High Road initial clearing

TRAILS: 1.25 hours: 1:00 PM to 2:15PM

Initial clearing of the top of High Road in South Side unit #4.

Started clearing the top part of the High Road in south side Unit #4, with the shovel and hand saw. The shovel broke after a few minutes, so I pulled as much of the alder and blackberry as possible Also tossed the sparse branches and log chunks off this wide road bed through the clearcut zone. Partially cleared just over 100 feet down from the landing at the top. Scattered small scotch-broom along the road and landing – tightly pruned into compact balls by the elk – and easy to pull out intact. Lots of tiny cedar seedlings taking root in the road – will come back later for transplanting.