YOU can wheel Reiter on the 18th.

Binder said:

Try these..

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This is cool stuff. :awesomework:

Binder said:

Try these..

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sweet Rick :awesomework:

All the nay-sayers can STFU and sleep in. Those who are gonna be there to "try" to make a difference, let's 'git 'er done'.

ROKRIG said:

All the nay-sayers can STFU and sleep in. Those who are gonna be there to "try" to make a difference, let's 'git 'er done'.

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Couldn't have said it better :awesomework:

Heading up now.:awesomework:

I did not get any photos of Binders rig today, but I understand it did well.

Was a great day with lots accomplished. A hearty THANKS to all that came out and helped.

Can not load photos right now, so I will attempt it again later or tomorrow. I did get some uploaded on the RTW Forum.

Good day guys!

That trailer is awesome!
Getting it around was a challenge, but the driver new what he was doing. :awesomework:

Good day indeed.

Was good to meet everyone. Day went well.

Thanks guys. The trailer isn't perfect but I think it beats the hell out of a wheel barrel.:redneck:
Good turnout today and lots of hard work by everyone!:awesomework:

Hi All:

Yes, a beautiful day in the Sky Valley, and we got lots accomplished at Reiter Foothills!

Thanks Rix for coming all the way up from Tacoma to help us (and thanks to your wife as well!)

Binder did not seem to have *any* problems dragging that ex-army trailer around, although admittedly ferns don't weigh as much as rocks do!

Regards,

Alan

Rix said:

Was good to meet everyone. Day went well.

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:booo: Sac-Up

But it was alot of fun and the Rock Climbers (we saw 2 today hiking down the trail) will have a nice little trail there to hike through, to enjoy their sport up the mountain.:awesomework:

At least a few of us awful 4x4 guys got one last chance to "wheel" it.:redneck: Thanks (and you're welcome: to the DNR for allowing us to use our rigs for the work party........instead of just our poor backs. I think, the volunteer work group as a whole is able to get more work done because of it.

The skidder buggy was a fun. Didn't get a chance to use the actual skidder plate Clark and the boys built. :looser: Sac-up already had a lot of usable logs right on the trail, for coverage and the water bars. And there were many available logs right off the trail, so I just winched and dragged my logs (10 feet at most) into place.

Whateve's........there are many near future opportunities to use it.:;

Good turn out.........40 or so volunteers, I think. Some bike guys too........they worked on repairing there own messy trails.

Had a couple douche-bags roll up (not 4x4er's!!!) and try to use the closed area's (powerline trails). May not know any better (THERE ARE CLOSED SIGNS!) but still very douch-ie.:looser:

No harm, no foul. We (4x4er's) also resisted temptation to go off the scheduled work route. As I was driving above the Rock Face it sure looked dry and inviting.......:masturbanana[1]:

I hope we can continue supporting these Restoration work parties and the DNR supports wheelers, using their wheelers, to fix our old wheeling trails.........for the non-motorized users.

We'll keep helping you, if you keep helping us.:hi:









That's the skinny. Till next time........

Photos. Please note all the workers wearing their Hard Hats as required now at DNR Work Partys.

Screw that mess.....I wasn't with that group.

We also had one local Rock Climber and a buddy Rock Climber from New Hampshire come out and help with the trail restoration. :awesomework: Thanks guys..

Great to see everyone today. A lot of work was done and it really was a quality job (at least the area that I saw).

I was really happy to see people using (and seemingly appreciating the capability of) those 2-man timber draggers. We were dragging (and completely lifting off the ground) some VERY heavy logs. They turned out to be a very effective and efficient implement.

Today's work really put into perspective how hard we will need to work to hold on to the glimmer of hope that we might be able to again recreate in an area that I believe we have all grown quite fond of. I know for me at the end of the day, it was a little tough to leave the place.

Terry

How the work was done:

7 rigs drove into the half way mark. 20 or so folks walked in. Split the group (close to) in half. Half Restored the top half of the trail; working there way up, vice-versa for the other group. (I was in the lower, smaller group)

Dug small trenches, added water bars (logs dug in), re-planted ferns. There were also DNR provided seedlings trees that were planted.......every 6-8 feet. HELL of a lot of work. Work was completed creek to creek though......almost the entire trail.

Only took 4-5 hours. Great job everybody.

Money Mark said:

Screw that mess.....I wasn't with that group.

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Ya you were I am the top one
As hard as we all worked, It does show that we love Reiter and want it back

Way to kick ass everyone

Note for future work parties:

Shovels SUCK to dig these water bars/planted materials into the rocky hard trail ground. BRING A PICK AXE (or the like) to these Restoration work parties. Much easier, Much less frustrating.

And for me it's easier getting the ferns dug up and re-planted too, with a tool like this.:awesomework:

My 0.02

nowires said:

Ya you were......

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I take credit for starting the safety helmet, wearing fad at Reiter and Canada. Or at least they're a reach away, in the rig.:redneck:

Safety first!