Weeks 6 & 7

Crew 2 "hangs" out at Hanging Rock two weeks in a row....

The crew worked hard weeks 6 & 7 and got a lot accomplished, finishing up the Hanging Rock rehab. Along with help from the TATC club, the crew put in 50+ rock steps!! They also installed a few waterbars to help get water of the trail and put in some rock cribbing to help support the tread. They camped at Maupin Field shelter where they had the chance to hang out with a lot of hikers coming through. Overall it was a great couple of weeks!

Working on some tread definition

Proud of their lovely rock steps :)

Resting in a beautiful spot!

The crew putting in a waterbar






Taking off the berm

Lots of big rock moving on this project!

Working on some more steps

Caching the tools for the night

Crew 1 spends week 6 in Roan Highlands then heads off to Bluff City week 7...

Week 6 the crew headed down to Roan with the Tennessee Eastman Hiking Club where they were working on a set of relocations and dug over 1000 feet of new sidehill! Whew! Great work crew 1!! They camped near Overmountain Shelter where they enjoyed the beautiful view and the company of many other hikers. Week 7 for crew 1 was spent at the Bluff City Relocation just south of Pearisburg. The crew dug 800 feet of sidehill, did some rehab, and put in a rock steps as well. They enjoyed a nice dinner with the folks at Woods Hole Hostel to celebrate the 4th of July!

Tents at Overmountain Shelter

Enjoying some beautiful waterfalls after a hard days work

The crew at the barn

KONNAROCK!!

BEFORE: Pin flags in, ready to dig!

AFTER: fresh new sidehill

Painting blazes on the new relocation

View from camp @ the barn

Week 5

The crews head back out to continue on their projects at Main Top and Jump Up. Check out some pictures from their fun times and hard work!

Crew 2 @ Main Top

Adding crush and fill to make the hike across the rock face easier and safer

The rockbar installation continues....

Checking out Crabtree falls after a hard day of work!

Lunch break at Spy Rock :)

Crew 2 rocks!!

Crew 1 @ Jump Up

Building some fresh new trail

Locust log cribbing

New sidehill trail... relocation to a more sustainable grade

Mountain laurel

Crew 1 doesn't mess around!

It's always exciting painting a fresh blaze on the new trail!

The Nantahala Hiking Club gave the crew sweet club tshirts!

Back at base camp- cleaning up and drying out gear and tools from the week

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Week 4

CREW 1 STARTED ON THE JUMP UP RELOCATION JUST SOUTH OF THE NANTAHALA OUTDOOR CENTER IN NORTH CAROLINA, WHILE CREW 2 HEADED OUT TO FINISH THE MAIN TOP RELOCATION NEAR SPY ROCK.


Some stats on the work accomplished by our two AWESOME crews this week:

• Rock steps: 6


• Rock cribbing: 14 cubic feet


• Junk cribbing: 20 cubic feet


• Log waterbars: 26


• Log cribbing: 4 cribs, 35 feet


• Sidehill finished: 930ft


• Crush & fill: 28 cubic feet


• Freshly painted blazes: 30

Check out the photos from all their hard work!!

Crew 2 excited to get to work!

Finishing up the relocation that Konnarock started last season

Painting 30 new white blazes before opening up the new section!

Haning out on Spy Rock

What a view!!

After finishing up the relo, they started building waterbars

Crushing rock is always fun!

The rhododendron is beautiful this time of year!

Home sweet home :)

Hanging out in the kitchen

Thanks to the Koether's for letting us camp at their awesome cabin!!

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Weeks 2 & 3

CREW 1 HEADS OFF TO GEORGIA FOR 2 WEEKS FOR SOME RESTORATION ALONG LANCE CREEK.....

Crew 1 spent most of the first week in Georgia helping to restore areas along the creek that had been heavily impacted by camping. They buried some large "iceberg" rocks in the middle of the campsites for prevent further impact and spread grass seed to help encourage new growth over the bare soil. Since they were out for two weeks, the crew spent a couple of days off at the Ranch, resting and eating lots of fresh vegetables from the garden! But they quickly got back to work for a second week building new tent pads and an access trail to the water source. They encountered a bit of rain... but that didn't stop them from getting a lot of work done and of course having a lot of fun in the process!

The "iceberged" rocks made it look a bit like a cemetery...

Using the crosscut to get some nice locust logs for the tent pads

Now that looks like a great campsite!

Sunset from the crew's base camp

I don't even know what's going on here?! But thanks Lester(front row) for the awesome campsite!

CREW 2 SPENDS TWO WEEKS ON THE NEW RIVER RELOCATION OUTSIDE OF PEARISBURG.....

Crew 2 continued on a four year (and counting) project to relocate a 5 mile section of trail just north of Pearisburg. They had a small crew week 1, but still managed to build 500+ feet of new sidehill!! WOW! Week 2 the crew kept chugging away, swinging those digging tools and knocked out another 700 feet of fresh trail. They ran into a few nice rocks projects along the way to give them a break from digging. They had fun spending one rainy evening swimming in the New River and enjoying some delicious Mexican food at a local eatery. Overall a wonderful two weeks with some more great volunteers!!

Clearing trail across the rhododendron filled power line

Building a rock crib wall to save the tree roots!

Taking a much needed break after some hard work!

Week 2 the new crew is back at it... swinging away

Doing an inventory and caching tools for the night

Crew 2 plus some awesome OCVT club members that came out to help!

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