Winter residents of Lac des Roches have been bombarded with the sound of nearby logging most of this winter. Between the sound of heavy equipment working in the southwest hills and the constant stream of logging trucks hauling in both directions of Highway 24, there is no doubt that the surrounding forest is heading to a nearby mill. It was still quite shocking for residents to realize that under the cover of low clouds and snow storms, the loggers had crested the mountain and worked their equipment down the north side of the mountain, changing the pristine view from the McDonald rest stop, and dozens of view properties, forever. Evidently the preservation of viewscape to benefit both residents and the tourism industry
, which was painstakingly determined through extensive balloon testing and consultation with residents well over a decade ago, is off the table in order to support the troubled forest industry. At the time of this post, the feller-buncher was still going strong!