"120 years ago, railroad crews faced the daunting challenge of building tracks along a flood-prone river to connect the mines of Monte Cristo with the smelters in Everett. A narrow canyon east of Granite Falls proved to be a particularly challenging spot to lay tracks; frequent floods and rock slides destroyed not only the tracks, but also the settlement of Robe. The repair costs were high, and the line was eventually abandoned."
Tuesday we met up with our friends for our weekly hike. It really wasn't much of a hike....more of a walk. It was still pretty cool though, being able to walk atop the old railroad ties. Our hike came to an end when we reached a rock slide that blocks the path. There are signs posted on a nearby tree stating not to go farther, though from reading trail reports, you can go beyond the rock slide, where the trail leads to several tunnels, but it didn't look safe to venture on with 7 kids and two dogs in tow. So we turned back to look for a spot along the river to have lunch and let the kids play.
Boys venturing over to the other side of the river
Clifford made himself a bow using rope he cut off from an abandoned raft he found in the river
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