A mixed group of new and returning volunteers basecamped at the beautiful Isabella site on the Powwow Trail last weekend, and focused on clearing heavy brush growth west of the "wye". Amazing (and tiring) work was done digging out root balls encroaching on the trail, but that didn't stop us from telling stories around the campfire and going for a refreshing swim after we knocked off for the day. Additional work was done near the campsite to ensure the Isabella waterway will be safe to cross for future hikers!
Crew #8 - The "BWAC Bigboys" completed a spring circumnavigation around the Powwow Trail. Winter storms brought down many new deadfalls, so the crew’s work was plentiful. During the circumnavigation, 250 treefalls were cut and removed from the trail to allow hikers a navigable path for the season. The Diana creek bridge was also repaired for crossing.
Crew #6, aka The Latriners, completed their mission to clear 0.63 miles of the Powwow Trail north and south of the Path Lake campsite. They also carried a latrine from the point where it was left by crew #5 to south of Path Lake campsite.
“Wilderness to the people of America is a spiritual necessity, an antidote to the high pressure of modern life, a means of regaining serenity and equilibrium.”
