A Letter to my Daughter, Part IV. I know how difficult this move has been. You have to tell us what you are feeling, no matter how dark or painful those feelings might be. That is the only way we can get through this.

Friends of the Umpqua - a Roseburg Oregon Hiking Group.

Adventures In The Umpqua Basin. The majestic Castle Rock in the Rogue-Umpqua Divide Wilderness. Off the beaten path, hidden in an isolated valley, tucked away on the edge of the Rogue-Umpqua Divide Wilderness, Castle Rock is truly a forgotten crag. Located in Southern Oregon, this special place rewards the explorer with an enjoyable scramble through the heart of a virtually unknown rock. Follow this badly rutted and .

Saturday, June 20, 2015. Dinner is a dehydrated dragonfly head. The Yoran Lake Trail initially climbed gently through a beautifully greened out forest. Trapper Creek was full of water and was running fast with spring snow melt.

Looking up along the Gwynn Creek trail. Sunday, August 9, 2015. Hummingbird Meadows and Buck Canyon Trail. It seems that when wildflowers are in full bloom, so are the mosquitoes. And so too when the wildflowers are past their prime, the mosquitoes hum has faded. So on that note, we drove up Highway 62 and 230 to the Hummingbird Meadows trailhead. On the last Sunday of July anticipating few wildflowers but looking forward to hiking.