Salmonberry River Trail July 2022

[@nwurbex]

This is amazing to see. Tunnel 32, which was partially collapsed at the entrance during your hike, now has a full collapse halfway through. I couldn't find a way around, now I see I just need to bring water shoes and walk through the river. Everything between Beaver Slide and Enright has been absolutely taken over by wasps. Epic video, I've been in love with this railroad for 17 years and I've never even considered hiking the ENTIRE abandoned part in one go.

[@ianh8039]

Its amazing how overgrown it is after 16 years of non use!!😮

[@jordanr845]

Thanks for making this record. Hard to believe that a railroad was operating here not that long ago.

[@mackpines]

Haven’t seen recent pictures of the railroad for a few years now and I can’t believe how unrecognizable it’s become. Most places look like there wasn’t ever any tracks there. Just breaks my heart seeing how they abandoned this absolutely gorgeous and historic railroad and walked away. I hiked the line starting at Cochran to the Wolf Creek Trestle about six years ago when it was still legal. I stood silently on the Baldwin Creek Bridge for several minutes listening for the distinctive sound of those SD9’s struggling up the grade. How much I miss this railroad. Thank you for doing this.

[@Kira_Martel]

Unfortunately it was still illegal even five or six years ago. I helped rewrite _50 Hikes in the Tillamook State Forest_ in 2015 and we had to put trespassing disclaimers in the Salmonberry section. To my knowledge, the official stance is that access has been off-limits since the 2007 storms because of liability.

[@kevinmorrill8347]

Wonderful running with you today! 😅

[@playerhatrz]

Great video! I hope the trail project comes to fruition. I have a dream of biking from Scappoose all the way to Tillamook utilizing the 3 separate rail to trail systems, including this one, hopefully before too long lol

[@shaunfogarty5744]

Beautiful Music. Did you compose and record it? Really fantastic stuff.

[@icebergism]

Gorgeous. Thanks for sharing

[@foellerd]

I’ve always wanted to see what this hike was like. Hoping the railroad comes back some day, or a trail in its place. Thanks for sharing. This is the closest I may ever get to seeing the whole thing for myself. Epic video!

[@MrJeep75]

R.R will never come back

[@foellerd]

@@MrJeep75 unfortunately you are probably right. Without tons of money comming from the logging industry it’s way too much money and effort to keep this line open.

[@mackpines]

Towards the end of last year, crews were removing track in Banks and along Highway 47. I believe they plan to go as far as Buxton. What will happen with the line beyond there is uncertain.

[@foellerd]

@@mackpines what fascinates me is all the tunnels, bridges and trestles still standing abandoned out there. The track is a lost cause for sure, it’s the other infrastructure I’d love to see used for something, at the very least a trail if not a full rebuild of the line.

[@mackpines]

@@foellerd It really is fascinating. A true life after people. I do hope some kind of trail will replace the line just like they did to the Vernonia Branch or the Milwaukee Road's Hiawatha route in Idaho and Montana. My only concern is how they will keep up with maintenence especially through a place as remote as Salmonberry Canyon. If a big railroad like Southern Pacific couldn't do it back in the day, I don't know how a trail will. Only time will tell.

[@mmckeown503]

Great time-lapse of an iconic place. We have hiked in from the Nehalem but never all the way through. A couple years ago I took my father down Beaver-slide in a Jeep and did a bit of fishing a few months before he passed away. Looks so much different now with all the brush and downed trees. Thanks for sharing. How did you keep your GoPro? charged?

[@picoFerret]

This was primary filmed as a 2 fps hyperlapse using a GOPRO 10 attached to a chest mount and externally powered by an Anker USB-C laptop battery. This allows for continuous shots of up to eight hours before the camera crashes.

[@MrJeep75]

Can't believe how bad it has gotten in just a few years

[@shadowscout]

Nice adventure, but all the fast-forwarding makes it difficult to watch. Better to edit together real-time clips of the most interesting sections, imo.

[@picoFerret]

This is more of a documentation project than a presentation project. This was primary filmed as a stabilized timelapse at 2 frames per second using a GOPRO 10 on a chest mount over the course of 4 days and 20+ hours of hiking.

[@mackpines]

I adjust the playback speed to .25 every time I watch this. Makes a big difference.

[@OddsandEnds]

RIP RR