[Romeo Montague]

Mt Rose Maintenance Crew does at least Elinor and Mt Rose. Not sure what else they do though. Anyone know any web page or contact info for these guys?

[mossy mom]

[Romeo Montague]

Thanks for the link to your blog Actually got some info I was wondering about. I added your blog to my favs! Keep it coming. I guess I will have to call FS and find out. Since they work in my backyard doing my trails I like to go on alot I wouldn't mind helping out if I can.

[Quark]

Yah, pest, thanks. That's Dave Blevins in your photo of the Mount Rose trail crew. He's the retired freind I mentioned. Worked with him many times on the west side before he retired. I helped him build a bodacious checkstep/turnpike combination on the Downey Creek trail.

[ScottM]

Just worked with Dave Blevins this last week on the Big Quil. Worked with him quite a few times in the Quilcene area and also on slab camp a couple of weeks ago. Nice guy to work with and is very knowledgable about trail maintenance. On the Big Quil this last week he mentioned to me that he's been doing trail maintenance for about 12 years now.

[mossy mom]

Oh good I'm glad the picture helped. I signed up for a work party once but found out that I needed to have boots and I don't own a pair of boots. When my youngest starts school I'll have more time for hiking and trail work. Right now if I wanted to do a day of trail work I would have to give up a day of hiking. My child-care options are really limited.

[Phil]

I'll just underline what others have said in noting that if there is less trail work in the Olys then the primary factor accounting for that is likely volume of volunteer base and leadership on the peninsula. Having said that I think it was curious that Robert Wood was absent from their "NW hiking legends" feature last year.

[mossy mom]

[Phil]

[mossy mom]

I've not seen the new guide yet, I guess I should get it. I've got the Dayhike guide by Seabury Blair and find it entertianing.

[reststep]

[Rich Baldwin]

The WTA is pretty cautious about supporting road closures. If I recall rightly, in the case of the Dose the WTA opposed the FS proposed method of rebuilding the bridge because it would involve dumping road material in a salmon-bearing river. That is not the same as supporting its closure.

[Quark]

WTA actually supported re-building the Dose, but withdrew support after more studies regarding habitat came in. They don't just blindly oppose roads or support closures in order to make more trails. Maybe Phil can write an article on Robert Wood for their magazine. WTA volunteers can only contribute so much to the magazine (many of their articles are researched by and written by volunteers - don't recall about the tribute article; I think it was a compliation of several volunteers)

[reststep]

[reststep]

Here is a link to the article at WTA explaining why they (who ever they is) decided to oppose reopening the the Dose Road. Link to Article Here is a quote from the article: "In August, the National Marine Fisheries Service announced that a recently proposed reroute of the road around the 300-foot washout could have “dire consequences” for Chinook salmon.. " As you can see they are quoting out of context from what I assume is something written by someone at the National Marine Fisheries Service and they have no link to the article so if a person was interested in what it actually said it could be looked up.