JDS1d ago
1/ Late start as usual. Left home at eleven and got to the trailhead after midnight. Overnight road walking Highway Two closure 26 miles through the san gabriel mountains right now to meet with a hiker I'm supporting. Friend from trail maintenance is thru hiking this year. Noticed, they were a little discouraged going through Whitewater creek washouts last section, so I'll keep them company through the messy bits here.
Show threadJDS21h ago
2/ overnight road walk was awesome in the literal sense. Just past full moon, closed road, easy to move, no light needed. Dramatic water damage from this winter every quarter mile. By far the worst I've ever seen, little did I know what I'd encounter in the morning.
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3/ going through more pictures as the overnight roadwalk continued. Walking the tunnels was fun. Then lots more washouts. Many had debris piled in front to mark safe area for work trucks, but many did not and I had to make sure not to get distracted on the phone and waltz off one.
11:12amWeb
Show threadJDS6h ago
4/ I knew the road was bad but I had no idea there were complete washout sections that have also closed it to pedestrians this year. I got by all this and booked it to get to the end of the closure before work trucks arrived. I almost made it but ran into one crew. Chatted and they confirmed the road is fully closed and enforcement has been out issuing fines. I updated comments on the PCT trail app with the info, jogged down to the gate and got out.
Show threadOlivier Forget5h ago
@jds Wow, that's the 2? I had no idea. Thank you for sharing.
Show threadMaria Langer | 📝🛥️💎5h ago
@jds @rpmik Took me a while to figure out exactly where this was. There's a highway 2 where I live in Washington state that also crosses the Pacific crest Trail (or at least I think it does). There was a washout near Leavenworth that was just as bad as the ones you're showing but they miraculously fixed it within a few months.
Show threadvon1h ago
@jds Whoah! 😳
Show threadJer 🚲10h ago
@jds That last photo .
"oh, my, look a those skyline colors ... aiiieeee!!!"
Show threadEric Phelps8h ago

@jds Closed road hiking could be a thing. Seems similar to opening day on a bridge when they let everyone walk across. It's just something you can't normally do. That tunnel, for example. How many people can say they walked through it?

Pretty cool.

Show threadFranz Graf8h ago
@ericphelps @jds that's true!
Show threadJDS6h ago
@hikingdude @ericphelps it's a scenic road so it's a bit of a treat to hike it when it's closed in the winter.
Show threadVelocipedestrienne 🇿🇦5h ago
@jds Hope they do some work on those tunnel joints while the road is closed 😬