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RodF
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PostTue Jun 01, 2010 8:47 pm 
Celebrate the American Hiking Society's National Trails Day® this weekend by helping with trail maintenance projects - for a list of projects in Washington state, click here. Also see the Mt. Walker Trail and other NTD work parties at WTA. Little River Trail near Port Angeles - join other volunteers to do trail work, clear blow down from winter storms, and help repair the bridge that was damaged this winter. Partner organizations include: • Back Country Horsemen of Washington | Peninsula ChapterGrey WolvesWashington State Dept. of Natural ResourcesOlympic National Park • Olympic Discovery Trail Thursday Crew What to bring: Work gloves, drinking water, lunch and wear sturdy boots. DNR and BCHW will provide the tools. RSVP at any of the links above. Meet at the trailhead at 9 am (here's a map). We will install curb logs and rebuild 120 feet of tread across a slide and move logs into place to replace a footbridge 1 mile from the trailhead, with Tom Mix, BCHW as crew leader.

"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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PostThu Jun 17, 2010 12:08 am 
The Little River Trail bridge project, mentioned above, was completed by 30 volunteers contributing a total of 638.3 person-hours. In addition, Backcountry Horsemen of Washington, Peninsula Chapter, donated 235 stock-hours to pack over 700 pounds of tools and supplies.
Rocky yarding decking
Rocky yarding decking
Railing crew: Don, Bobbi, Rod, Lisa, Neil, Sam
Railing crew: Don, Bobbi, Rod, Lisa, Neil, Sam
Completion: Lisa, Rod, Chief, Neil, Tom, Don, Linda, Dave
Completion: Lisa, Rod, Chief, Neil, Tom, Don, Linda, Dave
Stats: stringers: Doug fir, 34 ft x 22" diameter. sills: cedar, 12 ft x 2 ft diameter. decking: cedar, 6 ft x 6 inches thick. posts, braces, rails: ~4x6" cedar. new tread & turnpike built: 120 feet.

"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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PostThu Jun 17, 2010 12:19 am 
Nice...Thanks for the hard work up.gif up.gif

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