On September 6, 2009, I hiked 9 miles and climbed a total of 2,400 feet in Terrebonne, Oregon. I started in the Smith Rock State Park parking area, descended to Crooked River, climbed up Burma Rd. and the steep hill above Burma Rd., descended behind the Park’s hoodoos, climbed, descended and climbed again to reach the summit of Smith Rock, and then descended to the River and climbed back to the parking area.
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Crooked River in Smith Rock State Park.
I climbed to the top of the distant hill.
9-foot-tall eagles' nest. (The height was measured by Park Rangers.)
Irrigation water passes through a flume and tunnels above the Park. The irrigation system was built by the United States Bureau of Reclamation.
Burma Rd.
Smith Rock State Park and Irrigation water passing into tunnel.
Burma Rd.
Top of Burma Rd. I stopped for lunch in the notch of the rock formation to the right. I've had lunch in that location many times and call the rock formation "Lunch Rock".
I always hang my feet off the side of "Lunch Rock" when I'm having lunch.
Colorful lichens on Lunch Rock.
A penstemon flower (aka "beardtongue")..
Very steep hill above Burma Rd.
A juniper tree.
5,108-foot Gray Butte in distance on right.
Jefferson County and Crooked River National Grassland in the distance on the right.
Jefferson County and Crooked River National Grassland in distance on the left.
Crook County in the distance.
The irrigation flume crosses the bridge below. The panorama shows Deschutes County.
The rock formations far below are in Smith Rock State Park.
Looking back at the steep hill from a location within Smith Rock State Park.
Irrigation flume below.
Continuation of irrigation flume below.
Orange and yellow lichens.
Crooked River.
Burma Rd. and the hill I climbed in the distance. This view shows the steepness of the trail up the hill.
Monkey Face, in Smith Rock State Park.
I always stop, touch, and say "Hi" to the rock formation in the upper right center. The rock looks like a shark; so I call it "Sharky".
Burma Rd. and the hill I climbed in the distance.
Crooked River.
A Belted Kingfisher.
