"It's happening this year."
It is a destination trail. Worth the trek. Plus, you'll add in so many other good trails too.
Make it so...
I've done it numerous times and always enjoy it in its entirety, it's more than just the one-way section! If you search for it on YouTube there's a top video of an older couple that's fun to watch, we happened to be right behind them that day so it's fun to re-live it. The woman is a hoot!
Edit - here it is Bill & Effie
https://youtu.be/dr7Nkl0pkJk
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Chris in Florida
This trail has been on my list for years ever since I heard C.W. McCall sing about it. It's happening this year.
Somehow that video gets mentioned or Effie gets impersonated everytime we're on any kind of shelf whatsoever, no matter what size it is. "My heart is in my pants" is probably our most quoted line.
It's a shame the folks down there want to close this.
I understand the strain on the county for recovery, but as I mentioned before the cost should be passed on to the offender!
We offered Effie a ride when she got out at the switchbacks but she told us she was going to walk
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Chris in Florida
Old news. The sheriff wants to close it. They county doesn't as it brings in too much revenue. From what I've read elsewhere the sheriff doesn't have the authority.
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Tom
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Chris (March 19th, 2016)
I think it's foolish to close such a well developed trail. I was just talking to a guy on the trail yesterday about this actually. I think their is a simple solution to keep out inexperienced people, and those in their Subaru just looking to go in the woods to do drugs and leave trash everywhere. Especially on popular trails like this. Just install a gatekeeper at the beginning and the end of the trail so u gotta have not only a well equipped vehicle, but a good driver to make it through the gatekeeper. A simple rock garden, or a really steep Hill u gotta winch up made by a dozer would do it. All others would either get stuck and have to call for a 500 dollar tow truck recovery(which is about what it costs for a tow truck to venture onto a trail), or they would just turn around. A lot of trails would benefit from this. Plus the tow truck companies would love it. For a trail like black bear, it would probably be wise to have a gated bypass for the gatekeepers in case emergency workers, a club doing maintenance, or the forest service needed to get in quickly.