It had been a number of years since we were quite high up into the valley, so we fuelled up the truck and went for a drive. We wanted to see some of the river enhancement work done in 2017 and check out the expanse of the Elaho forest fire that occurred in 2015. Here’s our guide Vlog from the day… ELAHO RIVER ROCK BLASTING In the 1960’s as logging activities expanded throughout the Squamish River valley, so did the need for access. The Elaho Valley was rich with timber and getting to it was of high priority. But accessing the upper Elaho River valley, were wide expanses of Douglas Fir and Western Cedar were plentiful, wasn’t so easy. They needed to carve a logging road through the steep Elaho canyon. As the road was pushed through, huge sections of rock was blasted, finding its way to the valley floor. In some places these rocks created impediments to migrating fish. Salmon, returning to spawn, could simply not pass these new obstructions.