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Ohlson Mountain Trails 1980's |
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~ MAPS & AERIAL VIEWS ~ |
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This large scale topo map show the location of the Ohlson Mountain trail system relative to the town of Homer. (click on map to expand it) |
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This aerial view also shows the location of the Ohlson Mountain trail system relative to the town of Homer. (click on this view to expand it) |
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Zooming in on the aerial view you can better see the area that the Ohlson Mountain Trails covered. To the right is the current Homer ski hill and rope tow. Red lines depict the cross country ski trail locations. (click on this view to expand it) |
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[Dave Brann - November 16, 2004 email excerpt] The trails came into disuse as the Baycrest
Trail System and McNeil Trails were developed. Baycrest is only 4 miles
from town as opposed to 12 miles. It was much more conveient for the
high school ski team to go to Baycrest than to Ohlson Mt. The high
school ski team had been the primary user of the trails for many years,
up until other areas also became available. Most of the Ohlson Mt.
trails were on private property and changes in usage of that property
led to some people skiing in other places. When other areas, such as the
McNeil trails were available for the Besh Cup (old Tang Cup) there was
less of a need to continue maintaining these trails. As the Kachemak
Nordic Ski Club grew, matured and worked hard to develop other trails,
the Kachemak Ski Club (downhill group) didn't need to spend the time on
nordic trails. The nearby hayfields (once a research site of the
University of Alaska) were sometimes used in conjunction with the Ohlson
Mt. Trails but now have become the Lookout Mt. Trails and are pretty
much limited to a variety of loops around the fields. This is still a
popular place to go because of early snow, gentle terrain and
spectacular views. There are probably other contributing factors but the
above are the main reasons. |
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