I took a drive up the Rosewell Creek logging road to get some distant shots of Baynes Sound and Denman Island – it’s pretty, but also an active logging area so drive smart…
I also shot a little time lapse video of part of the drive back down, to show how narrow the road gets.
more images are in an album…
- Logging trucks take up a lot of room and forest roads are built for their use. Don’t stop on the road surface to sight-see or hunt. If you do stop, park well off the road.
- Logging trucks use all or most of the road width because of their size. This can pose a challenge for oncoming traffic since forest roads are often single lane or a lane-and-a-half wide, and bridges are almost always single-lane. Please give logging trucks and other industrial traffic the right-of-way.
- Loaded logging trucks definitely have the right-of-weight! When you see a logging truck or any other heavy equipment coming, get to a turnout and let the oncoming vehicle pass by.
- Where possible, follow logging company or B.C. Forest Service vehicles. When they move into turnouts, follow them. Do not match the speed of empty logging trucks – these drivers know the road and will move much faster than you safely can, so do not try to keep up with them.
- In all situations, drive with extreme caution.
