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Sawin' Logs ...
PostWed Apr 11, 2018 11:59 am 
The first logout of the season for the Duckabush River trail. A four-day BCRT (Washington Trails Association Backcountry Response Team.) If you haven't done one of these, you're missing out! - The leaders and volunteers were fun, knowledgeable, and dedicated, everyone worked incredibly hard, and we shared LOTS of laughs. - Volunteers from the Backcountry Horsemen carried our heavy tools and some of our other gear in to our basecamp. (Well technically their horses and mules did the carrying!) - We cleared what seemed like hundreds of logs (some huge!) and what seemed like hundreds of miles of very thorough brushing. - Our team of twelve included FOUR women! No WONDER we got so much work done! wink.gif - Plenty of sweaty brows, tired muscles, and wet boots, and everyone stayed safe and reasonably dry. - Nutmeg performed an absolutely HILARIOUS and heartfelt birthday rap for Snoopy! - Light showers and sun breaks until Saturday, then the wind picked up and it started DUMPING rain, so we switched from sawing to work on long-overdue brushing and drainage. - Last but not least, Becca was an outstanding crew leader. She scouted the trail and prioritized the work. Becca and her assistant crew leaders continuously kept safety on the top of everyone’s minds. But we also had BIG fun and got LOTS of work done!
Safety briefing
Safety briefing
Excellent support from the Backcountry Horsemen
Excellent support from the Backcountry Horsemen
A few of the hundreds of logs down across the trail
A few of the hundreds of logs down across the trail
Birthday cake!
Birthday cake!
Teamwork
Teamwork
Nutmeg the human buzzsaw
Nutmeg the human buzzsaw
Before
Before
After!
After!
Sawdust
Sawdust
Blowdown saws another blowdown
Blowdown saws another blowdown
HUGE logs cleared!
HUGE logs cleared!
Afternoon planning meeting
Afternoon planning meeting
Plenty of water!
Plenty of water!
Drainage
Drainage
Hardhat after doing double duty as a bucket
Hardhat after doing double duty as a bucket
One long continuous puddle!
One long continuous puddle!
LOTS of long-overdue brushing!
LOTS of long-overdue brushing!
Drainage and more drainage
Drainage and more drainage

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PostWed Apr 11, 2018 5:41 pm 
Well done, wet and weary crew! Drainage is an "ounce of prevention that's worth a pound of cure" that's often less obvious to those of us who prefer fair weather workparties. The deep trench of a seasonal streambed descending west from Little Hump is a good example of what results from long neglect of drainage. Your willingness to brave the rain is appreciated! up.gif If it were not for many workparties with both WTA and BCHW, we'd not still have a Duckabush Trail the 6.5 miles to the Park boundary, so we wouldn't have one in the Park to Upper Duck, either! It's volunteers that keep the forest trail system together, one stitch at a time, year after year.

"of all the paths you take in life, make sure a few of them are dirt" - John Muir "the wild is not the opposite of cultivated. It is the opposite of the captivated” - Vandana Shiva
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PostWed Apr 11, 2018 6:06 pm 
Kudos to the group smile.gif Becca is the best leader. I'm sorry I couldn't make this BCRT frown.gif Rick

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PostThu Apr 12, 2018 6:13 am 
thanks for your great work! WTA rocks!! up.gif up.gif cool.gif

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PostThu Apr 12, 2018 10:55 am 
Well done. You guys are awesome!!! Seriously!

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PostThu Apr 12, 2018 4:23 pm 
I just hiked this trail w/ gongju hiker to Big Hump yesterday in the pouring rain. The trail work that you guys put in was fantastic! The water was clearly being diverted off the trail, and it was blow down free! We very much appreciated the lack of trees across the trail (especially given the fact that we were hiking with umbrellas).

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PostThu Apr 12, 2018 4:33 pm 
Hmmm ... I am in a few of those photos. Rumi

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PostSat Apr 14, 2018 3:58 pm 
That drainage work looks like fun. It's a lot easier to get it right when it's raining hard and you can see where the water comes from and where it wants to go. Thanks for the hard work. I still hope we get nicer weather on Green Mountain this summer.

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PostSun Apr 15, 2018 9:08 pm 
What a wet trip! Looks fun!

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