Windy Day on LDB

Murray and I were up on LDB Saturday July 18, 2009. Very windy which made contacts difficult. Arrived at the TH at 5:20am. There were 55 cars and 14 tents!! I personally counted 169 people between the TH and after I descended Democrat to the saddle. At that point I stopped counting because I couldn't tell who I had already counted after heading towards Lincoln.

I met a father and son on Unicycles! on the summit of Democrat. Talked with the father about staying on the trail to avoid damage. However, I don't think they were actually able to use them much. Too rocky and windy. Also saw but did not contact two guys with Mountain bikes. Similar story, too rocky and windy to use them much from what I could see.

I counted 18 dogs and was pleasantly surprised that the majority were leashed. Murray had some great contacts on Bross and many diverted from the summit in response to the information he provided about the current circumstances with the summit being closed. CFI was doing trailwork on the Bross trail. There were approximately 60 volunteers doing the trail work. Murray and I left at 12:15pm. There were over 150 cars parked from the TH down the road. With the trail maintenance going on Bross it made for an exceptional number of cars.

Randy Martin

Picture from Summit of Lincoln


Picture of Unicyclist on Democrat Summit