What trail am I on? Spring 2013 edition

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It wasn't that easy.  I started to think of all the places I know of in the district with big boulders like that - you already posted Double Peaks, so I thought Potato Butte, but the view is wrong, so I started thinking, and then thought about the Rimrock overlook.  You caught a very unique perspective in that photo..... OK, on to a new photo. PB010041.jpg   This is on a current district trail - what trail is this narrow, steep section located?  
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Reminds me of Cripple Creek. Cool
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kirk said Reminds me of Cripple Creek. Cool
No, you are too far north.  This photo is a little deceiving - it is pretty steep - steeper than it looks.
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So when you said it's a "current" trail, does that mean it's signed at the trailhead by the FS?
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kirk said So when you said it's a "current" trail, does that mean it's signed at the trailhead by the FS?
  OK, I'll give another clue.  This trail does not have a "trailhead" per se - it starts from another trail.  And I don't believe there is any signage (at least there was none when I visited last which was a few years ago).  The trail is not hard to find, however.  It does appear on the trail listing here, and also on the FS website (or it used to - the new site is impossible to find anything).
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Skookum Lake Trail?
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kirk said Skookum Lake Trail?
  You are still a little too far north.  And west
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Potato Butte? Did I guess that already?    
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Donovan said Potato Butte? Did I guess that already?  
You are getting closer, but that isn't quite right - you are moving in the right direction.
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You said it's really steep, right?  Well I seem to recall that the trail to Double Peaks is super steep.  I've never been there when there was snow around though.
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kirk said You said it's really steep, right?  Well I seem to recall that the trail to Double Peaks is super steep.  I've never been there when there was snow around though.
We have a winner!  Yes, that one section is SUPER steep.  That was the only place that still had snow when I went a few years ago. Your turn to post a photo.  
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Okay, here you go.  Where trail am I on? PICT0512.JPG  
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Is there a spring nearby, behind you? Don2
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Donovan said Is there a spring nearby, behind you? Don2
  Well, there was a rather wet area behind me as a matter of fact.  I didn't really notice if it was a spring though. I'll have to explore it more thoroughly next time I'm in the area!
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Are you on the Hillockburn Trail on the eastside of the South Fork of the Clackamas or whatever they call that trail? I have been on it once from the top down, not from the bottom like you guys have been exploring it. Don
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Yep, you've got it.  We didn't make it too much farther after crossing that wet area Donovan mentioned.   Your turn! Cool
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IMG_0611.jpgI guess I should check this webpage more often. This photo was taken from a current district trail. Don  
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That looks like a Cripple Creek kind of a mess. I think there are a couple of sizable areas of laminated root rot up there.   Don2
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It isn't the Cripple Creek Trail. A hint, this photo maybe 3-4 years old. Don
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Clackamas River Trail.   Did we fix that? I can't remeber.   Don2