Spring floods the trail when you leave it a mess for five years.

 

The tree on the right fell over more than five years ago. It pulled out the rock steps and the creek now tuns into the trail. NPS and PATC can't agree what to di so they have done nothing.

I know, I know, you paid a ton of money for these things, but this is not a good place for them. The rock breaks. Ask yourself how many of the thousands of stone buildings in Washington are built of this stone. If you don't believe that, google the guy at the Aid Box at Great Falls ripping all his gear out.