Post by Philip on Nov 27, 2010 15:16:14 GMT -9
Today Adelia and I rode the new continuation of the 4-wheeler trail up the Salonie valley past where the old trail dumped you onto the river bed. The good news is that the upper portion of the trail is pretty fun and "narrow" for an ATV trail (not singletrack), but the bad news is that someone drove a small tracked vehicle (like a little Caterpillar or similar) back about half way for some crazy reason. You could just about drive a truck back the trail now, well past the old terminus of the ATV trail. The old trail has been straightened, widened, and the alders trimmed back. It should make for nice skiing, but it is just a matter of time before we see people driving their trucks and jeeps up that valley. Insane. For now the trail is pretty much dry, frozen, fast, and not icy at all. It ends about a half mile below the beginning of the Salonie Canyon.
Looking north down the valley after the trail tapers down a bit as it climbs over a small hill:
Looking up the valley with Center in the distance:
Trail's end below the canyon:
Headed back down:
Looking north down the valley after the trail tapers down a bit as it climbs over a small hill:
Looking up the valley with Center in the distance:
Trail's end below the canyon:
Headed back down:
