Travels, Photos and Discoveries #1: May 18 Ride into Mt. Baker National Forest
For those of you not familiar with this area; we are just now opening the roads into the backcountry due to the remaining snow as well as avalanche danger. Sunday May 18th, we decided it was time to ‘venture into the backcountry for a bit of road travel. Here are a few photos of that day and the map will give you the general idea of the area. I have always been facinated by the logging that was done here at the turn of the century. No… not 2000 but 1900 !! The trees were huge, the equipment marginal by todays standards and the men dauntless. These guys worked hard, long days for little; no insurance, no retirement, no benefits… a paycheck, meals and a poor...
