[pct-l] Dynamite v Chainsaws

[Rob Langsdorf]

When I hiked through the Suiattle River area I came upon a log that must have been over 6 feet in diameter. It had about 8 inches of bark axed out all the way around. Later I talked to a trail foreman. He said that it had taken a six man crew atleast a day and a half to cut it out of the trail using hand tools. They were going to use dynamite to blow up the log because that was leagle in the wilderness area, but cutting it out with a chainsaw wasn't.
 
So much for the wilderness game, but does it make sense?
 
             Rob


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From: Diane Soini <dianesoini at gmail.com>
To: pct-l at backcountry.net 
Sent: Wednesday, January 29, 2014 2:25 PM
Subject: [pct-l] Government shutdown


Sadly during the government shutdown, volunteer projects also could not 
be done and had to be postponed or canceled.

Every time I have hiked the PCT there have been volunteers working the 
trail. Even some of the heavy-duty tread work they do is without 
motorized machinery.

The one exception that I saw was the crew that was building the bridges 
and repairing the damage in the Suiattle river area. They were using 
dynamite when I came through. There were even warning signs along the 
trail about the dynamite and I heard some go off. I had to shout as I 
approached. Anyway, they and their tools, equipment and "housing" were 
brought in by helicopter, from what I heard. This was inside a 
wilderness area. These guys were not volunteers.
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