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• Hollywood Road Geo-Exploration, Second Session

  • When
    21 Mar 2025
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    1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
  • Location
    Crooked River Ranch Overlook, SW Chinook Dr.
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  Second Session Added

  Friday, March 21st

  ( If you have already registered for the Saturday Session and would prefer the Friday date, go ahead and register and cancel out your Saturday registration)

  
  

  Hollywood Road Geo-Exploration (Second Session)

  Crooked River Ranch

  Friday March 21

  12:45 PM - 4:00 PM

  
  

  Please join Al Albin, retired geologist who previously worked for United States Bureau of Reclamation, on a geo-exploration of the Hollywood Road Trail in Crooked River Ranch.  The Hollywood Road is an old ranch road that was paved in the mid 1960's in conjunction with the filming of the 1967 film 'The Way West'.

  
  

  Trailer:  https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x7ynh9z
  

  
  

  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Way_West_(film)
  

  
  

  https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0062479/
  

  
  

  The road is long abandoned and has deteriorated so now it is used as a trail.  While undoubtedly a great backdrop for a Hollywood western, our main interest is in the geology that is exposed along the road and easily visible across the canyon of the Crooked River.  We will walk a short distance along the canyon rim which is formed by an intra-canyon basalt.  The initial descent will provide a good, close up view of the internal structure of the intra-canyon basalt which we can compare to the same unit visible across the canyon.  As we descend to the Crooked River we will see good exposures of the Deschutes Formation.

  
  

  The initial meetup point will be the scenic overlook located on the bend in SW Chinook Drive.  From here we drive down partway into the canyon past the RV park to the trailhead.  The descent into the inner canyon is about 1 mile one way and has a moderate grade.

  
  

  Trip is limited to 18 participants who must be a COGS member or a guest of member.  Please contact Derek Loeb, DerekLoeb@gmail.com with any questions.  There will be a ride share meetup option for Bend area participants and possibly one from Redmond.

  
  

  Registration must be done via the registration button on the trip listing on the COGS website.  Successful registration will be confirmed on the webpage by a light green box indicating registration was successful and by a confirmation email.  If you don't get this email you should try the registration process again.  If the trip is full, please join the wait list.

  
  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

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• Hollywood Road Geo-Exploration

  • When
    22 Mar 2025
  •  
    1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
  • Location
    Crooked River Ranch Overlook, SW Chinook Dr.
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  Hollywood Road Geo-Exploration

  Crooked River Ranch

  Saturday March 22

  12:45 PM - 4:00 PM

  
  

  Please join Al Albin, retired geologist who previously worked for United States Bureau of Reclamation, on a geo-exploration of the Hollywood Road Trail in Crooked River Ranch.  The Hollywood Road is an old ranch road that was paved in the mid 1960's in conjunction with the filming of the 1967 film 'The Way West'.

  
  

  Trailer:  https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x7ynh9z
  

  
  

  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Way_West_(film)
  

  
  

  https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0062479/
  

  
  

  The road is long abandoned and has deteriorated so now it is used as a trail.  While undoubtedly a great backdrop for a Hollywood western, our main interest is in the geology that is exposed along the road and easily visible across the canyon of the Crooked River.  We will walk a short distance along the canyon rim which is formed by an intra-canyon basalt.  The initial descent will provide a good, close up view of the internal structure of the intra-canyon basalt which we can compare to the same unit visible across the canyon.  As we descend to the Crooked River we will see good exposures of the Deschutes Formation.

  
  

  The initial meetup point will be the scenic overlook located on the bend in SW Chinook Drive.  From here we drive down partway into the canyon past the RV park to the trailhead.  The descent into the inner canyon is about 1 mile one way and has a moderate grade.

  
  

  Trip is limited to 18 participants who must be a COGS member or a guest of member.  Please contact Derek Loeb, DerekLoeb@gmail.com with any questions.  There will be a ride share meetup option for Bend area participants and possibly one from Redmond.

  
  

  Registration must be done via the registration button on the trip listing on the COGS website.  Successful registration will be confirmed on the webpage by a light green box indicating registration was successful and by a confirmation email.  If you don't get this email you should try the registration process again.  If the trip is full, please join the wait list.

  
  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

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