Trail Volunteers.... you are our heroes!

Trail Day 2 - November 14, 2009

With threatening skies, over 30 people showed up to make our second trail day even more better than our first trail day two weeks ago!  I was truly overwhelmed by the support of trail users who showed to support Libby Hill.  In the first hour a chipping crew began working on the Turkey Trot to clear out trees felled by beavers and fix so problem trees on the ski trail.  Meanwhile back at the parking lot, 15 people cleared the entrance trail to Libby Hill, the Lynx Trail.  Dean Bennett of Gray Rec dropped of bottle water for volunteers and Marie Riemensnyder brought hot muffins in a basket for trail workers.  After a trail ribbon cutting, trail workers moved up the hill to clean up the back section of the Moose Odyssey and Deer Run trail.  We also were able to trim the property line on the West boundary of the Libby Hill property.  Again, thanks to everyone who made these trail days the most successful ever!

Trail Day 1 -Oct. 31, 2009

I waited in the parking lot at 7am to see how many volunteers would show for our first of two trail clean up days this year.  I've done these work days more than two dozen times in the past 10 years and never can predict how they will go.  I can remember more than once where the total turn out might be me and Carl Holmquist, but today, today by 8:30am.... we set a new record with over 25 people coming you to support Libby Hill!  We cleaned up 2 miles of ski trails, opened up the upper half of the new Lynx trail and fixed two major water problem areas.  We also punched a hole into the woods to show the new Lynx trail that start directly across from the parking area.  We had 3 trail crews scattered over 5 miles of trails so if I didn't personally thank all of you,  thank you!