Traildogs - January 24, 2008
We are canceling Friday's, Jan 25th, planned hike down from Hickory Nut Mt. The weather forecast looks miserable. Three of us went up on the mountain today and hiked about halfway down the south face of the mountain just to get a sense of the degree of difficulty we will encounter in the construction this section.
The slope on the south face of the mountain is probably in the 40 degree range or very steep. This means it is difficult to walk down without slipping and falling. The trail as laid out is a series of switchbacks that reduce the degree slope to something around 18-20 percent which is still steep but manageable. The views are nothing short of spectacular all long this section of the trail and will rival any in the state.
We will continue construction starting next Monday morning. We will meet at the Joplin trailhead parking area just off Mt. Harbor Rd. Turn onto Mt. Harbor Rd. go about 1/2 mile and you will see the road going to the parking area on the right. The machine and operators usually arrive around 8:00 am with most of the volunteers arriving between 8:30 and 9:00 am. If you arrive after we have departed the parking area just follow the red/pink ribbon going out of the back of the parking area on the old forest service road and hike about 1/4 mile until you see the flagging leaving the right side of the road.
The weather next week looks ideal for the dig so bring your lunch and join us.
Jerry Shields
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