Well, tempest in a teapot...me and Silver trudged back in with no rescue to report, nor much tree either.
Several smallish alders on the road, being cleared by a good ol' boy who just wanted to drive around in the snow in his 4x4 for fun.
I found the deputy who called in the tree...some crossed wires between his dispatch office and the FS system...there never was anyone trapped behind the "road blockage".
On the up side, made it back in time to partake in the fruits of our office's chili cookoff...gooooood grub.