There is currently more than to be 360 miles to be traveled both in short easy jaunts or in long stretches and much of the trials are along the beach. Abundant native forest plants and wildlife will keep you company while trekking along the hidden hiking trails. Choose to visit high mountain old growth forest trails with ice cold bubbling springs and streams, jewel like mountain lakes, moss and fern covered canyon bottoms or Pacific Ocean vistas with their secluded beaches.
My husband John loves to fish and that's why he purchased Hilltop House as a semi-retirement oasis where he could commune with nature and catch a load of Salmon.
I don't share his enthusiasm for it -- I'm always rooting for the fish. But in this story I'm sure who to root for.
The Rogue River is world famous for Salmon fishing. The spring Salmon run draws anglers from around the globe to Gold Beach for Chinook Salmon, packed with energy from months at sea and ready to put up a big fight. But the fisherman have another fight on their hands. The seals and sea lions that populate the Rogue River bay each summer are well schooled in how simple it is to score an easy salmon meal here.
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