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