CMC Weekly Trail Maintenance News
09/17/03
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Looking Ahead.......
Trail Maintenance scheduled for this week
Bill Newton's Work Crew-Friday
This Friday we will be off to the Green River Game lands. John has lined up a good days work for us, so let's all give him a helping hand to get these trails in shape. We will meet at the Cracker Barrel on Upward Road at 8. Try for parking spots near Upward Road. As ever, please let me know if you will be out so we can plan the tools. Bill
Piet & Skip's Work Crew-Friday
Folks, It's back to the AT this week. We will go to Allen Gap (where the AT crosses NC Rt. 208), where there is work going in both directions. Howard McDonald will take a helper and go to the Log Cabin Road end of his section and come back to Allen Gap cutting trees (22 or 23 reported down). There is tread work and possibly some water bars needed going North from Allen gap and lots of narrow sloped tread and water problems going up the hill heading South. We will work one or both sides depending on how many folks show up for the day. The weatherman is forecasting lots of sun for Friday, so plan on coming out and getting in on some great trail work. Bring your digging tools. Asheville Folks meet at Forest Service headquarters at 8;00, Hendersonville people at Ingles at 7:20. I appreciate return E-Mails to let me know if you are coming, because it helps me plan the day. Mark you calendars for next Friday September 26th. Sam Samuals has invite us to his mountain resort for another ice cream feast. You don't want to miss this one. We will be working on the AT from Brown Gap to Groundhog Creek shelter and perhaps another crew going up Snowbird Mountain from the shelter if we have enough folks. Skip
Anyone interested in joining the trail crews contact: Hendersonville area-Bill Newton, 828-693-4033, Brevard area-Dick Johnson, 828-884-3685, Asheville area-Skip Shelton, 828-891-3264 or Piet Bodenhorst, 828-298-8371.
Annual Blue Ridge Parkway Fish Fry
The annual Blue Ridge Parkway appreciation fish fry lunch is scheduled for Friday, October 17 at noon. The location is in the auditorium at the Folk Art Center same place as last year.
This is the Blue Ridge Parkway's way of thanking the Carolina Mountain Club trail maintainers for all of the work we do on the Mountains to Sea Trail and the other trails on Blue Ridge Parkway land.
If you have worked on the Mountains to Sea Trail or other Blue Ridge Parkway trails in the past year contact your trails supervisor and get on the reservation list. Please make your reservation by October 7. Thank you for all you do! Don Walton
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Looking Back....
Bill Newton's Work Crew-Friday
The weather man says a beautiful day is coming up this Friday, so let's take advantage of it and head for the parkway. We need to check out the MST from 215 to Heywood Gap, but may only do 215 to Buckeye this week, depending on how many turn out.Can only have 10 per crew in the wilderness. If we have a large turnout, we will work from both ends towards Harlow's old man way. Let me know if you will be out so I can plan the tools and second trail if necessary. We will meet by the Maintenance Area by the Ranger Station. Pete
Piet & Skip's Work Crew-Friday
Folks, Lets go back to Balsam Gap this week. There is one more days work for about 3 people on rocks at the Steestachee Bald overlook entrance as well as 3 trees (two step overs and one crawl over) going South from there. The rest of the crew will go to the Grassy Ridge Mine overlook and head back North toward a major stretch of heavy tread and rock work about a half mile or so down the trail. Howard please bring your saw, I will bring a rock bar, and Piet please bring your sledge. Others bring digging tools and a bunch of energy. Asheville folks meet at The Home Depot at exit 44 of I-40 at 8:00. Hendersonville people at Ingles at 7:20. Everyone please let me know if you are coming, so I can plan crews and rides. Skip