PI-LGT-CC trails

Date of work : mar 16-17
time spent: 9 hours
number of workers : 1 Jim de Friess

Work accomplished: Removed major obstructions along PI, LGT, ant CC
trails, clipped a little as I walked on lgt and cc with shears.
Couldn't tell any tread work had been done on lgt between cc and pi,
still some steep difficult areas.

2 hard to cross trees on lower cc, and a third at a switchback
blocking it twice. 2' in diameter plus all three. I did put a foot
notch in the lowest one,.

Photos at :

https://picasaweb.google.com/110028009052849072738/March172012

Pinch In and south LGT- PI to DF

Pics at

https://picasaweb.google.com/110028009052849072738/March102012

dates of work March 9 and 10
number of workers: 1- Jim de Friess
time spent:  I'd say about 5 hours total of actual work, I mostly just worked where the trail needed clearing.

Work accomplished:  Took pulaski and loppers for trip to DF, I knew there was about 100 feet of the original trail blocked, and people were getting around it to the river side.  I cleared obstructions on the way in and then that section of trail.  I also did some xlearing on the way out.

South RJ - near the road

Date of work: Feb. 5, 2012
Number of workers: 1 Jim de Friess
Time spent: 4 hours - includes commute
Work done: Upper south end of RJ, I cut down 5 trees and worked on or built 10 waterbars.  I only worked down to sitting rock (1/3 of the way to the cliffs).

There was one particular tree across the trail, a big maple - hard as rock and waist high.  The bases of these trees however are rotten so they break off at ground level.  Since another even bigger one was leaning unfavorably I decided to cut it down too.  Most of the other leaning trees were rotten and ready, I only cut the the rotten leaners.

I've had a great two days in the woods. 

PI and LGT (route from PI to DF)- work report

https://picasaweb.google.com/110028009052849072738/February42012PinchInAndLGT

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.

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.

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.

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.