by FSEEE | Nov 22, 2008 | Devil's Staircase
Last September, I found the access to Wassen Lake an easy stroll downhill from the logging road to the east. The lake is full of stumps and downed logs, not really suitable for a swim, but there is plenty of wildlife and total silence. I went cross country (a...
by FSEEE | Nov 20, 2008 | Devil's Staircase
The following fine letter appeared in the 11/20/08 edition of the Eugene Register-Guard. Devil’s Staircase is Stunning Last weekend, I made my first trek into the proposed Devil’s Staircase Wilderness (Wassen Creek). What a spot! I’ve hiked to almost every remote...
by FSEEE | Nov 4, 2008 | Devil's Staircase
If you find getting to Devils Staircase a bit overwhelming (eight round-trip bushwhacking miles over the steepest terrain in Oregon), visit nearby Kentucky Falls instead. There’s a trail and it’s only “moderately” difficult. The falls are...
by FSEEE | Nov 3, 2008 | Devil's Staircase
The first descent of Wassen Creek through the proposed Devil’s Staircase Wilderness exceeded expectations. Read the account here.
by FSEEE | Oct 31, 2008 | Devil's Staircase
The following op/ed, written by FSEEE director Andy Stahl, appeared in The Register-Guard on Nov. 12, 2007. Deep in the Coast Range, nestled between the Smith and Umpqua rivers east of Reedsport, is Oregon’s most remote location – the Devil’s Staircase in...
