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Road to Mount Spokane temporarily blocked by downed powerline

Volunteer Cris Currie clears blowdown trees on Trail 140, a popular hiking and snowshoeing route in Mount Spokane State Park.
Volunteer Cris Currie clears blowdown trees on Trail 140, a popular hiking and snowshoeing route in Mount Spokane State Park.

WINTERSPORTS -- Don't get in a rush to make tracks in the fresh powder at Mount Spokane State Park.  Here's a message posted by Spokane Nordic at 8:15 a.m.:

Travel Alert
State Route 206 heading up to Mt. Spokane State Park is closed in both directions at Mile post 10 and 12.  The highway will remain closed until further notice due to downed power lines and trees across the road. 

Rich Landers
Rich Landers joined The Spokesman-Review in 1977. He is the Outdoors editor for the Sports Department writing and photographing stories about hiking, hunting, fishing, boating, conservation, nature and wildlife and related topics.

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