February 23, 2002
Pedernales Falls State Park, TX - by Jae Kim
The weather could not be any better. Although it dipped below the freezing point the night before, it went up to 80 degrees on the work day. A blue sky with no clouds and the cool breeze greeted us while we were taming the badly eroded trail.
Under Mark Henneke's leadership, nineteen volunteers worked on the short trail (about 30 feet long) that leads to the river from the Youth Camping area. The heavy rainwater caused the erosion during the winter.
The crew brought up buckets full of rocks from the river bed and filled up large voids. Then, a mix of dirt and gravel was added on top using wheelbarrows. Due to the large number of volunteers, the work was completed before lunch time.
Generous park rangers cooked delicious cornbread and beef stew for us. Some of the crew camped there Saturday night as well.
Thursday, February 28, 2002
2/15-18/02 Davy Crockett National Forest Trip Report
February 15-18, 2002
Davy Crockett National Forest, TX - by George Boemerman
This particular Davy Crockett National Forest trip brought us members from far and wide: Austin, San Marcos, Round Rock, Lufkin, Nacogdoches, and Benton, Louisiana. A total of 15 Trail Tamers plus five E-Corp folks participated in a concentrated three-day series of projects.
Rocky Nelson (the guy from Benton) led a group to the wilderness area to repair flood-damaged sections of an elevated walkway. Ray Fore (our Lufkin guy) led the team building the boardwalk portion of the handicapped access trail. Mike Rodgers (our club president guy) took charge of the group working on the regular portion of the handicapped access trail.
The handicapped access trail is our main project at Davy Crockett. It is not complete yet and we will continue our efforts until it is completed. The next expedition is tentatively set for early May of this year (pending approval by our board). That time-frame was suggested by the National Forest folks because an area where they want an observation platform, along the boardwalk, will hopefully be dried out enough by then to work on.
The trip was not all work. In the evenings we had great meals prepared by Rocky Nelson, Ray Fore and John Payne. These were followed by a congenial atmosphere around the campfire.
Monday morning was a super breakfast. Allan Weber (our founder) and his buddy, Jim Robinson, prepared venison sausage and gravy. The biscuits were complements of Derly Rivera, George Boemerman and their Dutch ovens.
The weather was great, we accomplished the normal Trail Tamer workload (LOTS), and we all had a good time.
The partipants included Greg Robin, Nora Ahmed and P. Rogeli Esamella who came in one day from Nacogdoches; Jennifer Williamson and Kelly Hinds who came in for one day from Steven F. Austin University; plus Joe and June Villarreal, a one-day couple from Austin along with Pamela Mackenzie.
The five E-Corp members were Sean Bone, Evan Branum, Katheryn Killebrew, Lisa Slate, and Matt Styslinger.
The remainder of the crew were Jim Schmidt, Mike Rogers, David Justice, Allan Weber, Jim Robinson, Mary Lynch, Terence Donovan, Ray Fore, Chuck Lundstedt, Amy Tonai, Derly Rivera, George Boemerman, Rocky Nelson, John Payne and Jim McKinney.
Copyright © 2003 Central Texas Trail Tamers
Davy Crockett National Forest, TX - by George Boemerman
This particular Davy Crockett National Forest trip brought us members from far and wide: Austin, San Marcos, Round Rock, Lufkin, Nacogdoches, and Benton, Louisiana. A total of 15 Trail Tamers plus five E-Corp folks participated in a concentrated three-day series of projects.
Rocky Nelson (the guy from Benton) led a group to the wilderness area to repair flood-damaged sections of an elevated walkway. Ray Fore (our Lufkin guy) led the team building the boardwalk portion of the handicapped access trail. Mike Rodgers (our club president guy) took charge of the group working on the regular portion of the handicapped access trail.
The handicapped access trail is our main project at Davy Crockett. It is not complete yet and we will continue our efforts until it is completed. The next expedition is tentatively set for early May of this year (pending approval by our board). That time-frame was suggested by the National Forest folks because an area where they want an observation platform, along the boardwalk, will hopefully be dried out enough by then to work on.
The trip was not all work. In the evenings we had great meals prepared by Rocky Nelson, Ray Fore and John Payne. These were followed by a congenial atmosphere around the campfire.
Monday morning was a super breakfast. Allan Weber (our founder) and his buddy, Jim Robinson, prepared venison sausage and gravy. The biscuits were complements of Derly Rivera, George Boemerman and their Dutch ovens.
The weather was great, we accomplished the normal Trail Tamer workload (LOTS), and we all had a good time.
The partipants included Greg Robin, Nora Ahmed and P. Rogeli Esamella who came in one day from Nacogdoches; Jennifer Williamson and Kelly Hinds who came in for one day from Steven F. Austin University; plus Joe and June Villarreal, a one-day couple from Austin along with Pamela Mackenzie.
The five E-Corp members were Sean Bone, Evan Branum, Katheryn Killebrew, Lisa Slate, and Matt Styslinger.
