It's going to be very green down there I imagine it just won't be big conifers.I've been afraid to see it. Glad to hear it's not as bad as I expected. I usually hang in that upper section just to avoid the crowds anyway.
I found it to be painful to see. It is bad up to the camp water. Bend is impacting the upper section more and more.I've been afraid to see it. Glad to hear it's not as bad as I expected. I usually hang in that upper section just to avoid the crowds anyway.
I found it to be painful to see. It is bad up to the camp water. Bend is impacting the upper section more and more.
Thanks. I’ve been using the Kold Kutter studs in combination with the aluminum cleats. Works OK on the Deschutes, but I’ll use something else on the NU. Been a while and I need to get back to that river.Hmmm, I was just there 3/16 - 3/23. First time for me, so I never saw it before the fire. Simply amazing, dead and down stems nearly everywhere. I guess they had fallers in there to drop trees burned by the fire before they become hazards. Fortunately there are still a great many live trees still standing, although the trunks are blackened a ways up. Steamboat Inn cabins and houses weren't touched, surprisingly. At SC CG there are also a bunch of what were live trees down from wind throw. Downstream 3 houses between the highway and river were burned, but one is nearly rebuilt, the second has sheeting on the sides and roof, and only the third is still a empty foundation. Across the road the motel has been redone and looks pretty good with fresh paint. There's also a small slide along the highway, a reminder that wildfire leaves steep unstable slopes more vulnerable to erosion.
The above photo reminded me that I saw a couple trilliums beginning to open up and bloom. Winter is just about in the rear view mirror.
Oh, and the NU is a case study AGAINST Kold Kutter studs. They skate on those slicker than deer guts on a door knob bolders and bedrock. The high priced Simms carbide hardbite studs were the clear winners for safe and sane wading, along with a wading staff of course.