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Eaglecadd Member
Joined: 05 Feb 2010 Posts: 185 | TRs | Pics Location: Kailua Kona, HI |
I just heard back from NPS-Olympics. They said the Elwha River road will not be rebuilt for AT LEAST 5 YEARS. They hope to rebuild it uphill from present location . Bummer!
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Riverside Laker Member
Joined: 12 Jan 2004 Posts: 2818 | TRs | Pics
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Yesterday it was clogged with snow. No bike riding up it for a little while.
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Dharmabum Member
Joined: 23 Jan 2014 Posts: 58 | TRs | Pics Location: University Place, WA |
Hiking or bike riding the road to get to the Appleton Pass TH is really not that bad. If fact, I had the Hot Springs and the Boulder Creek Campsite completely to my self last summer due to the road closure. Also, during the hike up to Appleton Pass nary a soul was seen. Quite a contrast to how it used to be. Selfishly, I would prefer that they never reopened the road to car traffic and that it would be like the Dosewallips.
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MyFootHurts Huge Member
Joined: 22 Nov 2011 Posts: 912 | TRs | Pics Location: Kekistan |
Its barely an inconvenience if you have an electric mountain bike
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RumiDude Marmota olympus
Joined: 26 Jul 2009 Posts: 3579 | TRs | Pics Location: Port Angeles |
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RumiDude
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Wed Mar 06, 2019 3:36 pm
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MyFootHurts wrote: | Its barely an inconvenience if you have an electric mountain bike |
Yea that's a great idea, leaving your expensive electric mtn bike at the trailhead.
Rumi
"This is my Indian summer ... I'm far more dangerous now, because I don't care at all."
"This is my Indian summer ... I'm far more dangerous now, because I don't care at all."
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meck Member
Joined: 31 Dec 2010 Posts: 920 | TRs | Pics
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meck
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Wed Mar 06, 2019 6:48 pm
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hmm.... nuts!
The Elwha River/Goblin Gate/Humes Ranch lollipop hike was always such a nice place to take my non-hiker/older relatives & friends.... (better late than never... cause its not like they're going to make the madison falls parking lot any larger to accommodate more visitors at the gate right?)
*Just say NO to Rent-Seeking, don't give up the concept of "ownership"*
*Just say NO to Rent-Seeking, don't give up the concept of "ownership"*
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MyFootHurts Huge Member
Joined: 22 Nov 2011 Posts: 912 | TRs | Pics Location: Kekistan |
RumiDude wrote: | MyFootHurts wrote: | Its barely an inconvenience if you have an electric mountain bike |
Yea that's a great idea, leaving your expensive electric mtn bike at the trailhead.
Rumi |
I hide it in the woods locked to a tree.
And even if I left in plain view, who hikes 7 miles with bolt cutters to look for bikes to steal?
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Cyclopath Faster than light
Joined: 20 Mar 2012 Posts: 7694 | TRs | Pics Location: Seattle |
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Wed Mar 06, 2019 11:54 pm
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A lot of people don't want to steal the whole bike, the parts are valuable and come off with a hex wrench. Ask me how I know.
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Pahoehoe Member
Joined: 12 Oct 2017 Posts: 563 | TRs | Pics
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Thu Mar 07, 2019 6:36 am
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MyFootHurts wrote: | Its barely an inconvenience if you have an electric mountain bike |
Is the road open to motorized vehicles?
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MyFootHurts Huge Member
Joined: 22 Nov 2011 Posts: 912 | TRs | Pics Location: Kekistan |
Pahoehoe wrote: | Is the road open to motorized vehicles? |
Probably not. But I'll start following trail rules when dog owners do.
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Dharmabum Member
Joined: 23 Jan 2014 Posts: 58 | TRs | Pics Location: University Place, WA |
I usually ride an old cheap mountain bike to the TH and hide it in the woods locking it to something immovable. Always has been there when I return. Not sure I would leave an expensive motorized bike at the TH though.
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Pahoehoe Member
Joined: 12 Oct 2017 Posts: 563 | TRs | Pics
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Fri Mar 08, 2019 12:05 pm
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MyFootHurts wrote: | Pahoehoe wrote: | Is the road open to motorized vehicles? |
Probably not. But I'll start following trail rules when dog owners do. |
Excellent attitude!
People who dont bury their poop probably say they will when you start following the rules.
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MyFootHurts Huge Member
Joined: 22 Nov 2011 Posts: 912 | TRs | Pics Location: Kekistan |
Pahoehoe wrote: | Excellent attitude!
People who dont bury their poop probably say they will when you start following the rules. |
You ever changed anyone's opinion or behavior with your constant lectures?
Just wondering.
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forest gnome Forest nut...
Joined: 24 Apr 2003 Posts: 3518 | TRs | Pics Location: north cascades!! |
I always bury my poop...under my friends tent...
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RumiDude Marmota olympus
Joined: 26 Jul 2009 Posts: 3579 | TRs | Pics Location: Port Angeles |
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Sat Mar 09, 2019 11:43 am
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meck wrote: | hmm.... nuts!
The Elwha River/Goblin Gate/Humes Ranch lollipop hike was always such a nice place to take my non-hiker/older relatives & friends.... (better late than never... cause its not like they're going to make the madison falls parking lot any larger to accommodate more visitors at the gate right?) |
When the Hurricane Ridge road suffered a huge washout a few years back, they came in and repaired it pronto. The Elwha Hot springs road gets washed out and the road is closed for several years.
What's the difference? Hurricane Ridge is their major tourist access. Hot Springs Road is mainly for hikers/backpackers. As noted, soooo many people take non-hikers up to Humes' Ranch, Michael's Cabin, Goblin Gates, Krause Bottoms, Elwha Bridge etc. These are great family hikes with a real payoff at the destination for people. The superintendent and some other ONP personnel don't seem to give a damn. They want to hide behind bureaucratic language and regulations rather than properly administer ONP.
Rumi~the disgruntled~Dude
"This is my Indian summer ... I'm far more dangerous now, because I don't care at all."
"This is my Indian summer ... I'm far more dangerous now, because I don't care at all."
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