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Skookum Flats — Friday, Mar. 7, 2025

Mount Rainier Area > Chinook Pass - Hwy 410
Tree Root

I did some bike recon for the Evergreen Sawyers Group. Every spring these guys try to take care of any trees that are across the trail. 

Going to the waterfall from road 73 there are a few trees down but easy to get over/under.

But about 2 miles past the waterfall(and probably 2 miles from the Buck Creek entrance) there is an overturned tree root that has taken out part of the trail.  Probably something the sawyers won't work on.  Maybe WTA?

Here is a picture of the root ball(bike for scale) and a map marking it's location.

I expect the chainsaw guys will be down there in the next few weeks.  I'll keep you updated.

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- Uli on Skookum Flats

Looks like this will require both a saw (to cut off the log a safe distance from the rootstock) and some heavy rigging equipment. Probably an all-day job. I'll mention it to some WTA folks who do work in the 410 corridor when I see them next weekend.

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- Uli on Mar 16, 2025 10:24 PM