Anyone Hiking the Wonderland This Year?

“I very good friend of mine sent me this link about the destruction from the storms in Mount Rainier National Park:

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/16556442/from/ET/

Every time I read one of these articles about the extent of destruction it sounds a little worse than what was first known, and after just having hiked the Wonderland Trail last September, this is very sad to see. It's beginning to look like nobody will hike the entire trail this year due to the massive destruction. Here's a link to some of the pictures I took while on the trail . . . before the storms:

http://community.webshots.com/user/gforce96”

“I was (past tense).”

“I will. I have hiked most of the WT, and have a bit more to finish. Sure bridges are gone, but that isn't the end of the hike. Thru-hikes will be an issue, but not section hiking. For the most part, bridges are just logs tossed over the creeks/rivers, planed on top with a hand rail. So they can bridge areas quite fast. Now, the banks getting to the bridges may be an issue, but should be doable in many areas. I have trust in Rainier's fine rangers :-)”

“when was the