My wife daughter and I just decided to head over to mc kenzie bridge. We should be off the ground in 45min to an hour and I believe it will take us about 1:15 hours to get there. We are leaving out of Coquille.
If anyone wants to meet up, come on out. You can also follow the link to my spot at the bottom of this post.
Brent
Mc Kenzie bridge Sat. 16th
Sat May 16, 2009 1:36 pm
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Sat May 16, 2009 8:23 pm
Re: Mc Kenzie bridge Sat. 16th
We made it back. A great trip and some beautiful hiking.
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Sat May 16, 2009 11:40 pm
Re: Mc Kenzie bridge Sat. 16th
They were logging the North side of the approach end when we landed. Anyone have an idea why?
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Sun May 17, 2009 6:09 am
Re: Mc Kenzie bridge Sat. 16th
highroad wrote:They were logging the North side of the approach end when we landed. Anyone have an idea why?
The Forest Service planned to build a helibase for fire fighting. Is this it?
http://www.fs.fed.us/sopa/components/re ... 08-01.html
"Description: Develop a fire suppression support helibase adjacent to the McKenzie Bridge State Airport administrative site. Project will include removal of 5-6 acres of thinned second growth trees, removing stumps, leveling, seeding, improving roads, and fencing."
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Sun May 17, 2009 7:34 am
Re: Mc Kenzie bridge Sat. 16th
Nice day trip. The logging doesn't look terrible from the picture anyway.
That's a pretty sweet baby you've got there... I suppose the kid is kinda cute as well.
That's a pretty sweet baby you've got there... I suppose the kid is kinda cute as well.
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Sun May 17, 2009 9:05 pm
Re: Mc Kenzie bridge Sat. 16th
highroad wrote:They were logging the North side of the approach end when we landed. Anyone have an idea why?
US Forest Service is a part of US Dept of Agriculture. Logging is harvesting a resource, kinda like picking peas or mowing hay only with a longer crop cycle. Business as usual. Maybe there was a specific and/or additional reason for clearing this particular spot, but USFS shouldn't need a reason to log other than they're selling timber, should they?
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Sun May 17, 2009 9:19 pm
Re: Mc Kenzie bridge Sat. 16th
hotrod150 wrote:highroad wrote:They were logging the North side of the approach end when we landed. Anyone have an idea why?
US Forest Service is a part of US Dept of Agriculture. Logging is harvesting a resource, kinda like picking peas or mowing hay only with a longer crop cycle. Business as usual. Maybe there was a specific and/or additional reason for clearing this particular spot, but USFS shouldn't need a reason to log other than they're selling timber, should they?
Eric
Agreed.
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Sun May 17, 2009 9:54 pm
Re: Mc Kenzie bridge Sat. 16th
Timber is not really selling right now......minimal demand. There are already two helipads on the field.
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