Date of work: Dec 18th
Number of workers: 2 - Jim de Friess, Ken Crump
Time spent: 10 hours, includes commutes
Work done: Went to the middle of RJ and primarily did some tread work just south of Zen creek. Two trees fell in the old trail a couple years ago, and we had bypassed it just up the hill. Occasionally people go across the trunk and then find the next one, its obvious. Since the trees are huge and still in the trail, we did tread work to make the bypass permanent and tied it into the trail well. About 150 feet of tread work.
We then headed off toward the south side of Bluejay to the tree across the trail just above waist high. Its not there anymore. We cleared a few trees as part of the tread work and along the way to Bluejay.
A good day in the woods with a great person.
Sunday, December 18, 2011
Saturday, December 17, 2011
Dec 15, 2011 Uppermost Pinch In
Date of work: Dec 15th 2011
number of workers : 1 - Jim de Friess
time spent: 3 hours (includes partial commute)
work done: reworked and built waterbars on the uppermost part of Pinch In. I think I did eight features to help runoff run off the trail instead of down. I would use a log on top of the waterbar to hopefully keep it from being trampled, but rather stepped over. We'll see how that works.
I only spent two hours on the trail, then went and cut a load of wood.
It was a great day.
number of workers : 1 - Jim de Friess
time spent: 3 hours (includes partial commute)
work done: reworked and built waterbars on the uppermost part of Pinch In. I think I did eight features to help runoff run off the trail instead of down. I would use a log on top of the waterbar to hopefully keep it from being trampled, but rather stepped over. We'll see how that works.
I only spent two hours on the trail, then went and cut a load of wood.
It was a great day.
Sunday, December 11, 2011
Upper Pinch In - Dec. 11, 2011
Date of work: Dec 11, 2011
Number of workers: 2 Jim and Terri de Friess
Time spent : 9 hours
Work done: My wife and I went out to Pinch In and walked down to the cliff area. Several more trees had fallen since the Thanksgiving weekend trip when I had been there last. I was able to chop the higher ones and either remove them, or reduce them to step overs. I also cleaned and re-established some waterbars. Terri clipped while I chopped.
At the cliffs we took a break (briefly). There was enough wind and the temps were in the 40s, so getting cooled off quickly happened.
Then I put the pulaski on my pack and took out shears, and we clipped the trail on the way out.
Upper PI is in decent shape. I always have thoughts of what can be done better, but who doesn't?
It was a great day in the woods with great company.
Number of workers: 2 Jim and Terri de Friess
Time spent : 9 hours
Work done: My wife and I went out to Pinch In and walked down to the cliff area. Several more trees had fallen since the Thanksgiving weekend trip when I had been there last. I was able to chop the higher ones and either remove them, or reduce them to step overs. I also cleaned and re-established some waterbars. Terri clipped while I chopped.
At the cliffs we took a break (briefly). There was enough wind and the temps were in the 40s, so getting cooled off quickly happened.
Then I put the pulaski on my pack and took out shears, and we clipped the trail on the way out.
Upper PI is in decent shape. I always have thoughts of what can be done better, but who doesn't?
It was a great day in the woods with great company.
Southern LGT November 25th
Date of work: November 25th, 2011
number of workers: 2 - Jim de Friess, Wayne Stines
Time spent:8.5 hours- includes partial commute, since our trip was not exclusively a work trip.
Work accomplished: Wayne and I backpacked in to camp along Pinch In trail, and then headed south toward daffodil flats (DF). We threw debris out of the trail and came to one area where people had been bypassing a trail blockage on the uphill side. It was a rather awkward bypass.
We continued south to an area just north of DF, where the trail come back to a point right along the river. We decided at that point to turn around. Last April I had noticed a campsite near the river and abandoned gear. It was still there. Wayne and I bagged it up and ultimately put it on a pole between us, and headed back toward our campsite. On the way back we stopped and cleared the place that was blocked with pulaski. From PI to almost DF along LGT should be in decent shape, one other area is blocked but bypassed, it would take a while to clear that one.
Once in camp, we sorted the trash and burned what we could. We divided up what wouldn't burn and carried it up PI the next day. It consisted of several pots, silverware, three glass bottles and two used propane cylinders.
number of workers: 2 - Jim de Friess, Wayne Stines
Time spent:8.5 hours- includes partial commute, since our trip was not exclusively a work trip.
Work accomplished: Wayne and I backpacked in to camp along Pinch In trail, and then headed south toward daffodil flats (DF). We threw debris out of the trail and came to one area where people had been bypassing a trail blockage on the uphill side. It was a rather awkward bypass.
We continued south to an area just north of DF, where the trail come back to a point right along the river. We decided at that point to turn around. Last April I had noticed a campsite near the river and abandoned gear. It was still there. Wayne and I bagged it up and ultimately put it on a pole between us, and headed back toward our campsite. On the way back we stopped and cleared the place that was blocked with pulaski. From PI to almost DF along LGT should be in decent shape, one other area is blocked but bypassed, it would take a while to clear that one.
Once in camp, we sorted the trash and burned what we could. We divided up what wouldn't burn and carried it up PI the next day. It consisted of several pots, silverware, three glass bottles and two used propane cylinders.
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