[pct-l] Kick off, or is that TSC Weekend?

[Gail Van Velzer]

Thank you to all who maintain the trail.  I also am part of Backcountry 
Horsemen, so maintain trails in the Sierras.  It's a big job.
Gail

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "walt Durling" <durlfam4 at icloud.com>
To: "Barry Teschlog" <tokencivilian at yahoo.com>
Cc: "PCT L" <pct-l at backcountry.net>
Sent: Thursday, April 24, 2014 12:47 PM
Subject: Re: [pct-l] Kick off, or is that TSC Weekend?


> Muchas gracias, Barry. There wouldn't be a pct if it wasn't for the crews 
> who labour mightily to keep it open.
>
> Sent from my iPad
>
>> On Apr 24, 2014, at 15:08, Barry Teschlog <tokencivilian at yahoo.com> 
>> wrote:
>>
>> While many current, former and future PCT hikers gather at Lake Morena 
>> this weekend, the dirt digging, cross cut saw carrying and brush slaying 
>> trail crews of the PCT (at least in Oregon and Washington) will be 
>> gathering at Cascade Locks, Oregon for the 6th Annual Columbia Cascades 
>> Trail Skills College.
>>
>> http://www.pcta.org/volunteer/trail-skills-college/
>>
>> The trail fashions will be a far cry from the Morena crowd - Carhards, 
>> 10" high all leather "logger" boots and helmets will be the predominant 
>> dress, instead of shorts, running shoes and floppy hats.  "Ultra light" 
>> has a different meaning -  a 5 foot long cross cut saw in lieu of the 26" 
>> bar chain saw.
>>
>>
>> While the herd is heading north, sawyers are being trained and certified 
>> to clear the way for them.  Tread crews are learning how to smooth the 
>> way or repair and rebuild land slide destroyed tread.  New crew members 
>> are learning the basics of scouting, brushing and tread work, while 
>> current and future crew leaders are being trained on crew and project 
>> management.  People are learning about grip hoists, drilling and breaking 
>> rock, using traditional tools in Wilderness construction, gabion 
>> construction, first aid / CPR, and working with pack stock, to name some 
>> of the classes.
>>
>> Having done trail crew since 2009 and thinking back to the thru hike 
>> several years before that, it's truly monumental that there is a trail 
>> 2600+ miles long and that over 80,000 hours were put into maintaining it 
>> last year.
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