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Re: [pct-l] ORE
- Subject: Re: [pct-l] ORE
- From: "Carl Siechert" <csiechert@hotmail.com>
- Date: Tue, 1 Aug 2000 11:06:40 -0700
I don't recall seeing the ORE sign. But (using the tiny reduced versions of
15-minute maps that appeared in the original Wilderness Press PCT guides) we
determined that the border was right at the edge of a small burned area in
the forest. California was toast and Oregon was emerald green.
> As we crossed into Oregon we came to a lush field of green grass with
> wildflowers in full bloom, a clear, fresh, meandering creek and many trees
> providing cooler shade. The transformation from dry, hot California into
> cool, green Oregon could not have been more striking.
>
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