Hes also the one that flagged the CST cutoff

Donovan said
If he cares about the place, outing it with interior pictures, it is suppose to be boarded up to protect the asset, invites interest good and bad. The government clearly has no ability to protect or preserve the site so restraint on his part would have been in order. IMO, smiley face.

Totally agree - Sometimes discretion is called for.  I just thought you'd be interested to know he was a current official volunteer.

It is great to have a seriously committed volunteer. It is very rewarding. I did similar for about ten years. Two or three times a week scratching on some trail, chasing the snow to get opened up for Memorial Day, etc..

Oak Grove is a sore point with me because of all the energy I put into keeping the plywood up after holiday weekends and hunting seasons. I replaced broken glass at my own expense, meet with the ranger, wrote up proposal, met with the supervisor, lobbied any staff I could, met with the Ranger and SHPO etc., but all was a wasted effort.

We have three fabulous Heritage sites that will be real hard to keep from losing. Bull of the Woods, the Waterworks, and Oak Grove. It will take a miracle to save them from being demoed.

By the way, a special prize will go to who ever can find the old trail from the Station up to MP3 on the 4635. That was a major route and a significant artifact to try to keep track of. To start follow the crown of the road cut heading west above the Rangers house and you will run onto the only trace of it I ever found on a small crest. From above many have tried to no avail.

In my perfect universe, we would be able to go to the guide/packer at Oak Grove and go for nice ride up and around the trails old and restored. Maybe some young energetic folks will crowd source such a venture or find a wealthy, very wealthy, enthusiast to support such a thing. I am sure the FS would love to have that place off their hands.

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Donovan said
It is great to have a seriously committed volunteer. It is very rewarding. I did similar for about ten years. Two or three times a week scratching on some trail, chasing the snow to get opened up for Memorial Day, etc..

We miss you out in the woods.....  I think the old trails miss you too!