We had a great crew show up today, and conditions were perfect to cut a lot of tread on the new trail. We probably have one more day left on this 1000' section of trail. We have been waiting and waiting for rain to continue the work on our new trail. Throwing shovels of floury Mt St Helens ash wasn't getting us anywhere. The trail work gods heard our pleas and we had several days of downpour and then sun, which made conditions for today's work perfect.

Today instead of working on the section that runs through the basalt scree,
we were cutting trail tread, and moving the occasional rock. The soil was
perfect. Several of us have gone out and bought the correct tools so we
were more well prepared than usual. I'm the proud owner of a 2.5#
pickax/mattock with a fiberglass handle. I don't think I am coordinated
enough to handle the ax portion of a pulaski.


First work day where I haven't been the sole female.

Here's some guys doing manly things like prying out really big rocks that are in the wrong place:



we moved a lot of rock to get the climbing turn built



it was foggy, no sun



here's before today


here's after, club member testing for flow


hats off to the crew. AWESOME JOB


more about the project:
http://www.fttrc.org/photos/rs/devils/devilsdown.cfm

Fat Tire Trail Riders, Spokane