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Ridgeline Trail

  • Start date: 04/12/2012

  • Start time: 12:00 AM

  • End date: 04/12/2012

  • End time: 11:59 PM

Description:

We will start where the Saturday, April 7 TM project stopped, about 1/2 way up the trail. We will help clear (Swamp) the trail of branches and muck. We will work a few hours and if the weather is nice, we will hike to the top of the Butte.

Snacks and lemonade provided.

  • Event Leader: Pat Soussan

  • Event Leader Phone: 541-653-7997

  • Event Leader Email: pdsoussan@gmail.com

  • Assistant Leader: Janet Jacobsen

  • Event category: Trail Maintenance

  • Area Type: Urban

  • Departure Location: 52nd & Willamette Trailhead

  • Rating: Moderate

  • Roundtrip total drive miles:

  • Season: 2012

  • Permits Required:

  • Event Status: Passed

  • Supplies and Equipment Required: Weather and work appropriate footwear and clothing. Bring a rake and gloves if you have them to help clear trails.

  • participant prerequisites:

  • Conditions:

  • Total Distance: 4

  • Member Fees: —

  • Elevation Gain: 1500

  • Non-Member Fees: —

  • Committee: Trail Maintenance

  • Junior member fees: —

Trip Report

Armed with rakes and saws, we set off under a sunny sky to continue working on Spencer Butte’s trails from where the previous Saturday’s trail maintenance had left off. What were we actually doing? A discussion took place as to what our efforts might be called. Dan Gilmore had the best definitions: trail building for when the trail is laid out and constructed; trail treeage for the repairs after major events; trailsmithing when existing trails get structural improvements like culverts or bridges, or are rerouted; and trail grooming, mostly the sort of thing we did today . However it was called trail litter pick-up when Janet Jacobsen encouraged me to traverse a steep slope with fallen trees and branches to retrieve a 24 oz Coors beer can. Dan was not impressed with the brand. We stopped Trail Grooming after two hours and headed up to the summit, where we sheltered from the wind for a substantial snack, before heading back down. Thanks to everyone for a successful morning’s trail maintenance with extra thanks to Janet for providing the snacks and co-leading.