Well, the rain hasn't let up any since our soggy Trail Maintenance Workshop last week. Despite the bleary forecast, a group of hardy land stewards and staff headed out to the Hay Reservation in Newbury yesterday to work on the trails and expanding some of the views from the top of Sunset Hill. Luckily, most of us had been up to the top many times before and knew where the view was supposed to be, since it was so socked in that the only views were of were of gray masses of cloud. With fifteen workers, the job of expanding the (temporarily) imaginary view went quickly, and we had time to clean out a lot of silted in waterbars, brush out the trail corridor, and expand a view of Mt. Kearsarge (again, imagined, on that day) to the north from the Kidder Trail. It was a full day of trailwork by the time we were done, and we had to keep moving all the time or else risk getting seriously chilled in our waterlogged clothing. I, for one, know that as soon as I got home and had a hot shower and a hot meal, it was all I could do to keep my eyes open that evening! Looking forward to some photos of the improved views from Hay land stewards Bruce Barton, Bruce Healey and Tom Nowell once the skies dry out. I'll post them as soon as they arrive!
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A quick lunch before we get chilled on the top of Sunset Hill
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| Todd Wagner (left) and Bob Lyon (right) clear a view with loppers and hand saws |
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