Good Evening Fellow NCTr's:
We'll be heading out to the Gateway Bridge on Tuesday morning to do some repair work on the trail around the culvert pipe we put in a couple of years ago. The water has changed its course and we'll need to do some digging to get the treadway out of the mud. We'll also take the opportunity to do some finesse work on the trail leading up to the Gateway relo, and touch up the blazes in that area as they are starting to fade.
We'll leave from Jata's in Wampum at 9:00 AM (come earlier for breakfast if you'd like) and drive up Darlington Road to the Mines and Meadows campground to park. We'll plan on being out for a couple of hours - I'll bring the tools and the blaze paint.
A couple of other items this evening:
The New Castle News has an article about the Scouts who put in the benches at the trailhead out at Cemex http://www.ncnewsonline.com/opinion/x1483667008/Twins-build-benches-for-North-County-Trail
And here's a blog post about a Venture Outdoors hike that took place at Moraine SP http://www.zackcyphers.com/venture-outdoors-at-moraine-state-park/ I had an opportunity to meet last week with Julie Meier, the Field Office Coordinator for VO in Beaver, Butler, and Lawerence counties to show her our section of trail at Gamelands 285 and Watt's Mill, and also to let her know about the miles we have available to hike directly to the east and west of Wampum. As my friend Bob Cody always says, "More feet means less maintenance." And more feet on the trail is more awareness and more support from the community.
Hope to see you Tuesday in Wampum,
Dave Brewer
We'll be heading out to the Gateway Bridge on Tuesday morning to do some repair work on the trail around the culvert pipe we put in a couple of years ago. The water has changed its course and we'll need to do some digging to get the treadway out of the mud. We'll also take the opportunity to do some finesse work on the trail leading up to the Gateway relo, and touch up the blazes in that area as they are starting to fade.
We'll leave from Jata's in Wampum at 9:00 AM (come earlier for breakfast if you'd like) and drive up Darlington Road to the Mines and Meadows campground to park. We'll plan on being out for a couple of hours - I'll bring the tools and the blaze paint.
A couple of other items this evening:
The New Castle News has an article about the Scouts who put in the benches at the trailhead out at Cemex http://www.ncnewsonline.com/opinion/x1483667008/Twins-build-benches-for-North-County-Trail
And here's a blog post about a Venture Outdoors hike that took place at Moraine SP http://www.zackcyphers.com/venture-outdoors-at-moraine-state-park/ I had an opportunity to meet last week with Julie Meier, the Field Office Coordinator for VO in Beaver, Butler, and Lawerence counties to show her our section of trail at Gamelands 285 and Watt's Mill, and also to let her know about the miles we have available to hike directly to the east and west of Wampum. As my friend Bob Cody always says, "More feet means less maintenance." And more feet on the trail is more awareness and more support from the community.
Hope to see you Tuesday in Wampum,
Dave Brewer
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