Bridge Building

4.2.2011 John, Nance Jo, Earl, Tony & several members of a Boy Scout Troop that were working on their badges.  The project was to work on constructing a bridge over a contributory stream to Board Camp Creek.  The troop was to do most of the work with with the adults as being the supervisors.  The trees had already been cut and de-barked.  We built the pedestals for the trees on each side of the creek and then moved the trees into position using a come-along.  After positioning the trees they were secured with all thread, nuts and washers.  The bare trees were then coated with a fence paint designed to seal the wood.  Treads and steps will be put in place on the next work day.  The weather was perfect.  The hiking distance was roughly 3/4 mile each way and I would rate it as easy.  For pictures, click on the Board Camp Creek tab above or click here.

Long Branch Trail

3.30.2011  Nance Jo, Earl  Rather cool, damp and misty.  It did not really rain, so it was nice and quiet out in the forest.  We ran into patches of fog which made it kid of eerie.  While we ate lunch the only sound was a dog barking far away.  There were numerous small creek crossings, but these were easily handled.  The temperature was almost perfect, just cool enough to keep you from perspiring, but not so much as to make you cold.  The distance was 7.6 miles and I would rate this trail as easy.  To see a few pictures, click on the Long Branch tab above or click HERE.  Notice the footprint to the right.  The object in the picture is a quarter!

Trail Maintenance

3.27.11  Nance Jo, Caroline, Earl  It seems to be hard to find hikers on a maintenance day!  The three of us carried on where we left off on the previous maintenance day.  Mostly, we raked, pruned and cut a couple of small trees blocking the trail.  We did our best to try to drain some wet spots and direct some water away from settling in pools on the trail.  We moved a few rocks to help in crossing the wet spots.  In all we hiked about 4.5 miles.  To view a few pictures of the hike click on the Trail Maintenance tab above or click here.