[pct-l] Government shutdown

[Scott Williams]

Hey Diane,

I believe dynamite is OK in situations of really big tree trunks that need
removal in wilderness areas, but not chainsaws.  Or at least that is what I
was told by the several trail crew I came across in WA in 2011.  They were
using hand tools and crosscut saws, but were prepared to use dynamite if
needed.  Dynamite is pretty old technology and I guess it's allowed were
modern methods are not.

Shroomer


On Wed, Jan 29, 2014 at 2:25 PM, Diane Soini <dianesoini at gmail.com> wrote:

> Sadly during the government shutdown, volunteer projects also could not
> be done and had to be postponed or canceled.
>
> Every time I have hiked the PCT there have been volunteers working the
> trail. Even some of the heavy-duty tread work they do is without
> motorized machinery.
>
> The one exception that I saw was the crew that was building the bridges
> and repairing the damage in the Suiattle river area. They were using
> dynamite when I came through. There were even warning signs along the
> trail about the dynamite and I heard some go off. I had to shout as I
> approached. Anyway, they and their tools, equipment and "housing" were
> brought in by helicopter, from what I heard. This was inside a
> wilderness area. These guys were not volunteers.
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