Evans Creek pic. 6-23

omc-m38a1 · Jun 24, 2007

Did a little exploring around Evans Creek today. I came up the back way into Evans. I found this overgrown trail. While plowing through the brush. I found this truck. Anyone know about it? Looks like it's been there a while. :wtf:

http://groups.msn.com/ScottMilliner/evanscreek623.msnw?Page=1

http://groups.msn.com/ScottMilliner/evanscreek623.msnw?Page=2

426rider · Jun 24, 2007

Thanks for letting us know about it. I will get the ball rolling on letting the authorities know.

1 grumpy · Jun 24, 2007

Hopefully you reported this to the rangers or police.if not maybe you can contact kim with DNR about it

Zoediak · Jun 24, 2007

I have been trying to find that trail again for years...

I was a kid when my grandpa took me on it (he used to log up in that area), and have never been able to find it since...

where is it at??

426rider · Jun 24, 2007

1 grumpy said:
Hopefully you reported this to the rangers or police.if not maybe you can contact kim with DNR about it

evans creek is FS land so DNR wouldn't do much about it.

omc-m38a1 · Jun 24, 2007

426rider said:
Thanks for letting us know about it. I will get the ball rolling on letting the authorities know.

Thanks. I wasn't sure who to contact.:awesomework:

omc-m38a1 · Jun 24, 2007

Zoediak said:
I have been trying to find that trail again for years...

I was a kid when my grandpa took me on it (he used to log up in that area), and have never been able to find it since...

where is it at??

If you go up the back way into Evans. It's the first trail in your left.

I don't know about that second log bridge. I didn't want to go over it. Needed something to fill the hole. Also I was by myself with only a come-o-long. I'm a :looser:

pokey · Jun 25, 2007

the trail is tolmie falls and it is closed to motorized traffic. it has been blocked several times but keeps getting unblocked by people that dont care. (not meaning you) we drove by there this weekend and seen that it was unblocked yet again

Devon, are you going to contact the FS about the truck? I am sure they will want to know about that one.

426rider · Jun 25, 2007

I let Derrick know already and I think he is gonna take it up with the FS. I plan on going to the public users meeting this thursday and will definately bring it up then.

omc-m38a1 · Jun 25, 2007

pokey said:
the trail is tolmie falls and it is closed to motorized traffic. it has been blocked several times but keeps getting unblocked by people that dont care. (not meaning you) we drove by there this weekend and seen that it was unblocked yet again Devon, are you going to contact the FS about the truck? I am sure they will want to know about that one.

Looked like someone went up there with a chainsaw. lots of trees were cut that crossed the trail. I see why it's closed. Those bridges don't look to safe. Thanks for the info.

Zoediak · Jun 25, 2007

did they close the trails just because of the bridges??

it looks like a fun trail to run, it would just take a bit of trail maint to fix some stuff...

Comet · Jun 25, 2007

omc-m38a1 said:
Looked like someone went up there with a chainsaw. lots of trees were cut that crossed the trail. I see why it's closed. Those bridges don't look to safe. Thanks for the info.

I am not familiar with this trail, but I am assuming the cut trees across the trail were intentional as a means to close the trail. Jim, is it posted closed or just blocked?

omc-m38a1 · Jun 25, 2007

Comet said:
I am not familiar with this trail, but I am assuming the cut trees across the trail were intentional as a means to close the trail. Jim, is it posted closed or just blocked?

There was nothing posted at the enterance or blocking that trail. The trees were cut to access the trail. They were fallen trees from last winter.

Ceg · Jun 25, 2007

Wow. What is with people these days?

We ran across an abandon Caddy at the Ahtanum on Saturday. We turned into the DNR.

Comet · Jun 25, 2007

omc-m38a1 said:
There was nothing posted at the enterance or blocking that trail. The trees were cut to access the trail. They were fallen trees from last winter.

Ok, thanks for clearing that up.

pokey · Jun 25, 2007

Comet said:
I am not familiar with this trail, but I am assuming the cut trees across the trail were intentional as a means to close the trail. Jim, is it posted closed or just blocked?

omc-m38a1 said:
There was nothing posted at the enterance or blocking that trail. The trees were cut to access the trail. They were fallen trees from last winter.

Its been posted several times as well as blocked. its the asshats that keep tearing down the signs and removing the blockades that are the types that give us all a bad name

I am not suggesting that omc-m38a1 is one of those as I drove by there on sat and there was no indication that it was closed. The trail is NOT part of the trail system and has watershed issues thats why its not open. Can you imagine the damage that will be caused when the old bridge collapses as someone is crossing it:booo: So please folks lets not pound another nail in our coffin and stay off that trail. While I am on my soapbox, What is with the asshats that are highmarking and and every place they can:eeek: You idiots that are doing this are killing us at the bargining table. Please stay on the approved trails and roads:awesomework:

Comet · Jun 25, 2007

Pokey, is this some place a steel gate can be erected?

KarlVP · Jun 26, 2007

No way a shoe fly can be erected to keep folks out?

I don't frequent evans that much (maybe 2 or 3 times a year) but from what i have seen there, it seems to be a pretty well maintained area.

pokey · Jun 26, 2007

Im going to talk to the ranger about it when I go to the meeting on thursday night. I would like to see it opened somehow and if the plan goes thru with gating the tolmie road and converting it to trails it may just happen. The only issue is theres a lot of water issues to deal with and the bridges at the top would most likly have to come out or the trail blocked at the first one.