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Rainy and Cold
Jun. 21st, 2021 08:36 am Woke up to temperatures this morning of 42 degrees F (5 C).
This weekend was cold and rainy. I did do a few hikes, despite the drizzle, mostly to try to figure out what my next destination will be. On my way out to explore Bear Cub, I discovered that the National Forestry Service is doing "fire suppression" work... which, looks a lot like clear-cutting and setting up giant bonfires??
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In fact, by chance Shawn and I ran into Bob (one of the owners of Bearskin) on our way back and asked him about it. That is precisely what they've been doing. They have been cutting out pines that are six inches in diameter in width, piling them up, and setting them ablaze. This method got away from them (NO SH*T) and they burned a huge section of Ox Cart Ski Trail by accident. Bob has been spending a lot of his time at various meetings trying to get them to stop this nonsense.
I feel like this is about on par with Tr*mp's big plan to "rake" the forests to suppress fires.
It is both heartbreaking to see and deeply angering.
I did manage a bit of this trail, but it is a ski racing trail for a reason. This hills are MASSIVE, and so I hauled myself up a couple before giving up. Plus, with the rain, it seemed actually dangerous.
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Image: Bear Cub World Cup, please note the elevation indicator blow the sign. It looks like a heartbeat.
Today, the big plan is to head back for another grocery run and take a detour out to see Devil's Kettle waterfalls. We are state park members, so we can spend as much time exploring there as we like.
This weekend was cold and rainy. I did do a few hikes, despite the drizzle, mostly to try to figure out what my next destination will be. On my way out to explore Bear Cub, I discovered that the National Forestry Service is doing "fire suppression" work... which, looks a lot like clear-cutting and setting up giant bonfires??
'In fact, by chance Shawn and I ran into Bob (one of the owners of Bearskin) on our way back and asked him about it. That is precisely what they've been doing. They have been cutting out pines that are six inches in diameter in width, piling them up, and setting them ablaze. This method got away from them (NO SH*T) and they burned a huge section of Ox Cart Ski Trail by accident. Bob has been spending a lot of his time at various meetings trying to get them to stop this nonsense.
I feel like this is about on par with Tr*mp's big plan to "rake" the forests to suppress fires.
It is both heartbreaking to see and deeply angering.
I did manage a bit of this trail, but it is a ski racing trail for a reason. This hills are MASSIVE, and so I hauled myself up a couple before giving up. Plus, with the rain, it seemed actually dangerous.
. Image: Bear Cub World Cup, please note the elevation indicator blow the sign. It looks like a heartbeat.
Today, the big plan is to head back for another grocery run and take a detour out to see Devil's Kettle waterfalls. We are state park members, so we can spend as much time exploring there as we like.