Thursday, March 24, 2022

Changed And Unchanged

Unfortunately, after the 2020 fire, the Forest Service permitted lots of clearcutting around Breitenbush - on the road from Detroit, next to the guest parking lot and in the summer home area. Breitenbush also cut many fire damaged trees on the property including the whole guest cabin area and around where the Sanctuary and massage buildings were. The stumps were pulled and some areas have been replanted.

 

Some areas on the drive from Detroit look like this

 
 
Breitenbush is getting some big work done


The entrance is no longer tree-lined


The parking lot and the grounds are less crowded


You can now see Devils Ridge from the parking lot


The smoking shelter is now exposed


The old cabin area with Buddha's Playhouse on the left


Former A row cabin ridge with Buddha's Playhouse on the right


The missing Sanctuary and old recycle shed area is replanted


Massage building and trees gone above the bridge


The now exposed ridge above the bridge


Near meadow pool


Magic pool is intact but not the woods behind


Inner Path is now very short


The Boneyard has a view now


The Hill Cabin is getting remodeled into lodging spaces


Some new changing buildings in the meadow


Milky Way is moved to where the guest bathhouse was


Far meadow pool's view is still great


The bridge's downstream view is the same


Upstream view is the same except no dam now


Labyrinth is still there


Paths are intact


Platform tent area looks the same


Lodge and lawn are good


Lobby and dining now in the lodge north wing