The normally slightly wet trails are really wet, likely due to saturated ground.
The dry trails are in good shape.
The big blow downs from the windstorms a month ago have been cleared, but there are some smaller trees coming down. We cleared a couple but keep your head up.
The standing water sections have drained, but are still muddy.
We drained a couple of puddles on the trails above the meadow.
No new blow downs.
LOTS of people out walking with their family (= small kids) or people walking their dogs.
Local trail closures have started.
In Delta, Watershed Park and the Delta Nature Reserve were both closed to the public on Monday until further notice because of the extreme fire risk.
More details:
Watershed Park and Delta Nature Reserve closed to public due to fire danger
http://globalnews.ca/news/2094991/watershed-park-and-delta-nature-reserve-closed-to-public-due-to-fire-danger/
More details:
Watershed Park and Delta Nature Reserve closed to public due to fire danger
http://globalnews.ca/news/2094991/watershed-park-and-delta-nature-reserve-closed-to-public-due-to-fire-danger/
bummer, this is the most accessible trail to me and one of the few I can handle on my not so trailworthy bike. :(
Despite the ban, it still catches fire. Interesting.
Despite the ban, it still catches fire. Interesting.
Fire GBV is talking about: http://bc.ctvnews.ca/firefighters-concerned-after-blaze-burns-popular-metro-vancouver-park-1.2477178
Fire GBV is talking about: http://bc.ctvnews.ca/firefighters-concerned-after-blaze-burns-popular-metro-vancouver-park-1.2477178
I was just about to edit with that link!
I was just about to edit with that link!
Gotta be fast!
Murder scene in there in spots. Went for a short walk, bottom of goats is blocked with two trees down, lots of saw work. Gravity bowl has giant trees down in it and at the top, lots and lots of saw work to do. I'll get to it during the week.
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Oh I'm sure there's a number of other areas
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Trails are in decent shape considering all the heavy rain recently.
The singletrack trail above the meadow has some decent size puddles. We drained what we could with no tools.
The Canyon trail section above the meadow has a creek running down it, typical for this time of the year.
There is a clump of 3 huge trees down on one of the trails above Hwy 10, but there is another trail around the windfall towards Hwy 10. (Briarwood trail area)
There is a clump of small trees down above the gravity bowl but there is already a route around them.
There was an orienteering race in there today so the trails were busy.
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