A road trip and lunch took us along Baker Lake Road and then Concrete. We checked out the Sentinels trail and were very surprised by the amount of downed trees there, broken off and uprooted. In fact the number of uprooted trees was amazing and they had caused a lot of damage to the trail. near the fork in the trail a whole section of the boardwalk has been replaced right down to the concrete footings. The trail is made to be accessible to wheelchairs and strollers but there is a section now where the trail has been damaged enough by an uprooted tree that a wheelchair would not get through. This can be avoided by taking a left at the fork. Even though you are going against the arrows I don't think that will be a problem for anyone. There has been a lot of restoration already accomplished, kudos to whoever they are.
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mato on Shadow of The Sentinels
That first photo is a good one. I like the mix of colors and textures on the tree trunks.
Too bad about the blowdowns, but what are you gonna do? It's just Nature doing her thing...
Posted by:
mato on May 09, 2021 08:21 PM
thebrink on Shadow of The Sentinels
Indeed. I noticed a lot of of small trees that were about three feet tall that will have more sunlight now to grow in. Entropy
Posted by:
thebrink on May 10, 2021 08:41 AM
Washington Trails Association on Shadow of The Sentinels
Great update here -- such a shame some of these giants have fallen but good to hear you can still walk among them.
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Washington Trails Association on May 14, 2021 04:26 PM