Subject: [MSAR] Blowdowns closing trails, old news
Date: Thu, 17 Jun 2010 12:47:51 -0600
This is a historical item, that I didn't get around to mentioning
here before. It illustrates the importance for search and rescue
managers to obtain up-to-date information about trail conditions,
and for trail maintenance teams to be responsive to rapid changes.
This is a forest blowdown that happened in summer 2007, impacting
1300 acres, a swath of forest 4 miles long and up to 1 mile wide.
The blowdown thoroughly blocked some main trails within the Pecos
Wilderness.
Una Smith
[MSAR] Blowdowns closing trails, old news,
Una Smith, 06/17/2010