Wind Blown

Tuesday Feb 26, 2008 – Wind Blown

Today was cold 40 degrees with a 30+ MPH wind howling off the lake and up the north slope of Hickory Nut Mt. Our Wind Blown Traildogs had to shift to the south side of the mountain where we previously skipped a section due to wet conditions. Once on the south slope of the mountain Ole Hickory Nut spread her high ridges to protect the crew knocking the wind completely off the team who were then able to work in shirtsleeves by lunch. Our best estimate is we will complete the work by Friday of this week if we have sufficient help to complete the finish work on the topside trail. Thanks Chuck and John for a job well done on the switchback.

I only heard from two traildogs who could be there for the free lunch Thursday so I am asking again is Thursday or Friday better for those who helped on the trail and would you like a lunch or maybe a breakfast.

Also we are scheduling Wednesday March 5th at 9:00 am as the start time for flagging the next leg of the trail to Crystal Springs. This will be an all day hike being led by tom Ledbetter and Tom Ferguson. Al Traildogs are invited but should be aware this is an arduous endeavor requiring a significant amount of climbing and we are not sure how many miles we will be covering. If you plan to participate please let me know ahead of time.

Tomorrow we will start at 9:00 am and meet at the same parking area on top of the mountain. Join us if you can and help complete this short section of trail.

Come when you can and leave when you want and let me know about the free meal on Thursday or Friday

Jerry