Road is quite smooth and easy driving up to the 37.5 KM marker or so (basically right after the bridge where the standard approach up Yalakom Mountain originates). Only reason I'm calling it somewhat degraded is due to 5-8 (can't remember the exact number) areas where rockfall has come down onto the road. While any stock 4x4 with decent clearance could pass through without stopping, while a crossover SUV would likely need to stop and move a bunch of rocks to not scrape the undercarriage. No issues with Christine the land guardian at her checkpoint, she was very friendly and easy to talk to, she seemed most concerned with keeping tabs on who was coming and out of the area. And no time did she try to stop us from getting through. Yalakom Mountain was a fun hike. If you are planning on summitting Yalakom, please grab my InReach from the summit and return it to me (just message me on FB), which I accidentally left there. It should be either on or immediately beside the summit carin.

Christine the land steward is happy the mine is finally shut down as of a year ago. So with no active mining or logging going on, the road is being littered with rock fall as shown in Sean's previous bulletin. If I knew how much rockfall there was I would have packed a large pry bar just incase I need to move a boulder that can't be moved by hand. All it takes is 1 to ruin the start of your day or even worse trying to get home. We parked just after the bridge around 37km for an ascent of Yalakom Mountain.