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LeftHandLuke01 t1_j787v1u wrote

Is there really that many roads on/around Mt Adams?

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EvanSei t1_j78ubxd wrote

Pretty much all those squiggly weird looking roads around all of southwest Washington are logging roads.

I know fist hand that all those roads aren't "real" roads.

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Wellcraft19 t1_j78apal wrote

One of the most amazing roads, Signal Peak Road, from White Swan over the mountains to Glenwood/White Salmon is sadly off limits due to tribal land. Quality like nothing else (super smooth winding pavement, a driver's paradise).

So lot of roads are 'there', but on tribal land hence not accessible.

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LeftHandLuke01 t1_j78br5u wrote

That sounds amazing. I love me some driving. We recently went down the White Salmon River by way of...Conboy Lake(?), I think it was. It was super foggy that day. We went down along the Columbia and stayed at the St Martin hotel hot springs resort in Carson. First time I had been in that part of the country. It's crazy how fast everything changes from prairie/plains to short, craggy mountains covered in fuzzy trees.

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Wellcraft19 t1_j78gdps wrote

Stumbled over the road(s) by mistake. was headed from SEA to Hood river. Checked maps for something more fun than just taking 97 over Satus Pass (which is not bad at all, a very pretty route, but having done it so many times, open for something different).

So found Wiley Road that looked like it'd cut over a bit to White Salmon, never having us go east to Toppenish, and then Signal Peak Road. But big mistake as we were forced to turn around twice, making the entire trip to Hood River easily take 3x as long as planned.

Still not until we had seen the sweet pavement and flowing turns (even in a SUV) a bit on the gorgeous Signal Peak Road.
But why there could not be a sign by White Swan, saying road is blocked off 5 miles ahead - or whatever the distance was - beats me. But maybe it's there today. Have not been back.

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newaccountscreen t1_j789b8v wrote

Possibly fire roads?

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LeftHandLuke01 t1_j78a4n0 wrote

Ahh. That could be. I recently moved into the shadow of Mt Adams and was surprised at how little access there is to the mountain.

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thabc t1_j78k3z2 wrote

You can thank the timber industry for building most of the roads in this image. Gotta get the logs to the mill somehow.

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elevatedOoze t1_j78mvmn wrote

And calling many of them “roads” is quite generous. The Forest Service has been letting a lot of them become reclaimed.

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thabc t1_j78ne3f wrote

Yeah, so many trailheads I grew up driving to are now inaccessible due to washouts or just unmaintained. Now only accessible by bike or foot. But then other roads that have been completely overgrown I've seen rebuilt once it came time to harvest.

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wpnw t1_j79ix1t wrote

Looks like this map is picking up some trails too. You can clearly see the Wonderland Trail circumnavigating Mt. Rainier. Same deal with the dotted like going halfway around Adams, and you can see the Pacific Crest Trail almost continuously from White Pass all the way to Canada.

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