horses

NOTE!!! Deception Pass Trail will be
temporarily closed to stock from Sunday,
July 27th through Friday, August 8th, due
to the construction of new puncheon
bridges. The area will be passable to
hikers, although expect delays in order to
make the construction zone safe to walk
through. This project has been funded by
the WA State Recreation and Conservation
Office (RCO). Construction is a joint effort
between the U.S. Forest Service and our
good friends from the Washington Trail
Association. The public's cooperation is
greatly appreciated. For more information,
you can contact the Cle Elum Ranger
Station at 509-852-1100.

Table Mtn. - Good riding! But not all the
upper trails have been logged out. The
ORV crew will be working the upper trails
and clearing all snowfree trails this
weekend, so check in for reports.

Waptus - Here is a report from a member
of the public (e-mailed on July 9th) -

Just wanted to report the great ride 2
friends and I had out to Waptus Lake and
on to the end of the trail where it intersects
the PCT.
We took our three horses out yesterday
morning and had a leisurely ride in and out.
We would have loved to have made a loop
with the Pollalie Ridge trail but in talking
with some hikers from the YMCA we met at
Waptus they said there was still quite a bit
of snow. Trail looks great and the horse
ford was easily manageable for our
animals.

Thanks for all the hard work clearing the
trails!

-Kathleen D

Thanks, Kathleen! For a trail crew report
on Waptus, check out the Ranger Reports
(go to main page and see reports to the
right).

Gallagher and Deroux - Gallagher is open
and snow free. Trails around the area
(Deroux, Boulder, etc.) are also clear.

Manstash - Has been getting a lot of
horseback riders this year! The trails are
good to go, with everything except the upper
Hereford Meadows trail logged out.

Teanaway - Trails are mostly clear. use
extreme caution and only trail broke horses
on the Middle Fork. Cliffs and obstacles
make the area dangerous some!

Taneum - The trails have been logged out
west to Mt. Clifty. Please remember that
this area gets an enormous amount of
motorcycle activity on the weekends. This
area is one of Washington's premier
off-road destinations.

Ride safe and have a great time. This is
the time of year when we could really use
your trail reports and photos, so don't
hesitate to send us a trail report! Have a
great ride!