| Date: November 5, 2003 | | Location Beazell Memorial Forest Hike | | Where: Benton County | This was a trip to scout out Benton County's newest park, Beazell Memorial Forest. I was first tipped off about the park last February by Art Mayer when we made a brief stop there after a Chemeketan Hike at Fort Hoskins. It was not open to the public at that time but I made a mental note to return. My memory was jogged again this past summer when my mother-in-law, Jeanette Dye, saved an article for me from the Albany Democrat-Herald by Allen Throop about the park and its benefactor Fred Beazell. Opening ceremonies where held this past July and finally today, November 5th, I remembered to return to scout out its trails, taking along my hiking buddy John Stolting.
|  | The trail system led us on a gravel path past the picturesque old barn, into the woods and onto a bridge over Plunkett Creek. There we were met with a choice of the two trails we explored.
|  | There are plans for many miles of trail, but at this time we found that only the Bird Loop Trail of 1.2 miles has been complete. Although not completed as a loop yet, we found the Plunkett Creek Trail can also be hiked out for over a mile and then hiked back.
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