Longmire Campground After The Storm

 Day 36: Yesterday's storm resulted in a temporary closure of the Park, and while most of us were home watching the gauges on the Nisqually, Cowlitz and Carbon Rivers, havoc was being wreaked by high winds in the forests. Longmire Stewardship Campground was hit hard, dozens of trees snapped off or toppled across the loop road. Campsites are filled with the debris of broken branches, but as far as I could tell, none of the new picnic tables was damaged.

After the annual Turkey Feed, Park personnel were out assessing the damage this afternoon. If you look closely, you will be able to spot Superintendent Randy King (in hat) and two other Park employees in this photo.

Campground cleanup is an issue we deal with every spring, but seldom is it of this magnitude. This year, the call for volunteers will be "all hands on deck!"