Tuesday, October 11, 2011

October 11, 2011 northern RJ

Date of work: 10-11-2011
Number of workers: 3 Jim d, Ken C, and Michael H
Time spent: 19 hours - includes commutes
Work done:  The steep ascent to the south out of Fern canyon was addressed by cutting some nearly flat step like cuts, carefully and at an angle to hopefully allow water to run off, and not down the trail. 

Clipping was also very thoroughly done from Hacker's point to the turn south beyond split rock. 

We noticed a tree across the trail that will have to be crawled under south of split rock.  The pulaski was behind the clippers so we were'nt able to address it on this trip.  Aside from that RJ should be clear and open and clipped at least a little all the way through, being thinnest in moonshine canyon and south.

Great leaves, today.  Rain was light, and we had a great day. 

Thursday, October 6, 2011

Oct 6, 2011 mid Rock jock

Date of work :10-6-2011
number of workers: 2 - Ken Crump and Jim de Friess
time spent: 17 hours includes commute
Work done:  Ken and I went in to mid Rock Jock to work on trees across the trail that were a little higher than step over.  We worked on 4 waist high trees.  Two side by side about 300 yards from Split Rock, a big pine just north of the next creek heading south (Zen creek) and another just before the second creek heading south (Razor creek).  If my memory serves all the difficult trees to cross have been addressed for the entire trail.  We'd like to do a little more work on the pine near Zen creek, but we were able to cut it once and leverage the top part to the north creating a gap that can be stepped through. 

The other work we did was to clip the trail from about 300 yards south of split rock all the way to razor creek very well. 

The thin spots (need more clipping) in the trail are from razor creek south to somewhere on the other side of Moonshine canyon.  Also from hackers point to beyond split rock. 

The trail however is discernible and open, and now has four less hard trees to cross.

The leaves were beautiful, and it was a great day in the woods with great company.