Bed-to-bed hiking trial coming to Oregon

The first phase of the Blue Mountain Heritage Trail will be ready to hike when the snow melts. Organizer Dick Hentze of Baker City says the 870-mile trail uses parts of about 2,000 miles of existing U.S. Forest Service hiking and horse trails.
The trail is designed to be hiked or ridden horseback in 10- to 12-mile daily segments. The goal is for hikers to need just lightweight day packs. And after a hard day of hiking they ride shuttles from trailheads to the nearest lodge, motel or bed-and-breakfast.
The Blue Mountains encompass a 5.3-million acre region of Oregon, Washington and Idaho.
Information from: The Oregonian, http://www.oregonlive.com/

The Blue Mountains, which includes the Eagle Cap Wilderness Area located in the NE corner of Oregon, provide some of the most spectacular and varying backcountry scenery in the Pacific Northwest.