Trail Work Twofer This Weekend

Good Afternoon Fellow NCTr's:

This Saturday morning, July 17th and Sunday evening, the 18th, we'll do a trail work twofer:

Saturday morning we'll head out to the Fletcher Hill Road trailhead with the DR mower and weedwacker and get the field walk back to Snake Run Road mowed and cleaned up from overgrowth. We also have two hiker trail log boxes ready to install, one for Snake Run Road west and one for the Sankey Hill Road area. These are two spots the Boy Scouts put in the benches last month and I'm thinking would be a good place for hikers to take a break and jot down any comments they have about the trail and their hike. The plan then is to leave from Jata's in Wampum at 9:00 AM Saturday morning and drive to Snake Run Road, stop for ten minutes there to install the first box, then head on up to Fletcher Hill Road and start mowing. Once finished there, we'll drive to Sankey Hill Road and take ten minutes to hang that box. Come earlier to Jata's for breakfast if you'd like.

Sunday evening, the 18th, we'll meet at the Sterling Road trailhead at Gamelands 285 at 5:00 and work for a couple of hours on digging new trail out at Indian Rock. The switchbacks/sidehill up and down in that area are going to be pretty extensive and time-consuming to build but "pretty cool!" when finished.

As always, I'll bring the tools. Bring along something to drink and a snack if you'd like. Come when you can, leave when you have to - all help is appreciated.

Also, remember the Chapter meeting is being held on Monday evening at the shelter at Watt's Mill. A wienie roast/pot luck is planned - please email Maa Garrett at dcgcag@hotmail.com that you are planning to attend.

Have a great week and hope to see you on the North Country Trail this weekend!