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Dug Bar - Hell's Canyon, OR

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Dug Bar - Hell's Canyon, OR

Anyone have any current info on Dug Bar? Seems like I remember hearing about a change with the runway, something about realigning it and making it longer.

Any current info/conditions would be appreciated.
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Re: Dug Bar - Hell's Canyon, OR

I was in there on Jan 1st 2013 and nothing had changed

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Re: Dug Bar - Hell's Canyon, OR

Last Summer, June 2012, we had a work party to realign the runway and install a new windsock on the East side(river side).

The new runway alignment is marked with white rocks, and allows for landing up-river or down. The old runway was/is notmarked with rocks and is really only landable heading up-river, directly at the buildings. Is looks more like a wore down path, than a runway, but has a nice upslope to help slow you down.

Both the old and new alignments are in good shape, I saw a cherokee 140 land on the new alignment last summer.

It is a nice place to build a fire and have lunch.

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