The fuselage of a small aircraft that has sat among the trees above the ghost town of Independence, slowly deteriorating in the harsh subalpine environment for the past 58 years, is still awaiting removal. Karin Teague, executive director of the Independence Pass Foundation, suggested that staff and budget cuts at the U.S. Forest Service have relegated the plane's cleanup to a low priority, similar to cleaning the restrooms on the pass, somethin…
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The fuselage of a small aircraft that has sat among the trees above the ghost town of Independence, slowly deteriorating in the harsh subalpine environment for the past 58 years, is still awaiting removal. Karin Teague, executive director of the Independence Pass Foundation, suggested that staff and budget cuts at the U.S. Forest Service have relegated the plane's cleanup to a low priority, similar to cleaning the restrooms on the pass, somethin…