The remainder of the crew were Jim Schmidt, Mike Rogers, David Justice, Allan Weber, Jim Robinson, Mary Lynch, Terence Donovan, Ray Fore, Chuck Lundstedt, Amy Tonai, Derly Rivera, George Boemerman, Rocky Nelson, John Payne and Jim McKinney.
Copyright © 2003 Central Texas Trail Tamers
2/15-18/02 Davy Crockett National Forest Trip Report
February 15-18, 2002
Davy Crockett National Forest, TX - by George Boemerman
This particular Davy Crockett National Forest trip brought us members from far and wide: Austin, San Marcos, Round Rock, Lufkin, Nacogdoches, and Benton, Louisiana. A total of 15 Trail Tamers plus five E-Corp folks participated in a concentrated three-day series of projects.
Rocky Nelson (the guy from Benton) led a group to the wilderness area to repair flood-damaged sections of an elevated walkway. Ray Fore (our Lufkin guy) led the team building the boardwalk portion of the handicapped access trail. Mike Rodgers (our club president guy) took charge of the group working on the regular portion of the handicapped access trail.
The handicapped access trail is our main project at Davy Crockett. It is not complete yet and we will continue our efforts until it is completed. The next expedition is tentatively set for early May of this year (pending approval by our board). That time-frame was suggested by the National Forest folks because an area where they want an observation platform, along the boardwalk, will hopefully be dried out enough by then to work on.
The trip was not all work. In the evenings we had great meals prepared by Rocky Nelson, Ray Fore and John Payne. These were followed by a congenial atmosphere around the campfire.
Monday morning was a super breakfast. Allan Weber (our founder) and his buddy, Jim Robinson, prepared venison sausage and gravy. The biscuits were complements of Derly Rivera, George Boemerman and their Dutch ovens.
The weather was great, we accomplished the normal Trail Tamer workload (LOTS), and we all had a good time.
The partipants included Greg Robin, Nora Ahmed and P. Rogeli Esamella who came in one day from Nacogdoches; Jennifer Williamson and Kelly Hinds who came in for one day from Steven F. Austin University; plus Joe and June Villarreal, a one-day couple from Austin along with Pamela Mackenzie.
The five E-Corp members were Sean Bone, Evan Branum, Katheryn Killebrew, Lisa Slate, and Matt Styslinger.
The remainder of the crew were Jim Schmidt, Mike Rogers, David Justice, Allan Weber, Jim Robinson, Mary Lynch, Terence Donovan, Ray Fore, Chuck Lundstedt, Amy Tonai, Derly Rivera, George Boemerman, Rocky Nelson, John Payne and Jim McKinney.
Copyright © 2003 Central Texas Trail Tamers
Davy Crockett National Forest, TX - by George Boemerman
This particular Davy Crockett National Forest trip brought us members from far and wide: Austin, San Marcos, Round Rock, Lufkin, Nacogdoches, and Benton, Louisiana. A total of 15 Trail Tamers plus five E-Corp folks participated in a concentrated three-day series of projects.
Rocky Nelson (the guy from Benton) led a group to the wilderness area to repair flood-damaged sections of an elevated walkway. Ray Fore (our Lufkin guy) led the team building the boardwalk portion of the handicapped access trail. Mike Rodgers (our club president guy) took charge of the group working on the regular portion of the handicapped access trail.
The handicapped access trail is our main project at Davy Crockett. It is not complete yet and we will continue our efforts until it is completed. The next expedition is tentatively set for early May of this year (pending approval by our board). That time-frame was suggested by the National Forest folks because an area where they want an observation platform, along the boardwalk, will hopefully be dried out enough by then to work on.
The trip was not all work. In the evenings we had great meals prepared by Rocky Nelson, Ray Fore and John Payne. These were followed by a congenial atmosphere around the campfire.
Monday morning was a super breakfast. Allan Weber (our founder) and his buddy, Jim Robinson, prepared venison sausage and gravy. The biscuits were complements of Derly Rivera, George Boemerman and their Dutch ovens.
The weather was great, we accomplished the normal Trail Tamer workload (LOTS), and we all had a good time.
The partipants included Greg Robin, Nora Ahmed and P. Rogeli Esamella who came in one day from Nacogdoches; Jennifer Williamson and Kelly Hinds who came in for one day from Steven F. Austin University; plus Joe and June Villarreal, a one-day couple from Austin along with Pamela Mackenzie.
The five E-Corp members were Sean Bone, Evan Branum, Katheryn Killebrew, Lisa Slate, and Matt Styslinger.
The remainder of the crew were Jim Schmidt, Mike Rogers, David Justice, Allan Weber, Jim Robinson, Mary Lynch, Terence Donovan, Ray Fore, Chuck Lundstedt, Amy Tonai, Derly Rivera, George Boemerman, Rocky Nelson, John Payne and Jim McKinney.
Copyright © 2003 Central Texas Trail Tamers
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