Sonoma Trails » Annadel http://www.sonomatrails.org Share Advocate Steward -- Sonoma County Trails Council Fri, 03 Feb 2012 01:12:32 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 The New Puncheon on Ridge Trail Completed! http://www.sonomatrails.org/2011/11/10/news/the-new-puncheon-on-ridge-trail-completed/ http://www.sonomatrails.org/2011/11/10/news/the-new-puncheon-on-ridge-trail-completed/#comments Fri, 11 Nov 2011 00:12:21 +0000 Geoffrey http://www.sonomatrails.org/?p=903 We had a great day at Annadel on Nov. 5 as over 45 volunteers pounded, bolted, wrestled and dug the new puncheon on Ridge Trail into being. With  Bay Area Ridge Trail Council and REI sponsorship; major funding from the 2011 Annadel Half Marathon; air support from the Sonoma County Sheriff’s Office; logistical, transportation and construction from [...]]]> We had a great day at Annadel on Nov. 5 as over 45 volunteers pounded, bolted, wrestled and dug the new puncheon on Ridge Trail into being. With  Bay Area Ridge Trail Council and REI sponsorship; major funding from the 2011 Annadel Half Marathon; air support from the Sonoma County Sheriff’s Office; logistical, transportation and construction from the North Bay Unit of the California Backcountry Horsemen volunteer recruitment and leadership from the SCTC; and of course, the enthusiastic cooperation of State Parks, the project was truly a combined effort — we completed the puncheon and minor reroute in an amazing 5 months from proposal to final workday. We owe our success to great planning and coordination by Ken Wells and Tim Mayer from the Trails Council and Dan Horn from the Backcountry Horsemen, hard work from a lot of dedicated volunteers — and a good deal of luck with the weather! Thank you everyone who contributed!

 

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]]> http://www.sonomatrails.org/2011/11/10/news/the-new-puncheon-on-ridge-trail-completed/feed/ 0 Annadel Spring Creek Causeway Project – Oct. 31 & Nov. 1, 2009 http://www.sonomatrails.org/2009/10/20/news/annadel-spring-creek-causeway-project-oct-31-nov-1-2009/ http://www.sonomatrails.org/2009/10/20/news/annadel-spring-creek-causeway-project-oct-31-nov-1-2009/#comments Tue, 20 Oct 2009 23:15:55 +0000 Geoffrey http://www.sonomatrails.org/?p=266 Now that we have had some rain and the soil is workable we want to begin the long-awaited Spring Creek Trail project.  The site, which is about half a mile up the trail from the intersection of the Spring Creek and Canyon trails, is a wet muddy mess in the winter, and we hope to [...]]]> Now that we have had some rain and the soil is workable we want to begin the long-awaited Spring Creek Trail project.  The site, which is about half a mile up the trail from the intersection of the Spring Creek and Canyon trails, is a wet muddy mess in the winter, and we hope to build a long-lasting repair with short sections of causeways.

This summer we hauled rock and tread mix up to the project site, so some of the heavy work has already been done.  Now we would like to get together a crew of 6 or 8 to actually build the project.   The work will consist of preparing the trail bed with McLeods and mattocks, moving rock and tread mix in wheelbarrows for a short distance (50 to 100 feet, generally downhill), placing materials (fabric, border rocks, drain rock, and tread mix), and finally compacting the surface.  We plan to begin work on Saturday, October 31.  This trail is gets a lot of use, and we don’t want to leave the project unfinished, so those who can will work on Sunday, Nov 1 as well.

If the weather doesn’t cooperate for the 31st or 1st, we’ll try again the following weekend, Nov. 7th and/or 8th.

Leader for this project is Tim Mayer. Please contact Tim directly to sign up for either (or both) days.

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