Scouting for snow, mileages are from the start of the Little Ranger Creek trail where it intersects with the White River Trail. The burned area and the snow begin at 3.2 miles. From 3.6-4.0 miles there are a dozen burned trees that have fallen onto the trail and snow up to 2 feet deep. I turned around at 4 miles. It looks like the remaining .7 miles will also be burnt with many fallen trees.
In the burnt area, there are many more trees that will be falling, not the place to be on a windy day. The undergrowth has all been burnt and there is already significant erosion on the downhill side of the trail. The trail is built into the side of around a 45 degree slope in the burnt section, I'm guessing that a lot of erosion will occur before the undergrowth comes back.
I've included a picture where you can see how thoroughly burnt the top of this trail is and the Dalles Ridge Trail.
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