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STORy AnD PHOTOS By
kEnT & CHARLEnE kROnE
Emerald Embrace
Oregon’s Central
Cascades will feed
your soul with their
incredible beauty
and offer you tanta-
lizing visions of
adventure.
lad in emerald robes
and capped with ermine
stoles, Oregon’s Central
Cascades rise to greet
horse and rider. Like
many natural regions,
this area feeds one’s soul with its
incredible beauty and offers tantalizing
visions of trail-riding adventures
into a vast expanse of wilderness. The
Cascades have an additional attraction
— numerous horse camps!
With eager help from our equine partners,
Scout and Buddy, we decided to
check out this area, including the Three
Sisters Wilderness (in the Willamette national
Forest), Todd Creek Horse Camp
(in the Deschutes national Forest), and
the Pacific Crest national Scenic Trail.
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The Three Sisters wilderness: The
Three Sisters Wilderness is the crown
jewel of the Central Cascades, with
more than 242,000 acres and approximately
260 miles of trails. To get there,
travel west from Bend, Oregon, on the
spectacular Cascade Highway (State
Highway 46).
Todd Creek Horse Camp: The Todd
Creek Horse Camp and Trailhead is
located 23 miles west of Bend, on the
Cascade Highway. Even in August, there
was a chill in the air at this 6,200-foot
elevation camp. Horse-camp facilities
were more than adequate. Metal
pipe corrals were well maintained, and
there was a water pump. Dead wood
was easy to gather for an evening fire.
And at this elevation, cozying close to a
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