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Volksmarch -- Orting
Aug. 1st, 2010 06:47 pmWalked on July 30, 2010
I've never been to Orting. There really isn't a reason to head out that way unless you want to see cool things. On my scale of 1 to 10, 1 being great [Cannon Beach], I'd give this one a 3. I'd have given it a one, but it's a "there and back again" trek, and the turn around point is a gravel parking lot by a highway.
The rest of it is great. Orting is an old railway station for one of the historic Transcontinental Railways. The storefronts are in good repair and very clean, though the town has suffered a bit with the economic downturn. I see a number of signs in store fronts that say "No Trespassing, Owned by Bank."
The town does seem to be working on a bit of a recovery though.
The beginning of the walk is through the town, but 8 of the 10 k walk is along the "Foothills Rail to Trail" path along the Carbon RIver. It's a paved path that goes for miles. From what info I could find on it, the plan is to have the trail run from the Tacoma Waterfront to Mount Rainier National Park. Most of the trail is in place. What an undertaking!
Orting is nearly at the foot of Mt Rainier, the Mountain dominates the skyline. I was definitely in the Lahar Zone.
I've never been to Orting. There really isn't a reason to head out that way unless you want to see cool things. On my scale of 1 to 10, 1 being great [Cannon Beach], I'd give this one a 3. I'd have given it a one, but it's a "there and back again" trek, and the turn around point is a gravel parking lot by a highway.
The rest of it is great. Orting is an old railway station for one of the historic Transcontinental Railways. The storefronts are in good repair and very clean, though the town has suffered a bit with the economic downturn. I see a number of signs in store fronts that say "No Trespassing, Owned by Bank."
The town does seem to be working on a bit of a recovery though.
The beginning of the walk is through the town, but 8 of the 10 k walk is along the "Foothills Rail to Trail" path along the Carbon RIver. It's a paved path that goes for miles. From what info I could find on it, the plan is to have the trail run from the Tacoma Waterfront to Mount Rainier National Park. Most of the trail is in place. What an undertaking!
Orting is nearly at the foot of Mt Rainier, the Mountain dominates the skyline. I was definitely in the Lahar Zone.
