Clearing Trees w/the FS

Posted: April 10, 2026 | Author: Rubicon Ronin | Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: snow, trees |Leave a comment

After my last post, I reached out to the LTBMU, TNF, RTF and FOTR about trees and toilets. I was worried about some trees and not others.

Well, the Forest Service came through about the trees. Myles from the TNF, met us at the staging area this morning and off we went. There was some rain but not too hard. Conditions were wet. So much snow had melted but there were still plenty of snow drifts that were ice on the way in but slushy on the way out.

The two major goals were the down trees just west of the 03-04 intersection and the HUGE tree down further west. We skipped over almost all of the down trees on our way out. The plan was to clear them, given time, on the way back.

This is just past the intersection. It was worse than it looks. The early route was high left but one little slip and you would be in the trees. Coming out (east bound) was even worse. Very slippery trying to get up on that ridge.

Well, it’s all been cleared out. That was the ‘safety’ issue with trees.

Here is the tree actually blocking the trail. John winched the top piece, at least he tried. Myles got to cutting. I drove as far west as the intersection with Barker Pass Road to check for more trees. Although there were trees down, all were passable. So, I went back to help.