{"id":39320,"date":"2026-10-30T04:28:27","date_gmt":"2026-10-30T11:28:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/goatbells.blog\/?p=39320"},"modified":"2026-10-30T04:28:29","modified_gmt":"2026-10-30T11:28:29","slug":"mt-pisgah-right-before-time-change","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/goatbells.blog\/?p=39320","title":{"rendered":"Mt Pisgah Right Before Time-change"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

After spending a couple of weeks walking around the flat Amish farmlands, a bit of Willamette Valley foothill climbing was needed. Sunrise this week, 7:45+ but next week, 6:45 … more hike time, so no need to travel this week. I left Mt Pisgah North TH right around 7:00 with headlamp on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A great horned owl greeted me soon after starting – its big booming voice coming around the hill. Rain and fog were early, and then gone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Over the course of the day, a sharp-shinned hawk<\/a> hunted the south hillside mid-morning, and later, a red tail hawk hunted that same hillside. Fresh coyote poo was found on Trail 3 and 6 and 2 – different sizes, so more than 1 coyote these days! Deer tracks were everywhere, and early one female deer crossed my path. On a subsequent trip up the summit, another deer, but this one not intimidated by me at all!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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With Fall in full swing and winter seemingly around the corner, this flower just hangs on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The day was a bit harder than the miles or elevation gain after walking so many miles in the flatlands … but the raptors, the deer and the solitude were just perfect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Route<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Started at North TH and used Trail 3 first time to summit, and then Trail 2 down back over to Trail 3 and back to summit via Trail 6. Back down Trail 2 to Trail 4 to Trail 4 and back to the summit. Down to Trail 3 and over to the Outer \/ Quary Road back … <\/p>\n\n\n