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Josh Journey a.k.a Josh Lewis
Joined: 01 Nov 2007 Posts: 4830 | TRs | Pics
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My friend Mark has an Eagle Scout Project where he would be building a trail at the Index Town Wall (near the city of Index). We need as many volunteers as possible. Here is a page on it:
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=123546207692078
For those who do not have facebook, here is some info on it:
My Eagle Scout project has been approved and will be taking place on the weekend of August 14th and 15th. I am looking for volunteers who will be available on one or both of these days. Any help is appreciated. This project will consist of building a trail at the Index Town Walls, a popular rock climbing location currently undergoing a purchase by Washington State Parks. Sandwiches and cookies will be provided.
Work hours ...are from 10:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. on both days, but with enough volunteers, we might be able to accomplish the project faster. The trail will be approximately 1,000 feet long and follows the bottom of a natural cliff band. Bring work shoes and a day pack with snacks and water. There is unofficial free camping located directly across from the walls. Index is about 1 hour east of Mukilteo, so carpooling is encouraged but not required.
Please let me know as soon as possible whether or not you will be able to help.
Thank you,
Mark
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For those who do not know much about Index, here is a page:
http://www.summitpost.org/mountain/rock/236229/index.html
If you have any questions on this, ask Mark @ geckozoo@gmail.com
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Hulksmash Cleaning up.
Joined: 20 Apr 2008 Posts: 7113 | TRs | Pics Location: Arlington |
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Hulksmash
Cleaning up.
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Sun Aug 01, 2010 9:09 pm
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Is there not already a trail there? Perhaps my memory is flawed, and i'm thinking about a different trail in the area.
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Anna Mae or may not
Joined: 18 Feb 2004 Posts: 239 | TRs | Pics Location: vacillating |
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Anna Mae
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Thu Aug 05, 2010 7:34 am
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I think you're right, Hulk. Any of those cliff bands that are used heavily enough to need a path already have one. Maybe that's why the scout was able to get his project approved.
Any trail building done is likely to be more nearly trail improvement, which is fine. It's too bad that most attempts to improve social trails gets shot down so fast.
Anna Mae
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Josh Journey a.k.a Josh Lewis
Joined: 01 Nov 2007 Posts: 4830 | TRs | Pics
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I hear it was a success. I could not go because I was at camp.
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Backpacker Joe Blind Hiker
Joined: 16 Dec 2001 Posts: 23956 | TRs | Pics Location: Cle Elum |
There's a four wheel drive path on top that comes right to the cliff face...
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"If destruction be our lot we must ourselves be its author and finisher. As a nation of freemen we must live through all time or die by suicide."
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Josh Journey a.k.a Josh Lewis
Joined: 01 Nov 2007 Posts: 4830 | TRs | Pics
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I suppose there is some spot there that does not have a trail. Or atleast at the time, I was told it was a lot of work and they had a few others helping.
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GeoHiker Rocky Walker
Joined: 26 Feb 2005 Posts: 6033 | TRs | Pics Location: Off the Deep End |
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Sun Aug 22, 2010 8:14 pm
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I would guess they picked an existing trail and did an improvement. There are trails all over the place. The main trail to the top of the wall was in pretty good shape, maybe they improved that one?
The 4x4 road up top is no longer. Closed due to DNRs sticky fingers. At the rate DNR is going with the Reiter mess it will be 5 years till anything is open in there again.
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You call some place paradise, kiss it goodbye......Eagles
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