Re: Converse Basin Redux

Looking west from the log crib trestle the skid road disappears into the brush:


Working our way through the brush, we find the skid road has dug a 10' - 15' deep furrow into the soil:

The hillside on the left is covered with Bear Clover (also called Mountain Misery). This plant makes an extremely aromatic resin that will coat your shoes and clothes and remind you for several weeks of where you have been...

Heading a little further west, the furrow has reduced in size. Eventually, the skid road appears to intersect the Converser Basin hoist tramway.


It wouldn't be a logging site without some wire rope:


We followed a small dirt road that paralleled the hoist tramway through the woods. Small cuts and trestle locations(no remains) were the only evidence of its existence. There were several small groves of redwoods that had been logged.

Next stop: Hoist Ridge...