[pct-l] Oregon fires

[Timothy Nye]

I was disappointed when the old bridge was replaced with the current one. Give me a good suspension bridge every time.

> On Sep 12, 2020, at 3:42 PM, David Hough reading PCT-L <pctl at oakapple.net> wrote:
> 
> The Middle Fork canyon where the PCT crosses was in the middle of the
> Bear fire -
> 
> https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/6997/
> 
> The trail crossing is just east, upcanyon from Mt Ararat and Franklin 
> Canyon, which are labeled on the fire map.
> 
> Looks like lots of trees were positioned to fall downhill to it.
> 
> https://pcnst.oakapple.net/photo/cc-pct/m/2001-10-21-m07
> 
> It's hard to imagine any wooden parts surviving, but maybe the structural
> steel is still useable.     Winter rains will be a problem, because the
> trail structure just south of the bridge was through some loose sketchy
> material.
> 
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