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A highlight of the second day was another hike, in 1903 that served as an inn and a store, as well as a
this one up the narrow and crystal-clear Kelsey home. It was beautifully renovated recently by BLM.
Creek, which cut deep into a the steep and forested Mule Creek tumbles into the Rogue beside the
canyon wall. What I liked best, however, was stopping ranch and we hiked up that stream to a large rock
at Winkle Bar and walking up to Zane Grey’s cabin where we took turns jumping off a 10-foot ledge into
sites, which includes a boat from his days on the river. the chilly, clear waters below. After we returned to
Due, in part, to his stories, the Rogue eventually the main river, we soon encountered Mule Creek
became too popular and over-fished for his liking. So Canyon - a relatively narrow slot where the Rogue
he moved on the Umpqua River, which was more slices along a fault between two geologic formations
isolated. on the river.
Day three included a stroll up to the historic Collier calls this section of the Rogue his favorite.
Rogue River Ranch, a wide spot in the river valley “If you look to your left, you’ll see basalt and
where archaeological evidence shows Native
Americans lived for more than 9,000 years. Tom sandstone pillows, twists, and slants that make up
make the Dothan Formation,” he said. “Looking to
Billings and his family homesteaded there at the turn your right, you’ll the see dark grey and green bulges
of the 20th Century and built a two-story story house

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