PI once again

date of work: 5/3/2013

number of workers: 1 Jim de Friess

time spent: 4 hours includes commute

Work done: continued down Pinch In removing trail obstructions and creating waterbars with them.  Nearing cliff edge area.  Son hiked to the river and back while I worked, he did carry out the pack and tools, I still couldn't keep up.

Forgot the camera so no pics, found and removed empty water bottle "propel" from the side of the trail.

Brief but good trip, the waterbars up the hill seem to be working well, and it was quite pleasing to see.  They are also substantial and should last a while with very little maintenance.

It was a great day in the woods.

Pinch In 4/26/2013

Date of work 4/26/2013

number of workers 1 - Jim de Friess

time spent 5.5 hours - includes commute

Continued working down the hill, a couple large trunks were across the trail and off the ground and not sure its any easier there, but it is different. The wet weather spring waterbar is now 15' further up the hill closer to the spring thanks to one of the trunks.  I just took my time chipping away at them.

Pictures at

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Pinch In April 14 2013

date of work: 4/14/2013

number of workers: 1 Jim de Friess

time spent: 4 hours (includes commute)

Work done: continued down Pinch In Installing waterbars, pictures at picasa.

Picked up trash out of the bushes- took picks of it too.

Advised a couple with 2 small children that were very complimentary of the trail, that they were on the toughest gorge trail and only about 1/3 down it.  They decided to hike it some day without the 6 yo, turning around.

It was a great day in the woods.  I'm down to one of the spring areas and just beyond is an awkward to cross trunk- its the start of the next trip.

Jim d

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April 6 2013 -upper Pinch In

Date of work: April 6, 2013

Number of workers: 1 Jim de Friess

time spent : 8 hrs includes commute

Work done: concentrated on establishing more enduring water features on upper PI.  Photo link below with comments.  Was passed by a number of hikers, cut one standing dead tree out of my conclusion it would fall soon anyway, and probably right down the middle of the trail, so I helped it.

Might be a bigger log than people can comfortably cross so I made a path around the upper end

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Great day in the woods.

Jim d

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.