NCH clearing start

The east side crew started clearing Highway 20 last Monday just past the winter closure near Early Winters Creek and seemed to make some decent progress despite only having a few machines up there (a Cat with a huge V-blade, a blower, a loader and a grader, though not all of the equipment was up there at the start.

The information coming out of WSDOT about the progress is handy and up to date, but should be taken with a small grain of salt. For example, one recent update mentioned the crew had reached Silver Star Creek when actually they hadn't. Another one mentioned a large slide in a forested area near Silver Star Creek had recently come down and prevented the crew from reaching Lone Fir Campground. Not to be too picky, but that slide barely hit the side of the road and it didn't seem plausible that it would cause any delays. The crew just simply hadn't reached the gate yet alone the campground, probably because of the amount of snow and the number of machines working up there.
Anyway, as helpful as the progress updates are, stay tuned to the Snooze for the real scoop.

– Paul Butler