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He certainly couldnât find it, in any case.
That frustrating day a few years ago on the Cunningham Cove trail â and off it â helped to inspire what today is the Trailhead Stewardship Project.
Johnson hopes this partnership between The Trailhead, which is a bike and ski shop in Baker City, and the Wallowa-Whitman National Forest will help future hikers avoid the conundrum that he confronted that day high on the western slopes of the Elkhorn Mountains.
Johnson is general manager of Anthony Lakes Mountain Resort, which several years ago opened The Trailhead on Main Street in downtown Baker City.