Today eight of us cleared the trail with chain saws, weed eaters, clippers and signs. There now is a beaver dam to cross to get to the lunch spot by the ponds which seemed fairly sturdy.
We need to revisit this section later in the season to protect the walls in the shelter at Berg Stopover as well as see to fixing the boardwalk at the beginning. A shorter but intense work day with coffee in Beaumont.
Landowner Rights & Trail User Responsibilities
The Waskahegan Trail is a unique resource that exists only because of the generosity of landowners. Before you set foot on the trail:
- Know the landowner rights and the trail user responsibilities.
- Check the trail conditions
East Battle River and famous features
Twenty-one hikers came out to discover the famous features of the East Battle River section of the trail.
At the base of the plateau, we stumbled upon the cacti. After scrambling to the top of the plateau, we enjoyed the sweeping vistas and stepped around the prairie crocuses (Anemone patens).
Just as famous as the crocuses is the hill, “Rest and Be Thankful” where we climbed straight up to have our lunch, and actually rest.
On our return, we examined an animal spine and skull, and almost stepped on a garter snake.
Total distance was around 9 km.
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