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Summer Hiking

Let Western Hiker be your guide each summer into Eagle Cap Wilderness in Oregon's incredible Wallowa Mountains.

The 1800 square mile Wallowa Mountain range is located in the northeast corner of Oregon and boasts alpine peaks, steep-walled valleys, and five designated wild and scenic rivers. At the heart of the range lies the 540 square mile Eagle Cap Wilderness, Oregon's largest.

From the Grande Rhonde Valley in the west to Hells Canyon country in the east, you'll have plenty of room to roam along hundreds of miles of trails without crossing your own path.

You'll find classic alpine meadows, the highest natural lake in Oregon, four officially designated wild and scenic rivers, snowfields, glaciers, rock faces, warm sun, the bluest of blue sky, and no traffic, television, phones, email, or worry.

For climbers, the range has seventeen summits over 9000 feet in elevation with the tallest named after the Sacajawea, the famed guide for the Lewis and Clark expedition. Sacajawea, Matterhorn, and many other 9000+ summits offer some of the best technical and nontechnical climbing in Oregon.

  -- Barry Greer


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Web Site Name Web Site Address
Oregon Dept. of Fish and Wildlife dfw.state.or.us/resources/ hunting/big_game/
Historic Trail Rides historictrailrides.com
Cornucopia Lodge cornucopialodge.com
Cornucopia Pack Station cornucopiapackstation.com
Moss Springs mosssprings.com
Backcountry Outfitters backcountryoutfitterinc.com
Wallowa Mountain Outfitters wallowamountainoutfitters.com
Western Hiker westernhiker.com
Wilderness Guide School wildernessguideschool.com
Wilderness Horse Camp horse-camp.com
Wilderness Outfitters wildernessoutfitters.net
Hells Canyon Adventures hellscanyonadventures.com
Hiking New Zealand hikingnewzealand.com
Eagle Cap Wilderness eaglecapwilderness.com
Oregon Guides and Packers Association ogpa.com
Eastern Oregon Guides & Packers Association eogoa.com
Wing Ridge Ski Tours wingski.com
Wilderness Business Opportunities wildernessoutfitters.biz
CONTACT INFORMATION
Western Hiker
P.O. Box 568
Union, OR 97883
(541)562-1181
(888)420-7855


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