Thanks for the update! I was up there for the first day of the year. The "Green Gate" you reference was unlocked and open. As I was driving in I asked...

Rob Williams said Unless something has changed, it is still inaccessible. It was accessible for a while going around the back way (over 26 to 42 and...

Thanks for the good news, Doug! I went up the hill Christmas Eve Afternoon to see the conditions. Going up the hill from 224 a lot has been removed...

Yeah, I saw the recent maps and figured that it was sadly the case... Here's the info sheet I was up around the Olallie lake area last week. Wedne...

Thought this 8/26/2021 map of the progression timeline would be of interest... --->>> 9/1/2021 Updated progression map Sept 3...

The fire has crossed the East fork of the Collawash, and is headed up towards Rho Ridge. It was bad enough heading west, but now it is headed east als...

I saw the lower 42 closure from the 46 road. It was closed about 100 feet up 42... The Elk Lake Eastern trailhead is probably the only good access ...

I was up on Rho Ridge Friday afternoon... I came in from the north via 4670. It was pretty smoky, and bad enough that I could barely see Sisi Butte. ...

And the following Friday afternoon I went back to complete my mission. I wanted to see HMLO post Lionshead for myself. Rather than approaching from...

(Again, move to trip reports if it makes more sense...) "4670 to 6350, not yet" Okay, Last Thursday (6/3) afternoon I went back up 26 and down 4...

Yes, these red circles with the dash in them are barricades. The map legend calls them "Road Closure Points". They come in two varieties, locked gates...

Yep, that's the one. I squared up the PVC pipe so it was flowing once again (super minor maintenance). A few years ago I went uphill from the road to...

( @Rob: Maybe this belongs in trip reports... Please move and re-title it if appropriate) I have been lurking this forum for more than a few yea...