Sliammon Lake Trail (SCT)

Heavy snowfall this morning as we set out, though no problem for Peter's 4x4. We cleared from Tomkinson (Wilde) Road up at the Km 6 gravel pit parking lot eastward on the Sliammon Lake Trail (SCT). We cleared past Thethyeth Lake out to Kayach Bluff. The top picture shows a view from there looking south over Sliammon Lake. The new cutblock at Little Sliammon Lake is just visible above the far shore. The new logging road exits through the saddle out to the gate on the highway at Sliammon. The snowfall stopped after a while, and Peter and Darko caught some rays at lunch.

Upper Browne Creek Trail

John and I cleaned out the upper end of Browne Creek Trail from the highway sign near Old Mine Road down to the intersection with Dinner Rock Road, just below the fork and the gates on that road. From there we hiked on down to Hurtado Bay for lunch and our turnaround place.
Now all of Browne Creek Trail and the linked Hurtado Point Loop are cleared.
The photo shows a view of Mace Point on Savary Island taken from Hurtado Bay with a squall of hail just having passed overhead and the skies clearing from Vancouver Island.

Hurtado Point Loop

First day of 2008. Found Hurtado Point/Bay Loop in reasonably good shape with only a couple of dozen smaller blowdowns. Trail is now swept clear of fallen branches, and any blowdown trees have been cut out of the way. Syd and Cheryl had been through the loop a few weeks ago. Thank you. Peter and I found a plastic fan rake at the junction of where the trail branches off down to Hurtado Bay about 100 m above the bay. We left it there propped up against a tree, with its green and orange rakers inviting a little sweeping.

We don't know what the condition beyond the loop is toward Browne Creek at this time, but are aware Browne Creek Trail itself has a few trees down across the wheelchair accessible section that needs to be cleared, although it is navigable by and large.

Appleton Canyon (SCT)

Light snowfall while we cleared the Appleton Canyon Trail, from the gravel pit/parking lot at KM 6 of Tomkinson (Wilde) Road, to the old growth rec site, all the way up to biffy and out to the old McManus access trail at about KM 8. Trail is now in good condition, all deadfall gone.

Peter and Eagle

Trinket Trail

We hiked the entire Trinket Trail and the SCT connector from Southview Road. The trail is totally clear except for one downfall that was too big for our saw, however, you can climb over it very easily.

Peter and Eagle