Indian Creek trail damaged

SEVENTH Street stairs remain closed, though the main Indian Creek trail is open after a crew cut away the fallen tree on Monday.

 Kirby Neumann-Rea

An 80-foot fir tree fell Saturday across the Indian Creek trail where it meets the stairs connecting the path to Seventh Street, in one example of damage seen around the county from high winds.

The main trail was officially closed all weekend, but the blocking portion of the tree was cut away Monday by a crew from Hood River Valley Parks and Recreation District, which maintains the trail. The top two-thirds of the tree remain downed on the near-vertical slope leading down the creek.