- HIKING TRAILS AND WILDFLOWERS by Keith and Barbro McCree -

It is a short but steep walk down to Chuckle Springs from the trailhead on Road 404. The trail continues down to the Middle Fork Willamette River, intersecting the upper (equestrian) and lower (pedestrian) parts of the Middle Fork trail. You can loop back to the springs on these trails.

This is a spectacular section of the Middle Fork trail. The trail follows close to the river as it rushes through a heavily forested canyon, which continues downstream as far as the Indigo Springs trailhead.

On the Chuckle Springs trail

The Middle Fork River near Chuckle Springs

Clintonia uniflora
(Queen's Cup, Bead Lily, Blue Bead, Bride's Bonnet)

Liliaceae

Lily with two or three large leaves, a single white flower, and blue berries. Found in shady areas of the forest.

Digital Photographs by Keith McCree

22 June 1999

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