This cache, too, escaped the ravages of the storm. New logbook in place.
The trails have been re-opened! After a devasting storm in the spring of 2022 which closed this trail system while trees were cleared from the trails, tmost of the trails are now open.
As you hike/bike to this series of caches you will note large cleared areas where the trees came tumbling down due to the Derocho.
A derecho (pronounced similar to "deh-REY-cho") is a widespread, long-lived wind storm that is associated with a band of rapidly moving showers or thunderstorms. Although a derecho can produce destruction similar to the strength of tornadoes, the damage typically is directed in one direction along a relatively straight swath. As a result, the term "straight-line wind damage" sometimes is used to describe derecho damage. By definition, if the wind damage swath extends more than 240 miles (about 400 kilometers) and includes wind gusts of at least 58 mph (93 km/h) or greater along most of its length, then the event may be classified as a derecho.