[pct-l] Re: Oregon fire closure

[david at dalbey.org (David Dalbey)]

I spent the last weekend at the Mckenzie river and drove up to the
santiam pass to view the fire damage.  There was a sign at the trailhead
by Big Lake youth camp that the trail was closed heading north but it
was open to the south, (Mt. Washington Wilderness).  I wonder if all the
hunters, (probably 15 camps, lots of campfires), camped between Hoodoo
and the trailhead were staying out of the area to the north ;-)

> -----Original Message-----
> From: pct-l-bounces@mailman.backcountry.net
> [mailto:pct-l-bounces@mailman.backcountry.net]On Behalf Of Alistair &
> Gail Des Moulins
> Sent: Tuesday, October 14, 2003 5:56 PM
> To: pct-l@mailman.backcountry.net
> Subject: [pct-l] Re: Oregon fire closure
>
>
> After finishing our hike at Manning Park on September 30, my
> husband and I
> took the bus back to Sisters to see about doing the trail
> that we missed due
> to the fires there.
> We got an official map from the Deschutes Forest Service
> office showing the
> areas that were opened and the areas in Jefferson Wilderness
> that were still
> closed.  The trail through Mt. Washington wilderness was
> listed as being
> open, although there were still "Closed" signs at the
> McKenzie pass trail
> head.
> The PCT from Hunt's Cove north, in Jefferson Wilderness,  was
> open as well.
> Our official map, dated September 29, showed all the area
> around Marion Lake
> to be open. The closure boundry on the map seemed to be along
> the county
> line, which the PCT crisscrossed. There was also a trail
> called the Eight
> Lakes Basin trail, that seemed to be in the open area, too. This trail
> joined up with the alternate route that goes by Marion Lake.
> Gail Des Moulins
>