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Backpack in the Mill Creek Wilderness / Ochoco Mountains
by was on Aug 04, 2011
Prineville, Oregon, United States
Backpacking | 16.3 miles
Three day backpack trip in the Ochoco Mountains of Eastern Oregon. Mill creek is the second largest wilderness area in the Ochoco NF.The Ochocos are just east of Prineville and NE of Bend. They are mostly volcanic in origin with heavily eroded terrain, so you can get some good elevation without a lot of climbing. Our original plan was to do a loop encircling the Wilderness area, but because of the difficulty we...