LGT South and PI

Date of work: April 2 and 3
Number of workers: 1 Jim de Friess
time spent: 18 hours - includes commute

Worked Pinch In a little on the way in, clearing obstructions, building a few waterbars.  Once on LGT south I cleared obstructions to Blue hole (that I could).  The exception being the recent downfall just south of daffodil flats (DF).  There I cut in a path around the obstruction- where it appeared traffic was already going.

Once at Blue hole I put away the pulaski in favor of loppers to clip the trail corridor slightly wider.  Some of the rhodo caves need the ceiling raised in places, one would need a saw for that, I didn't have one.  Made it DF camped just above the nice beach there.

The next day I clipped back to PI and started my ascent.  Its better to work PI on the way down.

Southern RJ - 3-17-13

Date of work: 3-17-2013
Number of workers: 2 Jim and Jared de Friess
work done:light clipping, tree clearing and waterbar construction.
Time spent: 3 hours- includes commute

Some details- The adopted by sign was face down on the ground,looked like the post wasn't treated and it rotted in two.  I propped it against some maples.

Made it down the hill to sitting rock, passed 5 hikers -2 coming out, and 3 going in- oh and 2 dogs.  The trail appears to be getting plenty of use and is holding up well.

Right before entering I was asked by folks in a SUV if I was Wigg- seems he has a reputation......

3-10-2013

Date of work: 3/10/2013
Number of workers: 2 Jim de Friess and Ken C.
Time spent: 14 hours all totaled including commutes.
Work done: clipping mostly along the northern third of RJ,  We got up the gully past the weeping wall.  Not having done trail work for a while we turned around just after that.  Where new trees were across the trail that we couldn't handle we clipped to help those having to cross later hopefully have an easier time.
 

Pinch In

Date of work Feb 24th
Number of Workers: 1
time spent 3 hours - includes commute.

Work done:

Cleaned out the waterbars on the steep upper section of PI.  Cut two trees that had been across the trail and made waterbars with one, beefed up an existing waterbar with the other.  A great day in the woods, its been too long.

11-23 CC and LGT south

Date of work: Primarily 11/23, some light clipping on 11/24 eventually putting the shears away for the climb out.
Number of workers: 1 Jim de Friess
Time spent:8 hours (includes commute)
Work done:  Just a walk through with light trail Maint on CC and LGT south of CC.

I had heard there were some trees across CC, and clipped until I found them.  They appear to be the hard (old dry deads) so I tried to make it a little easier to negotiate.  About 3/4s of the way down CC a red oak had fallen to block the upper and lower parts of a switchback  The bypass hikers had put in was steep, so I spent about 30 mins clearing as best I could to open the switchback back up.  There is a step over still at the edge of a ledge so I did not do anything to block the bypass, I had visions of ice.  I only clipped slightly on CC and LGT, however the further south I went the more I clipped, especially areas I felt the trail would be confusing.  I was hoping to get it clipped to where I had stopped clipping coming North of PI and did in fact complete that.  The trail was completely blocked about 100 yards from where I had made it up from the south with the hiker bypass equally bad, but 6-8 cuts later 12' of trail was open and 60' of bypass unnecessary. 

Met two hikers today on the way out that had lost the trail.  They turned around when they met me after we discussed how far it was to the river crossing (we were 1-1.5 miles north of PI).  I explained it to them, and later it occurred to me the maps show LGT crossing near Blue hole, while when someone mentions river crossing I think MST.

On the way out the two I mentioned told two more hikers heading south to talk to the "ranger".  They too wanted to go to the river crossing.  I estimated it at 6 miles for the MST one and rather involved.  They were thinking just walk across the private land.  I said they shouldn't do that and getting to that point wasn't easy near the private property anyway.

Pinch In and LGT (north of PI)

Date of work: 10-12-2012
Number of workers: 1 Jim de
Time spent: 10 hours (includes commute)

Hiked down PI to LGT clipping lightly, my summer clipping still had the trail in great shape.

Once at LGT I headed north clipping until I was just south of the feature known as the sphinx,   Then I turned around, took a break and hiked back out PI

Sorry to report, but the trash at the PI trail head is still there...

Sept 3, 2012 Southern RJ

Date of work- 9/3/2012
number of workers: 2 Ken C and Jim d
Time spent : 9 for Ken 8 for Jim (includes commute)
Work done: Clipped and built water features on about the southern most mile of RJ trail.  We didn't get into the deepest part of Mossy canyon, but we got to the north edge of that section.  It was humid,warm, and foggy, some occasional light rain.  Even a break of sun.  Great day in the gorge with great company.

At Pinch in we saw a blue barrel and tree stand someone had hauled out apparently from the campsite at the river south of PI.  Whoever did that we are grateful too.  Last pic.



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