NSA Colorado Projects

Colorado Springs, CO. Join us for a great three day project on The Colorado Trail in the beautiful Clear Creek Valley in the Pike- San Isabel National Forest June 27-30, 2007. Note that the dates changed from those listed in the 2006 Trails Maintenance Report. We will be cutting trees for a new route that will move the Colorado Trail off of private land and onto national forest land. This three day project will clear a corridor in which later crews will build a new trail section. Time permitting we may also build some of the new trail.
The camp site will be along Clear Creek in a beautiful valley adjacent to the Collegiate Peaks Wilderness Area. The fishing should be outstanding since this section of the creek will be on private land. The site is a flat meadow surrounded by trees and a complete camp outfit including full kitchen, all tools, and showers will be provided and set up by the Colorado Trail Foundation (CTF). Stan Linnertz, MSO'61 has volunteered to cook for the crew (no one makes better hot cakes) and Rich Hilderbrand, MSO'66 will assume responsibility as squad leader. More details on logistics will be included in future blog postings.
Access to the site is off of Highway 24 about 15 miles north of Buena Vista. Then exit west toward Clear Creek Reservoir on a well marked County Road 390. Follow this road 2.8 miles to a gate on the left which there will be a sign identifying it as access to the Colorado Trail Crew Camp. Then just follow the marking to the campsite.
The smokejumper crew will meet in Buena Vista at Jan’s Restaurant, a block South of the traffic light on the West side of Highway 24. Meeting time is 9:30 AM on Wednesday, June 27. From there we will convoy to camp. Friday is steak night with departure on Saturday. If interested in joining the Colorado project, your responsiblity is: 1) sign up for the project with NSA trail office in Missoula using the form in the 2006 NSA Trail Maintenance Report, and 2) sign and return volunteer release form with the CTA. Information on how to submit this release form in hard copy or electronically will be posted later on this blog. Looking forward to another great season.
NOTE: CHANGE FROM ORIGINAL PROJECT DATES