Date of work: May 29, 2012
number of workers: 1 Jim de Friess
Time spent: 6 hours includes commute
Work accomplished: I initially was going to look at camping near the river off Pine Gap. When I got there the trees weren't really suitable for hammocks, and there wasn't much wood from over camping. So I went to the log where confusion used to happen and clipped to the south. The trail south of the log is obvious, and the side routes to the river are definitely thinner. I clipped very thoroughly for about 200 yards ascending the hill to the south. At that point I decided to head back to the truck. There was a tree across the trail, and a spring running down the trail. I gave the spring a route directly across the trail, hopefully it will last a while. I lightly clipped as I headed North. The branches across the trail that had to be ducked under but too big in diameter to cut with my clippers I tried to reduce the bush to one branch to duck for. I chopped the tree across the trail, it could be straddled, now its a step over. Made it back to the truck as heavier rain picked up. Took Kistler South through the fog.
I think I may do more day trips and clipping instead of looking to camp. It was a great day in the woods
Tuesday, May 29, 2012
Wednesday, May 23, 2012
Trash day -May 22, 2012
Date of work: May 22, 2012
Number of workers: about 20
time spent: about 6 hours each
Work accomplished: see below
I think trash day was a great success. I'd say 20 people worked an average of 6 hours, with the bulk of the volunteers removing trash from below Wiseman's. I was not part of that team, but I heard that three old barrels were removed, a shopping cart, and several bags of bottles and cans- I heard three pick-up loads??, but can't confirm. Wiseman's is closer to the showcase it should be, with the trash out and the FS de-brushing the overlook areas.
Another team checked the campsites along Kistler, fishing non-burnable trash out of firepits.
I heard one team was walking Kistler and picking up trash. Can't confirm and don't know how far they got.
The team I was on went down Conley Cove, we clipped a little both ways. At the bottom of CC we split up with one part going south and another north. We gathered trash and discovered a recently abandoned campsite north of Conley Cove. Some critters had scattered the potatoes the night before, it had the appearance of very recently being abandoned. Not so much gear but just scattered mess where the critters inspected the food. We also checked the campsites above the trail gathering trash there as well. The north team (me)- went all the way to the cave that had a cooler in it, but the cooler was gone. I then backtracked and cleaned up and extremely messy site on the ridge between two creeks. This campsite had been abandoned for a while, the plastic was deteriorating. Two trips of stuff were carried the place we burned from that site alone. I might camp there one day -now.
Stuff was carried to the more recently abandoned campsite from all over the lower Conley area where we burned what we could. Two backpackers said they would finish the site cleanup and let the fire burn itself out overnight for us. They were planning to partake of some of the food that was left as well. 10-15 lbs of canned food easily.
Three of us (the Conley team) split up and carried the non-burnables up Conley Cove, double bagged it for Forest service pick up at the trail head. Don't know the weight of it.
It was tiring and at times I'm sure all teams longed for extra help. No serious injuries, positive fellowship, and the gorge is cleaner.
I heard there will be at least one video....
Number of workers: about 20
time spent: about 6 hours each
Work accomplished: see below
I think trash day was a great success. I'd say 20 people worked an average of 6 hours, with the bulk of the volunteers removing trash from below Wiseman's. I was not part of that team, but I heard that three old barrels were removed, a shopping cart, and several bags of bottles and cans- I heard three pick-up loads??, but can't confirm. Wiseman's is closer to the showcase it should be, with the trash out and the FS de-brushing the overlook areas.
Another team checked the campsites along Kistler, fishing non-burnable trash out of firepits.
I heard one team was walking Kistler and picking up trash. Can't confirm and don't know how far they got.
The team I was on went down Conley Cove, we clipped a little both ways. At the bottom of CC we split up with one part going south and another north. We gathered trash and discovered a recently abandoned campsite north of Conley Cove. Some critters had scattered the potatoes the night before, it had the appearance of very recently being abandoned. Not so much gear but just scattered mess where the critters inspected the food. We also checked the campsites above the trail gathering trash there as well. The north team (me)- went all the way to the cave that had a cooler in it, but the cooler was gone. I then backtracked and cleaned up and extremely messy site on the ridge between two creeks. This campsite had been abandoned for a while, the plastic was deteriorating. Two trips of stuff were carried the place we burned from that site alone. I might camp there one day -now.
Stuff was carried to the more recently abandoned campsite from all over the lower Conley area where we burned what we could. Two backpackers said they would finish the site cleanup and let the fire burn itself out overnight for us. They were planning to partake of some of the food that was left as well. 10-15 lbs of canned food easily.
Three of us (the Conley team) split up and carried the non-burnables up Conley Cove, double bagged it for Forest service pick up at the trail head. Don't know the weight of it.
It was tiring and at times I'm sure all teams longed for extra help. No serious injuries, positive fellowship, and the gorge is cleaner.
I heard there will be at least one video....
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