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A Sign of Things to Come
Last July, after many long years of service, the trailhead sign at Mount Sunapee’s Andrew Brook Trail was found lying on the ground. The sign had passed on. The sign was no more. It had ceased to be. It expired and gone to meet its maker. It’s a stiff! Bereft of life, it rests in…
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9/6/24: 3 Rock Steps on West Ridge Trail
Three volunteers set three new rock steps at the top of small gullies in hopes hikers use them, and thus stay on the trail and cause less erosion by making herd paths. Lifting their feet more than one foot high seems to be a step too high for them, so we set these new steps…
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A Busy Month On Mt. Cardigan
Hello Trail Crew, Throughout the month of August 2024, the Highlanders focused on the Mt. Cardigan trails that we tend. Team Leader Josh patrolled Mowglis Trail from Orange Cove to Firescrew on 8/3-4. 13 hrs. Trail Master Craig re-dug some drains and ditches below the cascade on West Ridge Trail on Wed 8/7 4 hrs,…
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Mount Cardigan: Cleanup On Mowglis
On August 3 & 4, Highlander Team Leader Josh took the initiative to check off one of the jobs on our to-do list. Starting north of the mountain on Sculptured Rocks Road, he hiked up Mowglis Trail to check on how it was doing. At the jct. of the Orange Cove Trail, he found it…
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2024 Mid-Season Update
Greetings trail crew, Halfway through our season, and there is some news: 1) The 3-year DNCR safety certification for our volunteer sawyers expired on June 10, along with that for ~60 others who work for NH State Parks. The Volunteer Program Manager is working to get another such class offered. 2) Meantime, we have plenty…
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Cleaning Up the Newbury Trail
On Sunday July 28th, 2024, Cardigan Highlanders Aurel, Ben, Bob, Chris, Josh, and Scott met at the Caboose in Newbury Harbor at 8 AM for a day of work on Newbury Trail. The job of the day was to clean and where necessary re-dig the drains, remove blow downs, and do some brushing especially on…
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Scouting Reports
Trailmaster Craig and a companion hiked up the Rim and Newbury Trails to the north view, taking an inventory of needed erosion control. Rim Trail needs its yellow blazes re-painted, and a short trail relocation. Newbury Trail, uphill of Rim Trail, has a flight of ~ 12 stone stairs, then climbs steeply up the fall…
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Back to Andrew Brook
On Sunday July 14th Cardigan Highlanders Ben, Bob, Josh, and Scott met at the Andrew Brook trailhead to distribute tools among them for the 1.3-mile hike to our work site a short distance above the third brook crossing. Tools included 4 ten-pound bars, Rope winch and related hardware, two shovels, two picks, trail saws, caution…
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Sat., 6/29: Clrearing Drains & Blowdowns on Mount Sunapee
On Saturday June 29th CHVTC members Josh, Scott, Aurel, and Bob spent 8 hours working on the Andrew Brook Trail. We cleaned and, in most cases, re-dug 32 drains. The four of us spent about an hour on one particularly large side drain not far from the trail head. We then worked our way up…
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