Side Trails Update

Posted: August 1, 2023 | Author: | Filed under: Access, Maintenance, Travel | Tags: | Leave a comment

Okay, when at first you don’t succeed, try, try again. So, I tried the same route that I didn’t make do to snow and this time I got through. Now, there was still a few snow drifts. And up the Ellis Lake Trail, there were many!

Still evidence of people driving off trail to get around snow drifts. I threw a few small trees down but a larger effort (and tree) will be needed. This was the Red Cabin Trail (16E79).

Trail on the left, illegal bypass on the right. It’s uglier where the bypass comes back in to the trail.

Still 16E79.

This time of year, really? How hard are mini snow drifts?

One tree was not quite across the trail but pushing people to the side. I got out my new DeWalt mini chainsaw and trimmed all the branches on the underside.

Way off on the Ellis Lake Trail (16E18), there was a HUGE tree trunk across the trail. It is rotten, probably doesn’t weight a whole lot, but I decided I didn’t want to fight it today.

In the same area as the tree trunk, there are some very large snow drifts.

My favorite find of the day, was on the Rubicon. Okay, maybe it was Forest Road 03-04. But right at that intersection, someone decided to camp and build a fire! Unfortunately, it’s not the first time I’ve come across a campfire in the middle of the trail.

Get out there and explore those side trails.

Fire restrictions are now fully in place.

Be safe.

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Rubicon Ronin