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McCall Hiking Club Trail Maintenance Day 2005

Wednesday, September 7, 2005

8:00 am, Rite Aid Parking Lot, Across from the Post Office

THE FOREST SERVICE HAS ASKED US TO WORK ON SIX MILE TRAIL (TRAIL # 172) WHICH RUNS FROM GROUSE CAMPGROUND (NEAR GOOSE LAKE ) TO  FS ROAD 305 IN MEADOW VALLEY .

VOLUNTEERS FROM BOISE HAVE COMPLETED THE “HEAVY WORK” THAT WAS BADLY NEEDED ON THIS TRAIL SO THE TRAIL IS NOW READY FOR US TO DO THE FINAL MAINTENANCE WORK.  THIS TRAIL PASSES THROUGH OLD GROWTH FOREST AND IS IN A DRAINAGE WITH NO ROADS, SO IT HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BE A GREAT TRAIL.

THE TRAIL IS ABOUT TWICE AS LONG AS HAZARD CREEK, WHICH WE WORKED ON LAST YEAR, BUT WE CAN DO SIX MILE TRAIL ONE WAY, STARTING AT GROUSE WITH A PICKUP AT FS305, WORKING GENERALLY IN A “DOWNHILL” DIRECTION!!!

TIME: 8:00 AM   - MEET IN THE PARKING LOT IN FRONT OF McCALL POST OFFICE.  WE PLAN TO  BE AT THE TRAILHEAD BY 9:00 AM IF YOU ARE DRIVING THERE DIRECTLY.

WE NEED 14 VOLUNTEERS.  PLEASE CALL RENAE (634-2382) IF YOU ARE WILLING TO HELP WITH THIS IMPORTANT WORK.  OR, CALL BOB BECHAUD, DIRECTOR OF TRAIL MAINTENANCE FOR THE CLUB, WHO CAN BE REACHED AFTER SEPTEMBER 4, 2005 (634-2655 AFTER 9/4/05 OR LEAVE A MESSAGE PRIOR TO 9/4/05, 720-6986)

EACH VOLUNTEER NEEDS TO BRING:

             - LONG HANDLE PRUNING SHEARS (LOPPERS) CAPABLE OF CUTTING UP TO 2” DIAMETER.

WE ALSO NEED TWO SHOVELS AND TWO RAKES.  IN ADDITION, THE FOREST SERVICE WILL PROVIDE SOME TOOLS FOR US.

SUGGESTED CLOTHING:

             - LONG PANTS

             - LIGHT, LONG SLEEVE SHIRT

             - LIGHT JACKET THAT SHEDS WATER (DEW ON THE BUSHES!)

             - EXTRA SHIRT AND SOCKS

             - SAFETY GLASSES WITH CLEAR LENSES (NOT A LOT OF LIGHT IN THE BUSHES!) IF YOU HAVE THEM

             - SUN GLASSES

             - WORK GLOVES (NOT LIGHT GARDEN GLOVES!!!!!)

WE’LL PLAN ON WORKING IN  TEAMS OF 2, WITH EACH TEAM TAKING A DIFFERENT SECTION OF TRAIL.  . 

WE’LL HAVE LUNCH ON THE TRAIL AND SHOULD BE AT THE PICKUP ABOUT 3 PM .  IN ADDITION TO LUNCH, YOU MAY WANT TO BRING SOMETHING FOR A MID-MORNING SNACK.

BRING MORE WATER THAN YOU WOULD FOR A NORMAL HIKE.  SUGGEST AT LEAST 100 OUNCES.

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