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The Rogue River Gorge

All 500 splendid feet of it

Can you truly call it a gorge when it is only 500 feet long?

What is the rule?  Anyone know?

Elevation: 4,080 Feet

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Linda, Tanis and Ciernan ODonnell at the Rogue River Gorge

Linda, Tanis and Ciernan ODonnell at the Rogue River Gorge
The Rogue River Gorge...all 500 feet of it.
Looking down the lava chute of the gorge
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The top of the gorge
Top of the gorge again
The Rogue River
The lush Siskiyou National Forest on the Rogue River
The only place you see green like this on a river that barely runs above 40 degrees F, the Cascade Mountains
Tanis ODonnell pondering what he is going to me next
The bridge at the trailhead
Mossy basalt walkways, fantastic when dry, but slippery, ankle-smashing fun when wet