[timberghost]

Guess some people are not back to work as of yet.

[kiliki]

[Chief Joseph]

Went to the Big 4 picnic area, the bridge is still washed out but they replaced the first section of the wooden walkway...they replaced the perfectly fine pressure treated wood with brand new non pressure treated wood...makes sense to me.    Yet they still haven't replaced the section of the bridge over the river that washed out. When they put the bridge in, on the south side they filled the footing with something a bit larger than pea gravel. Sure, that won't wash away. Where do they find these people?

Then took a ride up the Coal lake road to check out the washout-slide area. The road is blocked maybe about a half mile prior to Coal lake. There are some steep cliffs above that scary road, hard to believe there aren't more slides.

Yesterday I went to Kelcema lake and fished a bit...someone drug a fiberglass boat up there and left it. It's not in bad shape so I brought some oars up and paddled around, it does leak some. The road is in good shape except for the first previously washed out section. My friend and I made it in his Subaru Crosstrek and I in my Suburban, but it is a bit of a challenge. Another case of flawed gobermint 'engineering'.....but it does keep the traffic down and hopefully the miscreants out.

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Go placidly amid the noise and waste, and remember what comfort there may be in owning a piece thereof.

[RichP]

A stroll in the Chief Joseph Wildlife Area in Asotin County. 10-20-2020

Looking up to my destination at the start of the hike.

Chief Joseph Wildlife Area in Asotin County, Wa.

Some steep terrain lower down.

Heading up the to the top the ridge.

Exposed basalt terraces on the canyon walls.

Down Joseph Creek.

Across Joseph Creek to Mt Wilson.

Point 2990, as far as I got today.

Elk ahead.

Small elk herd in the saddle ahead. I decided not to disturb them though I wanted to get a view down to The Grand Ronde from the point behind them.

The section of ridge I walked earlier in the year.

The narrows of Joseph Creek Canyon wind  down to nearby Oregon.

The ridge back down to the canyon floor 2000' below.

Joseph Creek Canyon.

Mt Wilson, the area highpoint at just under 5k'.

[JonnyQuest]

Thanks RichP - great photos.  Love that area!

[Randito]