Feb. 14, 2019 at 9:15 a.m. — Boulders partially blocked both lanes of Highway 243 approximately a mile north of the the USFS station at Alandale, about 3 1/2 miles north of Pine Cove.
Photo by Becky Clark

Boulders on 243 about 1 mi. north of Alandale USFS station
By Jack Clark
Feb. 14, 2019 at 9:15 a.m. — Boulders partially blocked both lanes of Highway 243 approximately a mile north of the the USFS station at Alandale, about 3 1/2 miles north of Pine Cove.
Photo by Becky Clark

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