Gap Mountain Work Day

Today was a major trail work day on the North Trail on Gap Mountain.  While the SCA Trail Crew was on the mountain earlier this spring and completed some significant rock work, much work remains on this heavily utilized trail.  Today we continued the improvement effort by knocking off more of the areas that really needed some tender loving care.

This is a picture taken during the spring.
It shows a typical section of trail needing attention.

Our group of volunteers arrived and by 9 AM we were ready to get to work.  Many thanks to Bob Curly and his crew from Massachusetts and to Frank Bequaert for organizing this event !

Work crew ready for action!

Today was a super October day for some heavy lifting with fair and cool weather.  And NO BUGS.  When the SCA crew was here this spring there were swarms of black flies.  Today the flies and their mosquito friends were long gone and no one missed them a bit.

After a short 1/2 mile hike to the work sites we were ready to go at it.  Now that most of the leaves have fallen, a distant view of Mount Monadnock was our constant companion.

  

Most of the day was spent on new water bars and rock steps.  The work sites had been mapped out in advance, all 25 of them!  No, we did not expect to finish all the work today, just continue to pick away at the list. 

Frank Bequaert and Bob Curly planning the construction
of steps on a steep section. 

With the large crew of enthusiastic volunteers, a lot was accomplished.  Here is a small sample of today's activities.

Upgraded water bars

New Rock Stairs

More new stairs.  Frank Bequaert and Walter Weeks adding a bit
more brush to direct hikers on the trail.

Basic maintenance to many water bars.

At the end of the day we declared our work a success and headed home to watch the game.  Go Red Sox !!!

Thanks again to everyone that participated today.