Posted in Summer Trail Crew 2008, Uncategorized on August 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Summer begins by patrolling for blowdowns,
Axe or saw, these trees we chop
So hikers can hop rock to rock without stop.
Shortly thereafter drainages must be clear.
Leaves and mud pushed to the side
So water may pass the trail with easy glide.
Digging for rocks, the hillsides fill with holes
To construct staircase and bar
On Ledge Trail and Israel Ridge, [...]
Posted in Summer Trail Crew 2008 on July 1, 2008 | 1 Comment »
With half the crew up on Israel Ridge (expect an update from them this weekend) things have become very quiet around the lodge and on the worksite only a short walk up from our tents. Rockwork, that is, the art of rolling and setting large chunks of granite that more often than not has a [...]
Posted in Summer Trail Crew 2008 on July 1, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Patrolling isn’t that hard. An eight hour day of hiking the trails and either clearing blowdown trees with ax or chainsaw, or grubbing out ditches with a hoe generally gets old pretty quick. So you would think. Spending that much time with one other person (we go out in pairs each day) leads to endless [...]
