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

[Michael Slusser]

There are not enough thanks to go out to you and all those who work so hard
to maintain the trail. You cannot hear it enough, so I say again: your work
is enormously important and appreciated.

~PE
www.professorerrant.com


On Thu, Apr 24, 2014 at 1:08 PM, Gail Van Velzer <vanvelzer at charter.net>wrote:

> 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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