On a clear November day, there was no resisting the lure of Mt. Pisgah. Anyone who has lived in western Oregon for more than one winter knows such days are not to be wasted. The much-loved and well-trod trails at Mt. Pisgah wind uphill about 1.5 miles to a soft, open bluff with views on such cloudless days to the Cascades in the east and the Coast Range in the west. It’s a moderate, but steady ascent. Enough to get heart rates and endorphins pumping. Enough to clear a muddied