The guided hike last Sunday was at East Battle River and Rest and Be Thankful Hill, following the first Trail Maintenance of the season.
Just one day before the hike, Waskahegan member Ryan Mannear took advantage of the newly-cleared trail with his son.
Ryan reported back as follows:
Hey Guys,
I just hiked that section from highway 21 to Rest Hill. My son and I just had to walk the ditch past the water and pop in on the north end of the valley 🙂
Saw 2 snakes, 8 Deer and a muskrat 🙂
Photo by Ryan Mannear
And this guy
Photo by Ryan Mannear
What a great a memory this will be for father and son Mannear. Thanks, Ryan for passing on these photos.
May 2, the first day of the new maintenance season: weather was perfect, campground end of trail, not so much.
Equipment and materials were hauled in from A63 to the base of RBT hill, overcoming steep inclines, wet, boggy areas, and deadfall blocks. While 4 of the crew added another 30′ to the bog boardwalk, and shingled the bridge, the other 3 scouted through, chainsawing, clipping, and signing; a pretty little section of old trail running through a copse of trees was reinstated. The bogwalk could benefit by extending it another 50-75′.
Equipment and materials were hauled in from A63 to the base of RBT hill, overcoming steep inclines, wet, boggy areas, and deadfall blocks. While 4 of the crew added another 30′ to the bog boardwalk, and shingled the bridge, the other 3 scouted through, chainsawing, clipping, and signing; a pretty little section of old trail running through a copse of trees was reinstated. The bogwalk could benefit by extending it another 50-75′.
