Notch Pass — Thursday, Apr. 27, 2023

I participated in a one day work party with WTA, on the Notch Pass trail.  On April 21 we scouted from trailhead #1 up to about the 1.7 mile mark where there were 2 large stumps blocking the trail.   On April 27 we returned with a 9 person crew to remove the two stumps.   We accessed the work site from trail head #2.   The road to TH 1 is passable, with several large potholes.  This trailhead only has space for 3 vehicles.  The trail from TH 1 to TH 2 is passable with about 10 "step over" trees on the trail, and one "crawl under" log.  The hike is a steady uphill hike thru beautiful mature forrest.  Overall hiking time from TH 1 to TH 2 was about 1.5 hours.   We encountered patches of snow off the trail in the last 1/4 mile below the pass.  The road (FS2700100) to TH 2 has 2 or 3 large potholes that are passable, but is severely overgrown with brush.   Note that Penny Creek Road (FS27) has been brushed and we only saw a few small potholes up to the 100 road.   Over all this is a good hike, and working with great people made for a memorable day.    WTA has another crew coming in on May 7 to remove the remianing down logs, and do some annual maintenance from TH 1 uphill.