lodge.
An old saw blade at Clay Hill Lodge.
View from the deck at Clay Hill Lodge.
A table overflowing with old relics and newspaper clippings at Clay Hill Lodge.
Leaves of three, let it be. Poison ivy is abundant along the Rogue, though it is mostly cleared from the edge of the trail.
A view onto several waterfalls opposite the trail at Fall Creek.
A nice open section of trail along the Fall Creek straightaway.
Lush Rogue River Trail hiking.
Beautiful greenery along the trail.
One tired dog.
A jetboat heads upstream in the later afternoon light.
Scenic river sunset
Dusk along the Rogue at the Flora Dell Campsite.
The evening's camp at the Flora Dell Campsite.