Folks still not on site

Hoping to start moving to the site on Tuesday, June 21. Bring warm clothes. Be prepared for snow if you're coming home in the next few days.

Directions

Keep checking back for updates to directions. Per folks I've spoken with, many roads in the area/to the site are still either snowed under, gated and locked, or both. Do not attempt alternate routes other than posted diections from trusted sources. There's lots of confusion and misinformation out there, so verify before you repeat/post anything that is word of mouth!

Hapless motorists have gotten stranded and died on forest roads in the Northwest, so please be careful! Lots of these places out here are not within cell phone service range, and map/ navigation systems can't be relied upon.

Snow Plow

Word from onsite is that there is a snow plow that can come to help clear roads. They are raising $$ to pay the operator for this but they will need a credit card holder to call in their number to get this in motion. Anybody with 'available credit' want to help with this? You can email me privately and you can get put in touch with the plow people....people have been shovelling all day by hand to clear the big drifts that still cover parts of the road...it's a huge job for the seed camp, and a short bit of work for a professional plow. Even better, does anybody knows someone within driving distance who has a real snow plow and would care to open the door for us?

Snow

Word is that the kidz in seed camp are shovelling snow to clear the roads--which gives you some idea of how cold it still is.
SEED CAMPers WILL WALK Thru SNOW!!

Scouting continues for the gathering site. Until those who look for meadows in the woods (and springs, parking, kitchen spots, wood, safe roads, etc.) are still tromping in the snow! Flow snow, flow!

It is beautiful at spring council. A beautiful location to sit in circle with gatherers and be patient.

scouting continues

scouting continues, the snow is melting and that is exciting. spring
council site has been announced, and it is a lovely gravel pit for
parking with a much lovelier meadow in the woods for when we council.
will be there!

Drive slowly up the roads in WA. They are narrow and winding. Be
patient and be prepared. The drive back to ANY store is long. Bring
the things you will need.

gifford pichot sign

thought u might like it.

spring council! more photos

Enjoy

spring council!

More photos

spring council!

Here are some photos from the spring council site.
 Update:  Road 9300 is very steep, narrow, windy road -  take it slow, very slow and remember autos driving up the hills have the right of way. Folks should really try to minimize town runs.  There are no stores close by and being prepared to stay will eliminate extra travel on the roads.  Come prepared to stay for the week.

Due to the snow still remaining and folks who were scouting not being able to get into the sites to look around, there will be no decisions about site selection before June 18.  There may be opportunities for people to go scouting.  But they need to be prepared with winter weather gear, a basic knowledge of map-reading, and a car. 
 
 It is beautiful in the meadow.  Good parking in a gravel lot, and plenty of room for buses.  The folks on the land started to dig a shitter for spring council.  The picture shows a trench, and the soil removed but notice behind the pile of soil.  They carefully removed the plants that will be used to cover the shitter when it is closed! 


You can post the above, edit or reorder as needed!  It is cold tonight, but not snowing where we are.  We are not in the snow, the sites are in the snow!!

Snow go n' flow...
later,