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● #171: Ingalls Mtn ○ Days on trail: 3 ■ Drains ■ Brushing ■ Cutbacks ● #480: Griffin Cr ○ Days on trail: 1 ■ Drains ■ Brushing Details ● #171: Ingalls Mtn: 6.7 of 8.2 miles of trail maintained. ○ Installed drains along 6.7 miles from upper N trailhead, stopped about 1.5 miles from Sylvia Lake TH. ○ Brushed a total of 2.7 miles with brushes, concentrating on the worst sections. ○ Cutback 2 trees that were freshly cut, but still over the trail. ● #480: Griffin Cr: 0.6 of 4 miles of trail maintained. ○ Installed drains and brushed the top 0.6 miles, down to the first road crossing (2925).
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● #210: Lupine Lake ○ Days on trail: 2 ■ Drains ■ Clearing ● #171: Ingalls Mtn ○ Days on trail: 2 ■ Drains ■ Brushing Details ● #210: Lupine Lake: 3.9 of 3.9 miles of trail maintained. ○ Installed and cleaned drains along entire length of trail. ○ Identified a bridge project: ■ Puncheon over muddy section (15 ft) at mile 0.7 from trailhead. ■ Talked with Derrick about acquiring wood for project. ○ Removed hazard leaners. ● #171: Ingalls Mtn: 2.2 of 8.1 miles of trail maintained. ○ Installed drains along 2.2 miles from upper N trailhead. Did not put eyes on lower section between FSR 538 and Star Meadows Guard Station. ○ Brushed a total of 0.3 miles with loppers. Most brush is small trees and Ceanothus (Snowbrush) in burn area starting about 1.5 miles up from TH. Summary
● #76: Beardance ○ Days on trail: 3 ○ Treadwork/drains ○ Clearing Details ● #76: Beardance: 1.5 of 6.5 miles of trail maintained. ○ Heavily addressed drainage issues along lower half of switchback section. Added rock armoring and created rock culverts. ○ Removed stump/rock near highway. It was causing problems for bikers and was considered a hazard. It was also a big step for hikers, with slippery roots/rocks nearby. Flush cut and raised tread to match/ensure drainage. ○ Replaced 60 feet of tread where roots had lead to trail creeping downhill. Added rock culvert and catch log to keep trail to spec width. ○ Removed 1 obstructing tree, cut back 6 other trees. Summary
● #44: Abbot Cr ○ Days on trail: 1 ○ Cleared Details ● #44: Abbot Cr: 2.0 of 4.7 miles of trail maintained. ○ Cleared and performed cutbacks on bottom section between gated road and bottom of single track. ○ Will return to make sure upper section of single track is also clear. Summary
● #76: Beardance ○ Days on trail: 3 ○ Brushed Details ● #76: Beardance: 1.5 of 6.5 miles of trail maintained. ○ Brushed up from bottom. Ended about 0.5 miles below old logging road crossing. |
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