Mt. Olive Church Vols Day #2

Good Evening Fellow NCTr's:

We had an excellent Day #2 with the volunteers from Mt. Olive Lutheran Church - we made it to the top of Indian Rock hill with another length of excellent sidehill trail! While that was being worked on, another part of the team continued the grub work on the relatively flat pathway back to the old iron bridge. That section is a beautiful walk through the woods.

The plan for the next two days is to start sidehilling back down the other end of the hill to link up with the existing trail that goes back to the trailhead. Generally not as steep but a bit longer stretch to get back down. I appreciated Rick Ostheimer's input on the particulars of the route as we spent some time discussing the pros and cons of the different options available.

Thanks also goes out to Gamelands 285 Manager Bob Correll and his crew today. We met up with them at the trailhead this morning as they were working on a project and they allowed us easier access to our starting point. Bob and the rest of those good-natured guys who keep GL285 in shape have always been supporters of the North Country Trail and it is appreciated.

Some photos from today here, starting on the second line down: http://outdoors.webshots.com/album/578308086jqdcgb?start=12

Come on out and visit if you can - we'll be taking off from the Sterling Road parking area shortly after 9:00 AM tomorrow.

Dave Brewer