Trail Work Update
11/18/09
The crews
have been busy this fall with trail work.
Last day of
hunting season is Sunday, Dec. 6. Trails will
open Pearl Harbor Day - Dec. 7. We are getting
them in shape. A lot of brushing has been
done. The 55 foot bridge that got washed away
in the late spring is back in place and almost
finished. The steep hill on the C'vl trail has
been circumvented...the guys finally found a way
around it. Before building the bridge,
they had to build a road to get in to it....the
fields are still knee deep in mud in places and they
couldn't get the heavy timbers for the decking in to
the location.... had to lay a special fabric
down and 3 loads of stone for about 100 feet or
so.... sledders don't know the half of it
when they glide over the snow on good trails what
goes in to making them. This rebuilding has
cost us approximately $2000.
Decking alone for hemlock (which is expensive) was
$1032. The rest was for
equipment rental, etc. All labor was
volunteer. We have to thank a downstate club -
Long Island Sno-Seekers for their donation to help
with this project.
Pictures here...
Pictures here...