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Pics from a trailwork trip Sat Feb 4, 2012
Work done: surveyed Pinch In trail, and LGT from Pinch In (PI) south to Daffodil flats (DF). Cleared a blocked section of LGT, and worked on waterbars and switchbacks on Pinch In. All Pulaski work, and the route from PI parking to DF is hikeable.
Time spent : 8 hours including commute
Number of workers: 1 (Jim de Friess)
I hiked down PI in only cleaning out a few waterbars and planning future ones. I also considered minor switchback possibilities for the lower parts of PI that are the steepest or where the footing seemed such that someone could fall.
At the bottom of PI I went south on LGT, the goal was to get to DF, then work on the way back. Once at DF I took some pictures and then started back. I cleared a few trees and limbs and cleared a section that I had bypassed last April. I then closed the bypass. When I got close to the bottom land heading north I went off trail following the river. There was three fire rings, although none had looked recently used, 6-7 tires, but the woods were open and walking along the river was beautiful.
At the north end I rejoined LGT and then again went off trail to the river, following the river upstream coming back out at a campsite with a blue barrel.
Once on PI there was some new deadfall, and I removed just enough to easily get around. By this point I needed my energy. I did stop a couple time to debranch step over trees. Once starting up the steep part, when I got to a slick spot I took alternative routes to avoid it. One such route went right through a stand of devil's walking stick trees, I cut/debranched the trees, but did not do any tread modification.
Near the top I finished cutting a tree I had chipped at over several trips. There was two more Maples across the trail that could be stepped over that could be cut, and boy are they hard. They'll have to wait.
It was a great day in the woods and I sure needed it.
Saturday, February 4, 2012
Sunday, December 18, 2011
Dec 18th mid RJ
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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