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North Transect Start 626860 5242300
North Transect End 625640 5242958
Directions: For Price/Noble Creek West, South transect, exit I-90 Eastbound at the
first rest area exit immediately after the dam for Keechelus Lake. Take the logging/ski
road that leads roughly South away from the truck parking area. This road will shortly
come to a T. This T forms the starting point for both Price/Noble Creek West, South
transect and Price/Noble Creek East, South transect. Price/Noble Creek West, South
transect, runs West from the T along the road until the road bears left, at which point the
transect continues on a straight trajectory into the woods, paralleling I-90. The transect
ends at the Keechelus Lake Dam. The transect crosses several small creeks, which will
probably be frozen on snow tracking days.
For Price/Noble Creek West, North transect, go East on I-90 and take Exit 70 (Easton
Lake) and re-enter the I-90 highway Westbound. Then take the Price/Noble Creek rest
area exit, where there is a Snow Park. This should be between Mileposts 62 and 61, and
is on the North side of the highway. Walk up the snowmobile trail a short distance to the
flagged start of the transect.
PRICE-NOBLE EAST
Northing Easting
South Transect Start 626560 5241980
South Transect End 627101 5241550
North Transect Start 626925 5242090
North Transect End 627510 5241210
Directions: For Price/Noble Creek East, South transect, follow the directions above
(for Price/Noble Creek West, South transect) to find the T-junction mentioned. At this T,
turn left and head straight East parallel to I-90 for half a mile to complete the transect.
This route alternately follows an old road corridor, bushwacks down a forested slope,
crosses a stream/wetland, rejoins the road grade, crosses a bridge and ends shortly after
this.
For Price/Noble Creek East, North transect, start at the same Snow Park as for the
Price/Noble Creek West, North transect, (exit from I-90 Westbound around Mileposts 61
and 62) and walk a half-mile transect East, and roughly parallel to the highway. Shortly
after the strat the route turns diagonally left and towards the apex of a hill and continues
down the far side of the hill. The transect ends about 200 meters into the denser canopy
old growth forest which starts beyond the selectively cut block encountered prior to this.
EASTON HILL
Northing Easting
South Transect Start 634869 5235716
South Transect End 633270 5236500
North Transect Start 633915 5236475
North Transect End 633083 5236680
