The National Smokejumper Association Colorado Chapter site for information on trail and work projects taking place in Colorado. Maintained by Bill Ruskin (CJ '58).
Tuesday, February 07, 2006
UPDATE ON 2006 COLORADO TRAIL PROJECTS
At a breakfast meeting today with George Miller, we discussed 2006 trail projects and we are going back to build two bridges over Frenchman Creek in the Collegiate Peaks Wilderness Area northwest of Buena Vista Colorado on June 22-23. (This is area where we climbed up to 12,000' on Mt Harvard with all of our tools last September, looking for the bridge site. When we ran out of trees, our astute squadleader, Hal Howell, suggested we turn around). We now know where the bridges are to be built. Rich Hilderbrand is the squad leader for the June project.
Good news on the September project, September 6-10 (Note: the dates on the sign up sheet for 2006 NSA projects are last years dates). George Miller doesn't have a major project for us this year but he is willing to provide logistic support with CTF's excellent base camp. So it looks like we will have a project with USFS Leadville District, the Continental Divide Trail Alliance, the Colorado Trail Foundation and the NSA.
More details on both projects will be posted as they become available. Stay tuned and check the blog occasionally. Don't forget to send your sign up sheets to Jon Mcbride.
