The girls spent Thursday boutique shopping in Klamath Falls while the boys did more touring and hiking through the BIL’s old forest district.
We went up the fire road to Agency Hill which once served as a fire lookout and overlooks Agency Lake. All of this land once belonged to the Klamath Tribes. In the 1950’s, the Tribe felt they has logged most of the value and sold the forested land to the US government under a treaty. The land belongs to US citizens. As such, you can camp and hike at no charge for up to two weeks in any one spot. if you want to stay longer, just move your campsite 30 feet away!
Foundation of the old lookout tower, circa 1926 per the marking in the concrete.
Remnants of the original lookout tree. They would drive a ~24” iron rod into the tree as a step, then strung them together using a heavy wire. They constructed each step one at a time as they worked their way up the tree. The end result is some fire worker charged with climbing the lookout tree to look for smoke columns, sometimes when lightening storms were passing through.
Any volunteers?
Spring fed creek in Jackson F. Kimball State Park near Fort Klamath. This is one of several natural springs that feed Agency Lake. It is believed the springs are sourced by Crater Lake, as both the springs and Crater Lake hold a constant 38 degree temperature. The water was crystal clear.
Dusty in her temporary crib and the rig stored across the street by the massive garden. The SIL/BIL grow their own vegetables and most of their meats consumed were hunted by BIL. The home is heated by wood stove using downed lumber from the forest (pay $6/cord for a tag), otherwise free. Good clean living here...except when the smoke from the fires to the south thicken the air.
Tomorrow, we begin the two-wheeled journey toward and down the Pacific Coast Highway.
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