Contact: Gabe Howe Tel: 541-708-2056 Email: howegabe(a)gmail.com FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: SMC CREWS RESTORE LAST SECTIONS OF 26-MILE TRAIL NETWORK IN KALMIOPSIS WILDERNESS AREA 3 SEPTEMBER 2014 SMC crews have after five years restored the last impassable sections of the Trans-Kalmiopsis […]
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Trans-Kalmiopsis Route: 26 Miles of Mystery, Misery and Bliss Trip Report by Gabe Howe In 2006 I started making bids for the upper reaches of Oregon’s Chetco River via trails in the 180,000-acre Kalmiopsis Wilderness. By 2009 I had found […]
Labor Day Support Crew Packs 12-Miles Into Kalmiopsis Wilderness Finds Heaven-like Oasis: Taggart’s Bar By Gabe Howe “It’s really beautiful,” says volunteer Jackie Vargas Friday morning of Labor Day Weekend. She rouses her senses and looks west over Red Mountain […]
SMC Support Crew Delivers Over 120 Pounds To Chetco Blue 25 August 2014 | Brookings, OR — Last weekend volunteers ranging ages 18 – 72 were busy packing supplies into SMC’s trail crew deep in the Kalmiopsis Wilderness Area. Four […]
These Are Three Products We Trust Let’s face it, the Siskiyou Mountains can be a nasty, mean place to get around in. Nestled between the soft pillows of the Cascades and Redwoods, these steep, rugged mountains are known for sending […]
This Will Be The Toughest Backpack of Your Life Mysterious serpentine ridges with rare flowers and far out views? Check. A river that’s so clear you can’t even see the water? You got it. And it will come at a […]
Katherine McCredie July 3 SMC crew member Katherine McCredie jumps into the cool waters of Babyfoot Lake as the sun drops over its rocky rim. She’s spent 17 nights in the Kalmiopsis. 17 nights in the dirt. 17 nights without […]
Dispatch From SMC Trail Crew We’ve all had a very busy summer. After the last days of school we headed straight out to the Kalmiopsis Wilderness Area on a long hitch. The trip was amazing. It started with a tough […]
End your summer with a bang and a splash: Come hike the Trans-Kalmiopsis Route with a purpose This late summer is your chance to explore the heart of the Kalmiopsis, a wilderness area that receives a lot of attention but […]