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The Adventure Continues

July 2016
Story and Photo by Kerri Regan

Editor’s note: This is the fourth in a series of stories about the Volcanic Legacy Scenic Byway, one of 27 All American Roads in the United States, which connects Lassen Volcanic National Park with Crater Lake National Park. Though it’s possible to travel the byway in one long adventure, we’re sharing it with you in five smaller pieces (from south to north). Each makes an easy weekend trip, and if you’re ambitious, you can squeeze it into a day. This month: Klamath; Coming up: Crater Lake National Park

The Klamath section of the Volcanic Legacy Scenic Byway begins on Highway 97 at the Oregon border, and these 80 miles are a bonanza for nature lovers. Bring your binoculars and your walking shoes, since this segment offers numerous opportunities for day hikes.

The Miller Island Wildlife Viewing Area is a 2.5-mile pedestrian viewing loop where you can see migrating geese of varying species in the late winter and early spring. You can often spot nesting sandhill cranes engaged in their mating rituals in the spring, and Canada geese and ducks can be spotted in spring and summer.

Venture north to the Klamath Welcome Center in the town of Midland, once a railroad shipping point for livestock and farm products. You can find visitor information here between May and October.