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A little log cabin, built by a miner in the year 1916. It sits on a hillside over looking the North Fork of the Trinity River eight miles into the Trinity Wilderness, rich in history, love and mystery
Alonzo Morrison discovered gold
in the wilderness of Northern
California in 1914.  He filed the
claim in Weaverville at 5 minutes
past 9 AM on September 19th 1914.

In 1916 he built a log cabin on
a hillside overlooking his claim.
Winter came early and snow
trapped him. 

His body was found the following
spring.

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Inside Morrison Cabin -- Spruced up but unchanged from close to a century ago
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The rolls are 300 feet long and  8 feet wide and are backed with asbestos on one side and foil on the other.
Early photo of Morrison Cabin  1939
On the trail between Hobo Gulch and Morrison Cabin
Claude Comeford, an old miner of the N. Fork.  Around
1940


Miners of the N. Fork of the Trinity River 1940's Old Helena
Trinity County History
Gold Miners

Saved by the efforts of the Forest Service and U.S. Fire Crews............Thank You, Thank You!!
From Our hearts, Carol Heady and all who love and take care of these valuable historic places.

Morrison Cabin.

This page was last updated on: May 29, 2008



Should you get into the wilderness yourselves, drop by and give a yell to us at Morrison.  Come on in for a story and coffee.  If you are there and we are not, be sure to sign the guest book.

Should you find a letter attached to a bush along the trail, it will be Morrison"Trail Mail" with a stamp.  Please take it with you if you are heading out to civilization within the next day or so and pop it in a mailbox someplace.


Morrison Cabin is located nine miles north of Hobo Gulch at the junction of Rattlesnake Lake trail and the N. Fork Trail. You usually cannot see the cabin from the main trail but as you hike up the Rattlesnake Lake trail it will be about 100 yards up and to the right on the edge of a clearing.

Morrison Cabin's outdoor kitchen area overlooks the fir and pine trees that cover the river.  Beyond that is the fantastic wonderful view of Cougar Bluff. 

Ravens, blue jays, deer, rattlesnakes are abundant.  Even a bear will appear.  Fox's give their throaty cry at night and the cougars crys are occasionally heard.

Miners cats have made Morrison their home for many years and they always are curious and playfull.
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On the roof sweeping. This is usually the first thing
we do for fire protecton
It was wondeful to meet all of these young energetic Senior High School Students that John Palmquist brought into the wilderness. They got to experience the wilds of Northen California for the Memorial Day weekend.

They have been in the United States for a year and have returned to their homes.


Northern California
Up River at the "Kids Camp"
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Morrison Cabin  still stands because of the efforts of many concerned people.  Forest Service, firefighters and many that I will never know saved this little bit of history.

I want to thank everyone who visits Morrison Cabin and also those who sign the guest book.

A documented history with many signatures in the guest book tells of helicopters landing in the small clearing in front of the cabin. 

Weary "hotshot" firemen and women signed in and told of the comfort they found at Morrison Cabin.
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Mr. Diamond Back Rattlesnake came out and decided he wanted to lay in my pots and pans at the back of the outdoor kitchen.  He did not rattle nor did he move very fast.  I moved fast as I reached for a lid to cover my kettle on the fire.  Scairy fellow did not return but reminds me to be carful at all times.  It is at least a two hour mule ride to Hobo Gulch and then another couple of hours to a hospital.  One would have to stay put an hope for the best..........
Animals of Morrison Cabin
Ring Tail Cats
Roxie had a problem and waited for me to take the bucket off her nose. 

Our four mules take us the nine miles into Morrison Cabin.
They like being there in the wilderness and warn us of intruders that approach the area.

Roxie is especially aware of bears and finds them very scairy.  We can always tell when a bear is close by as she gives us a loud signal.
During the summer of 2006
This was a large can of "backpackers" food that someone kindly left us. 

              Thank You For Thinking Of Us.  HA HA,

Old Yogi and BooBoo got to it first and then did not have enough so they proceeded to tear out logs on the cabin.

They were inexperienced as they did not suceed in getting
in or they then gave up because they did not smell any food in there.  This bear stole 8 porter house steaks, a pound of hamburger, two pounds of cheese, salami, and two valued Pepsi's leaving us with the macaroni and cheese and other assorted dry foods I  put up high in the outdoor kitchen shelves. 

This was in the early spring of 2007 and I  put the thawing steaks and other goodies down in the creek to keep cool.  I thought they were safe in their cooler with rocks holding it down. 

More animal photos will be added soon..
After 45 years the old bed that grandma  Wise slept in under the twin fir trees had to be replaced.

Here is my version of a piece of art.

Downed weathered oak with black char from the fire was carried up the hill.  The branches were left on the heavy logs along with moss and some bark.

The old springs from Ida's bed was placed in the center.


With camo mosquito netting and a bird nest for decoration the gentle breese  sings a song that whispers us
back  to our wilderness paradise.

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