Great news! Citizens for Forest Roads (CFFR) in conjunction with a very generous donation from Ron Roosma of Cascade Clearing* graded the first 4.5 miles of the road this week*, and it is now at its best: 12.5 miles in 48 minutes, much of it at 20 mph! I drive a Subaru Forester and all but one of the vehicles in the parking lot were SUVs--the upper road is still capable of beating a Honda Civic to pieces, as it regularly used to do mine.
* Corrected. I posted this before the previous report from Tussilago went up. See that one for the scoop.
By contrast, on July 4 it was at its worst. Taking the cue from numerous others, I turned around at 4 miles, brains scrambled like a bowl of eggs.
The hike itself was gorgeous as ever, but still unique: I'd never seen a pack train of four goats. Light clouds in layers. Cool breezes. No bugs. No water. Surprisingly few blueberries clung to stunted bushes, though, probably victims of the heat earlier in the year.
Another day in paradise.
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Tussilago on Skyline Divide
Hi, just want to highlight that the grading was done by CFFR through a donation of machine & time from Ron Roosma/Cascade Clearing + CFFR volunteers. It was done with permission of the Forest Service, but the work was not done by the Forest Service.
https://www.facebook.com/CFFRoads/
https://www.cffr.us
Posted by:
Tussilago on Sep 07, 2021 06:05 PM
Bozeman Hawk on Skyline Divide
Thanks! I've corrected my report.
Posted by:
Bozeman Hawk on Sep 07, 2021 06:20 PM