Reporting: Richard Carter
Date: 6/26/2012
Purpose: Cut weeds
Location: Section 14b, Stan Murray Shelter to one mile south of shelter
People: Richard Carter
Summary: I cut weeds with a string trimmer along approximately the first mile south of the shelter, removed one minor blowdown, and did some lopping of bushes.
Reporting: Steve Wilson
Date: 6/30/2012
Purpose: Cut weeds and briars
Location: Section 3a, Abingdon Gap Shelter to Spring 2.3 Mile North of Low Gap
People: Steve Perri, Steve Wilson
Summary: Scythes were used to cut weeds and briars on this 3.5-mile section. In spite of the dry weather, we found some stinging nettles were chest high and needed cutting. The trail and water diversions looked good. Water was found at the Abington Gap Shelter’s spring and at Double springs. We gave two thru hikers, Squirrel Fist and Lunatic, a ride to Damascus on our way home.
Reporting: Bill Berry
Date: 6/30/2012
Purpose: Cut weeds and clear blowdowns
Location: Section 20b, Temple Hill to No Business Shelter
People: Bill Berry
Summary: I cut weeds, blazed, and cleared blowdowns.
Reporting: Terry Oldfield
Date: 7/1/2012
Purpose: Maintain Mountaineer Falls Shelter
Location: Section 12b, Walnut Mountain Road to Mountaineer Falls Shelter
People: Terry Oldfield
Summary: I hiked with my daughters and trimmed a few overhanging branches on the way to the shelter from Walnut Mountain Road. At the shelter, we picked up trash and replaced the log book. I also picked up some trash at Walnut Mountain Road. Thanks to the Third-Saturday crew, the trail is in great shape and there wasn’t much trash to pick up.
Reporting: Carl Fritz
Date: 7/3/2012
Purpose: Cut blowdowns
Location: Section 2a, Backbone Rock Trail south for one mile
People: Carl Fritz, Bob Peoples
Summary: We used Backbone Rock Trail to access AT. We cut four blowdowns, the largest being just a couple of hundred feet from AT on Backbone Rock Trail.
Reporting: Carl Fritz
Date: 7/3/2012
Purpose: Clear relocation
Location: Backbone Rock Trail
People: Dave Clark, Jim Foster, Pat Loven, Ted Mowery, Ed Oliver
Summary: Tuesday Crew cut and lopped growth in the relocation that ASU will work on. Fourteen-hundred feet have been prepared with flags and divided into seven sections of 200 feet each.
Reporting: Bill Berry
Date: 7/6/2012
Purpose: Inspect trail and clear blowdowns
Location: Section 20b, Spivey Gap to No Business Shelter
People: Bill Berry
Summary: I inspected the trail and cleared blowdowns.
Reporting: Brian Paley
Date: 7/12/2012
Purpose: Clear blowdowns
Location: Section 8, Wilbur Dam Road to Watauga Shelter
People: Brian Paley, Bob Peoples
Summary: We cleared several large blowdowns caused by the recent storms.
Reporting: Brian Paley
Date: 7/17/2012
Purpose: Clear blowdowns
Location: Section 12d, North of US19E toward Bishop Hollow
People: Brian Paley, Jim Chambers
Summary: We cleared one regular blowdown, one 24-inch step-around log, and two large clusters of blowdowns.
Reporting: Carl Fritz
Date: 7/17/2012
Purpose: Inspect trail on Round Bald
Location: Section 14b, Engine Gap to Carvers Gap
People: Paul Benfield, Ken Buchanan, Pat Buchanan, Dave Clark, Carl Fritz, Frank Klein,
Ted Mowery, Ed Oliver, Bob Peoples
Summary: We inspected trail from Carvers Gap to Engine Gap and developed a plan for work to be completed with Konnarock Crew to hopefully finish major trail repairs to this section for twenty years. Four of us went to Banner Elk to purchase supplies including rebar for this project.
Reporting: Tim McClain
Date: 7/21/2012
Purpose: Cut weeds
Location: Section 3b, Spring to US421
People: Tim McClain, Peggy McClain
Summary: We cut weeds and cut back limbs and woody growth on the south half of this section.
Reporting: Tim McClain
Date: 7/22/2012
Purpose: Cut weeds and remove blowdowns
Location: Section 3b, Spring to US421
People: Tim McClain
Summary: I finished cutting weeds on this section and removed six small blowdowns with a handsaw.
Reporting: Richard Carter
Date: 7/22/2012
Purpose: Cut weeds
Location: Section 14b, North side of Grassy Ridge
People: Richard Carter
Summary: I cut weeds and briars with a string trimmer along about three-quarters of a mile of trail on the north side of Grassy Ridge.
Southeastern Foot Trails Coalition invites TEHCC members to Tennessee’s Cumberland Plateau Gathering in September.