Hiking Plans Changed....we're off to Pilot Rock

Well it looks like McLaughlin is off due to quite a bit of snowfall. My hopes are dashed yet again for a hike on that mountain. Better luck (and planning) next year!

We are now going to hike Pilot Rock. Kind of hard to find straight forward information online but it is located within the Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument.

My dad has better photos on his post about Pilot Rock rather than this glossed over one I got online. It is located just around the Siskiyous



Did you know?

• The [National Monument] was established by Pres. Bill Clinton in 2000.

• The whole of the monument encompasses approximately 53,000 acres.

• Pilot Rock is a volcanic neck or interior of an extinct volcano. Also seems to be referred to as an "ancient volcanic plug"

• Pilot Rock is similarly formed to Devils Tower in Wyoming (Devils Tower in pic) and was used as a landmark to pilgrims just as Devils Tower was.

The Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument is located just outside of Ashland it appears. I'm really not too sure. [Click to enlarge the map]. You can see if from I-5.






Anyway, I'm sure we'll have lots of fun! I'm looking forward to a hike we haven't done yet. Wish everyone could make it!