Walked to the waterfall yesterday for the first time this year, they’ve got two 15x30 yard areas cordoned off directly adjacent to the water fall (with the exception of the path that walks up to it). There’s a sign that says reveg, so I’m assuming it’s there to stay. Seems kind of overly ambitious IMO, but it is what it is. There’re not overly huge swaths, but I know that some of you are very particular about where you’re going to try and plant yourselves, so just wanted to give a heads up.
Looks like the Camp Crossroads area. I hope it’s open by next year or they will be bummed!
According to PB’s e-mail, there won’t be any camping in the back area this year, AKA Bear Creek Preserve. Strange, because they we’re approved to use it according to the parks & rec meeting in March.
I was there yesterday and their “vision” finally struck me and am now on board with this. It’s clearly not where it’ll ultimately be, but I think the idea is that vegetation in those areas immediately adjacent to the waterfall will help to create a “whole greater than the sum of its parts”. Or put another way, the waterfall will have a much better context / backdrop to “frame” it as being a part of a more natural setting.
At first, I didn’t quite see this in my mind’s eye and was partially wondering if it was simply another case of overly ambitious reveg planning (sometimes I think it’s a battle of the ideal vs. “reality” and the latter normally wins).
On this note: geocoding has started to really have an impact on some of the areas moving further up Bear Creek. In turn, there has been some more reveg activity to try and mitigate. Again, not always a fan of overly ambitious “controls”, but in light of last summer’s visitor traffic (and seeing how areas like Ice Lakes have been overrun), I think it’s warranted and hope people respect the “corrals” in nature … which is a difficult task in so far as doing it without signs and written language.
Totally agree. The little hawaii escapade is a great example. Glad they are doing what they need to do to attempt to solve some of these issues.
Yeah, I haven’t completely checked the approaches to LH, but after speaking with someone involved for a few minutes there’s apparently only one way in unless you make a conscious effort to plow through the “barriers” they’ve placed. Unfortunately, I don’t believe these issues will ever completely get “solved”. If anything, there are more “LH ticking timb bombs” out there in the region that will surface in the larger social networking world.