Quote Originally Posted by Glacier

Orginally they were mostly mining roads.
This area was once full of copper mines. The quarries Kayleigh goes swimming in are actually abandoned open pit copper mines. The trail directly out of my yard is actually the pipeline reserve. If the Alaska Highway pipeline is ever built, it could go right there...

Current purpose is just a network of trails ...

They are completely unmaintained.
There's no gravel added to the trails. That's just what the dirt looks like around here.

There are two full time residents back there, well off the grid.
Occasionally they will plow the main part of the trail (the part in that picture)
in the winter, but that's only when they need to go to town!

There are thousands of miles of trails back there.
<gasp> Whatta History!
WOW!

I guess you otta Thank the old Copper Miners for building such durable trails!

Kinda hard to believe the trails don't get routine maintenance; but without a lot of traffic they probably don't get abused too badly (other than A$$es with 4WD Trucks).

Hard to imagine the Back Country Folk have to rely on that narrow trail for
their pathway to civilization, but they're probably not the only ones living off the beaten paths ... I'd bet there are a lot who either hike into town or hitch up the Dogs and *sled* in for provisions. Makes you thankful for Municipal Snowplows, maintained roads, and warm vehicles.

Do you have Topo Maps of the area?
I've searched on Canadian web sites and can't find any that publish Web versions
of the Canadian Topos. I remember Dad always had Canadian Topos when we used to
"go fishin" for two weeks in Ontario ... they were wonderfully detailed and accurate ...
would make good "sleddin maps"!

THANKS, Tamara, for the very Informative "History of the Trails"!