Do you know when that sign was installed? I was there about 3 years ago, and I don't remember seeing it then.
I thought they were going to rename the Horseshoe Saddle Trail the Rondy trail to honor him. Maybe the signs just aren't done yet or something. The FS historian made note of it when we talked with her.
Paul - thanks for posting those links. Those were some interesting comments on the petition page! Too bad we couldn't interview him - sounds like he knew a lot about all the trails in the forest (both current and abandoned). He did sound like a true Trail Advocate!
And here are a couple of old items from the Oregonian about him - they both have photos of him. He retired from the FS in 1984 I think, and died in 2007 at the age of 79.
I hope they didn't rename the trail. But now that you mention it, the old signs are gone. The ones from the Skyline Era. I seem to recall the one on the ground and then heard it had been brought to town and I wish I had lagged it back into the tree because it might still be there. Oh well.
"Horseshoe Saddle" is about the most descriptive, functional, and elegant name the trail could ever possibly have. Nothing more classic that a name that tells where it is and where it goes.
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I agree with you about the name, but personally, I don't have a problem re-naming it to recognize Rhondy's significant efforts with trails. The little I've read about him, the more I realize how much we have to thank him for. He truly was a Trail Advocate and we would not have as many trails as we do now were it not for him.
For whatever it is worth, the trail name has not changed on the FS website as far as I could tell. Using the website search there using "Rhondy" returned no results.