With no power or cell service at home, I decided to head out for a local trail hike. Getting to the trailhead was an adventure in itself due to traffic light outages, and I didn’t arrive until around 8:30. My car was the fourth one there, so it was still relatively quiet.
The trail showed plenty of evidence of the storm, with debris and blowdowns scattered throughout. Some were relatively easy to navigate—either by going under, over, or around—while others presented obstacles that required crawling or climbing over, which might be challenging for some hikers. The most massive blowdown was about 300-400 feet from the summit. I didn’t feel comfortable attempting to get past it, so I decided to turn back and approach the summit via the forest road instead. Even the forest road had a couple of blowdowns. One striking sight was the bulletin board by the summit—the roof had been destroyed by a fallen tree.
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