Comments on: Naches Ranger District opts for expensive, but popular, Bumping Road option

By: Eric Bartrand

Eric Bartrand — Sun, 05 Oct 2008 18:35:34 +0000

Here we are: With the morbid hangovers from too many economic excesses for too long, and still with the responsible bad leadership. I’m reminded here- how we got there. If the Congressional buget earmarks to pay for this “Bridge to Nowhere” are okay’, doesn’t that make them all okay ?

I’ll gladly hike, bike, or ride in instead of paying for this 1800 Road White Elephant: I need the exercise and the money still in my pocket. Don’t you ?

By: Daniel Hinz

Daniel Hinz — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 00:09:12 +0000

The entire Bumping lake area has been one of my favorite camping, backpacking, and fishing areas ever since I was a Boy Scout and Camp Fife turned me on to the area. I had my first taste of the twin sisters lakes area in 2005, and I’ve been dreaming of going back ever since. I have also heard good things about Granite Lake. I think not opening these areas back up to the public would be a real tragedy.

By: Dennis Stevenson

Dennis Stevenson — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 18:48:21 +0000

I hope things work out; I’ve visited Granite lake for the last 6 years and find it to be the best place to go and relax, get away and even do some camping, if your rig can handle the road. I took my wife there the first year we we’re together and we haven’t been able to get back up there. Our kids ask every summer if we are going up to the lake and I tell them the bad news its not open yet.

If I can do anything to help. I would love to be a part of it. Go head and e-mail me,

Thanks

Dennis Stevenson

By: Kekoa Gabriel

Kekoa Gabriel — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 12:28:41 +0000

After being highly critical of the NRD/USFS last week for the decision to not reopen the road to the Swamp Lake trailhead, I must applaud this decision and the manner in which the NRD and Randy Sheppard took into account the wishes of it users. My family and I have had experience with bull trout/streambed protection laws in bridging a creek on property near Republic. Our creek is a much smaller deal than Deep Creek, but we got it legally bridged w/o the resources of the United States government (which admittedly might be becoming smaller) and know it can be done. Good job-I’ll be eagerly watching the progress of the project.