The most of the section's off-road has been groomed 3ft wide by 8ft tall. Pts. 03 - W to 04 still need to be checked. We're really close to being able to re-blaze 10 of the off-road's 14.3 miles. But that we had a storm about a week ago that blew down some obstructions, but from what I've seen, they've been easy to get over.
Two years ago, a storm with tornadic winds devastated the area. It was so bad that NFS had to shut the off-road down and pay overtime wages to its workers to clear dangerous obstructions. Those day are long gone, but it's speculated that it weakened some of the trees that are still standing. In the meantime, Whipple's off-road may be more subject to fallen trees now than usual.
With the recent news, it seems that the off-road may have to get re-inspected to give the Trail Management Team's sawyers an accurate count. I plan on saving that for a rainy day without lightning.
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