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...with other loons for suitable habitat. Another wintry foray in April took us on snowshoes up the forested route to Cropley Lake. Among the interesting observations was a well-gnawed tree where a porcupine had found dinner. Much of the bark...
...slopes at Eaglecrest. We gained a fair amount of elevation and looked down on the upper cross-country ski loop and Cropley Lake. We watched a ptarmigan snatch buds from blueberry twigs, marching calmly from one bush to another. The first clue...
...developed trail from the lodge to Cropley Lake or nearby. If built, the trail...can be cut either part-way to Cropley Lake to meet Eaglecrest's needs or...000 to put toward a cabin at Cropley Lake, board member Wayne Stevens said...
...group of hikers took advantage of it to wander up to Cropley Lake, above the Eaglecrest Ski Area lodge. The sun was...lunch-time.Those of us who roosted on the shores of Cropley Lake may have lunched in the shade, but we had a fine view...
...mine for use in powering the mine and mill machinery. The supervisor of this mammoth project was Ike Cropley for whom Cropley Lake is named.By the end of 1883, the placer miners had removed about $45,000 worth of gold from their sluices. Treadwell...
...rains had mostly spoiled our lovely early snowcover. Even up at Eaglecrest, a Parks and Rec group could walk around Cropley Lake without snowshoes or skis, borne up by a hard crust.On top of the crust lay a thin layer of new, soft snow, just...
...developed the Treadwell Ditch Project in 1882. The Treadwell Ditch was a canal that skirted along the hillside from Cropley Lake at North Douglas toward the Treadwell area. Along its path it collected water by intercepting various streams. By the...
...then there is the story of a skier taking a 1,000-foot ride down the Hog's Back before stopping fully buried near Cropley Lake. All three avalanche stories end well with survival. "We've always had an open border policy," Davies said...
...Festival at Eaglecrest Ski Area on Saturday, Aug. 7 and 8. On Saturday there will be blueberry picking and a hike on the Cropley Lake Trail starting at 10 a.m. at the Hooter lift. On Sunday there will be a farmer's market and craft show from 10...
...Dialysis Center. 2nd Annual Blueberry Festival, 10 a.m., Eaglecrest, Hooter chairlift. Blueberry picking and Cropley Lake trail hike. Bring berry buckets. Details: Debbie, 463-4400. Kids Day at the Glacier: Smokey Bear's Birthday...