Posted: Sun Aug 07, 2005 8:37 pm
Indeed. Bill counted 50+ folks who came out for the crag day. All the trails from the Gallery over to the Volunteer Wall were thoroughly upgrade, several peices of new trail were created. The trail building just kept getting better and better through the day. What was good enough at the beginning of the day was sub standard by the end of the day, and then got re-done by the perfectionist trail crews. Just goes to show, you ask folks for help, you explain generally what needs to be done, and then you leave it up to their judgement to do the best job they can In this case all of the effort were over the top.
The kiosk that KD put up looks great. Shannon and Julie put up the big welcome sign at the beginnig of the Preserve out on Bald Rock Road. Bethel (Kenny's dad) and a crew of stone masons created kick ass steps and stone base under All That Glitters that would make Dan Osman proud. Bob headed up a crew to undertake a civil engineering project of reinfocing the steep slope under the slab routes at the Volnteer Wall. Jeremiah and Jeremy et al totally seshed another steep portion of the trail making it replete with comfortized steps.
Tim Powers, Susko, JJ, and Terry got five new routes put up with enthusiastic bolters.
And the Party kicked ass! The Blind Corn Liqour Pickers full on threw down. Beer was flowing and folks out there cutting the rug (including Jesse, who appeared to be develping his own brand of country punk slam). Raffle items were given away.
It had everything that John would have liked- trial building, new routes, the ring of drills echoing down the hollar, community, and best of all, folks coming out and taking ownership of their property and investing themselves. It is a healthy sign for the RRGCC. John and Alex would be pleased.
The kiosk that KD put up looks great. Shannon and Julie put up the big welcome sign at the beginnig of the Preserve out on Bald Rock Road. Bethel (Kenny's dad) and a crew of stone masons created kick ass steps and stone base under All That Glitters that would make Dan Osman proud. Bob headed up a crew to undertake a civil engineering project of reinfocing the steep slope under the slab routes at the Volnteer Wall. Jeremiah and Jeremy et al totally seshed another steep portion of the trail making it replete with comfortized steps.
Tim Powers, Susko, JJ, and Terry got five new routes put up with enthusiastic bolters.
And the Party kicked ass! The Blind Corn Liqour Pickers full on threw down. Beer was flowing and folks out there cutting the rug (including Jesse, who appeared to be develping his own brand of country punk slam). Raffle items were given away.
It had everything that John would have liked- trial building, new routes, the ring of drills echoing down the hollar, community, and best of all, folks coming out and taking ownership of their property and investing themselves. It is a healthy sign for the RRGCC. John and Alex would be pleased.
