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PostFri May 15, 2020 3:05 pm 
Peaceful bird and flower area. Did the easy Rat Creek Ridge/Canyon Crest loop.
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Curiosity got the best of me based on fourteen410's TR about the closure of private property last year. https://www.nwhikers.net/forums/viewtopic.php?t=8029355&highlight=mountain+home I headed over to the border of the Land Trust property, but I couldn't tell if the owner had changed his mind or begrudged users opened this part with just a blank piece of plywood on the tree. Oh well, still plenty to explore up there. Nine cars when I got back to the parking area was the most I had ever seen up there.
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PostSat May 16, 2020 7:38 am 
Get Out and Go wrote:
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Thanks for the update on this. I wonder if someone talked to the owner, or whether they will just come back and build a new barricade. If there is not a public easement across this property I would sure like to know why!

Between every two pines is a doorway to the new world. - John Muir
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PostSat May 16, 2020 9:12 pm 
I was up there about 2 weeks ago. This is what barrier (about 1 mi from kiosk) looked like then. It was done with machinery so I figured they were going to log and were just keeping people out while they were logging. But, after reading trip report you linked, it looks like owner is just a schmuck. The trails on what is now his land were long established, there was even signage and they were on some maps. You would think this would constitute a case of adverse possession (?), but I ain't no lawyer, and it looks like Land Trust people don't think so since they deleted it from their map.

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PostMon May 18, 2020 5:26 am 
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PostTue May 19, 2020 5:35 am 
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PostWed May 20, 2020 8:06 pm 
CC wrote:
it looks like owner is just a schmuck.
Considering the way folks treat things these days, I wouldn't be so quick to call him a schmuck.

Tomorrow's not promised to anyone, so be bold, scare yourself, attempt something with no guarantee of success. You'll be amazed at what you can achieve. -Olive McGloin
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