Good point -- that being the PCTA? This is the PCT just south of Breitenbush Lake, where Ruddy Hill first comes into view. Tom

Well, this is probably too much of a hint, but the "trailheads" for this trail are the Canadian and Mexican borders... Tom

Pete, I don't doubt that — to clarify, I'm talking about webbing left behind, wrapped around trees at the top of waterfalls. I suspect it's primarily ...

Nope, further south. But I do need to hike that trail -- I've never hiked the area around Mt. Lowe, but plan to this summer. Tom

That's it! See, I don't stand a chance with you guys! 🙂 Okay, one more in a different part of the district:

I'm familiar with that quandary, Robert, and it's a brave new world out there in terms of information and the ability for people to explore the forest...

A muskrat ranch..? Still wrapping my head around that! I do remember cattle grazing clear up into the 1980s, and then I think the Nature Conservancy (...

That's it, alright. But from a few years ago (maybe 2004 or 2005?) I didn't realize that you'd maintained it -- what does it connect to? I didn't real...

Well, it's definitely not a commercial site, so here's the link: I differ a bit on the philosophy of exploring. After all, it's the best way to get...

I've been following these, but haven't had a clue on most of them. Here's one that might stump you veterans of the Clackamas... but I doubt it! This i...

These are cool, Robert (I've downloaded all three). Unfortunately, they've been scanned at too low a resolution (or possibly over-optimized in Acrobat...

Well, my take on this (again, just speculation) is that there are two levels of "decommissioning" that could occur. One level is to simply pull out th...

Back to Granite Peaks, here's a clip from the geologic map - this is very small scale, so I've included the Collawash/Clackamas and Timothy ...

Rob, the scoping letter posted with the maps lays out their objectives as follows: Reduce impacts to water quality and aquatic habitats associated...