Stephens State Park Conditions

[Teutonic]

Teutonic and I did a bit of clearing today. He got in an 14.5mi ride, and cleared a few with handsaws. I did a combo of hiking and E-biking with the Chainsaws. First, we got that really massive one on Green near the Station Road lot. (Hiked in my biggest 25" saw for that one). Then I repositioned to the Saxton Falls trailhead where we cleared Hally Toe and Tally Ho. Tuetonic got the upper smaller ones, and I focused on the bigger ones. I repositioned one more time to the Tilcon lake crossover and cleared one quite dangerous one on the Tilcon lake Trail. This one hidden right at the bottom of the steep drop. (Thanks to another passing rider for that intel). To our knowledge, we're all caught up in Stephens. But knowing it's been windy, I'm sure there's a few more we're not tracking yet. Lots of thanks to Teutonic for the assist and most excellent intel, and for the inspiration to go out today.

Nice job hiking in the big saw! I was rushing back on the bike to try and beat the car, but also came across a few handsaw cuts to clear en route. The live intel from Eric helped as well as me finding one on Hally en route to Green. Like Ed said, I'd consider Stephens clear at this point and I'll mark all my posts above to reflect that. Here's an action shot:

 

[HiFiGuy]

Excellent work guys, appreciate your efforts!

 

[Teutonic]

Came across a few today. This one is a bit of a mess, but since the trail goes where I drew the line, it may not be too bad.
**CLEARED**

It was so cold out this morning that I didn't take a picture of this one (gloves, etc were PITA), but I'd say ~8" dia straight across the trail here as well:
**CLEARED**

 

[Teutonic]

Went out for a hike this morning and hand cut a few smaller things blocking the trail and removed 100+ derailleur magnets. This one I saved for a chainsaw:

Shockingly, the rest of the Orange/Red loop was clear.

 

[Teutonic]

Bill and I went out for a ride today and hand cut/cleared the mess on Under the Mulch (it sucked with all the thorns) and the one on Pre-Rake (both from post #1,343) and we also encountered a bonus one on Trestle that we took care of. ~50:50 ride/TM ratio today.

 

[Teutonic]

Forgot to mention that the wooden jump on Trestle has a board missing (minor gap) that should be addressed. Not sure if the board was underneath and just needs to be refastened or if both new fasteners and board are required.