Road is snow free and clear to trailhead.
I intended to do an overnighter but instead was met with dozens of downed trees and tons of limbs scattered on the trail within the first two miles. after passing over 20ish I decided to say screw it and started moving what I could off trail and broke limbs off the bigger trees in an attempt to clear the trail for others (and myself in the future). After hours of going at it, I was so exhausted I ended up just coming back down and calling it a weekend. The trail still needs TONS more work and doesn't even look like I did much after all that time. Might see if the park Rangers will be ok with me coming down with a chainsaw.
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jaimeeee on Scatter Lake
This is in a Wilderness area not the National park. And sometimes it's better to ask for forgiveness instead of permission. Future hikers will thank you!
Posted by:
jaimeeee on May 03, 2025 01:41 AM
Onemanwolfpack on Scatter Lake
Yeah, I was mostly wanting to just bring it up in hopes they'll loan me a bigger chainsaw lol. My chainsaw won't probably be able to handle the bigger trees. Hoping to come back in two weeks with a chainsaw and rake to clean the trail up. Doing everything with my hands was brutal, especially with the charred trees. When I got back to the trailhead I looked like I just got out of a coal mine.
Posted by:
Onemanwolfpack on May 03, 2025 02:30 AM