Another self-guiding trail came into existence by 1964, when for a decade or less, the name “Canyon Rim Loop Trail” supplanted the “Godfrey Glen” route.152 A small realignment of the Munson Valley Road took place as part of a larger reconstruction project effectively allowed for making a section of the old road into trailhead parking in 1962. One of the naturalists authored a pamphlet that interpreted 16 stops marked by posts virtually coinciding with the road realignment.153
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| Cover illustration of the interpretive booklet by R.M. Brown, 1962. |
Abandonment of the connecting bridle paths during World War II led to creation of the loop above Godfrey Glen by 1956 so that a self-guiding nature trail required little, if any, new construction. Building a new trail loop in Annie Creek Canyon from the Mazama Campground came once contractors had completed construction of five camping loops and an amphitheater by the fall of 1962. At three feet wide, the trail formed a 1.7 mile loop that started at the amphitheater and descended into the canyon. Initially called the “Camp Fire Trail” in reference to evening programs held at the amphitheater, it became known as the “Annie Creek Trail” when completed in 1963.154 A master plan narrative for the park drafted the following year called for adding a nature trail along the new route, with the aquatic environment to supply its interpretive theme.155
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| Newly completed Annie Creek Canyon Trail, 1963, author’s files. |
