CATS Survive Heat - Pt 6 26 July 2018 at Lake Boedecker
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26 July 2018 at Lake Boedecker
CATS Survive Heat – Pt 6
Ouch – not
only hot again, but late in reporting! I am swamped with everyday living
things and painting houses. I hope someone in the future finds a way to write
up reports faster. Anyway, we were back at it in the same place with the
exception that we are heading south now as we turned the half way point.
Meadow or grass field cutting is not so fun, but our members have developed
their own way of doing business which I think is remarkable. Some stake out a
piece of trail between two to three of those pink flags and call that their
work zone. They seem to stay in there until the piece of trail is right and
looks good and then they bounce or jump over others to the next piece. This
repetitious way of whacking trail has become standard for us and we are good
at it too. I think we are helping out on another important piece of the
puzzle out there as we are depositing our cuttings on the eroded edges of the
reservoir. This action will help stop some of that washing away of the
embankment and preserve our trail that is not too far.
Kathleen
brought out a new member – Jeondra Arrington from Denver area and she is an
experienced trail builder with VOC. Hope she liked our work project even though it is in direct sun?
Good times
afterwards as we went up to the Wapiti for dinner and got some really nice
new long sleeve bright yellow shirts from Scott. Thanks Scott!
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Members: Navy Bob, Connie, Dean, Scott, Kathleen, Lynn,
Jeondra (new), Dale Roberts, Brandon,
Andy, Hours:
3.5
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RESULTS: 280’ of new finished trail – ready for use
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ROSES:
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Welcomed new member – Jeondra Arrington
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Dale did not overheat!
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Snack treats from Liza Sheldon again always great
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Bigger toads – real big this time – see photos
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Crew leap frogging works well
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Bright new LS shirts – all took one home
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Fun at Wapiti
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THORNS:
ü Hot – humid too – full sun
ü Tried to stay outside at
Wapiti – but got too cold and windy
ü Water keeps pulling back
in lake
ü Grass growing back into
trail
ü Big toad peed on me
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BUDS: Writing from a
disadvantage, like being late, is perhaps similar to telling an old joke over
again. Nobody is going to listen. So with that analogy, I will make this
report quick and sweet. The End.
Seriously,
we are plodding away with this trail and it is a real test for us as we have
some other trails to construct in Loveland that will be out in the prairie
with full sun again. I think the smartness of it all is that we tank up with
water and sunblock. Our clothing is important too. Wearing loose fitting
light colored apparel is good for dealing with this heat wave. The air
quality is not the greatest either with all the fires going on in the state
at this time.
We also look
out for each other and keep an eye on heat issues as that can be a killer if
not dealt with immediately. One thing also is that members should have some
food on their stomachs before coming out. No time for a fast food place, then
just smack down some peanut butter. That stuff is great for having something
in your stomach to digest.
This trail
is a real challenge for us and we are taking it on with tactful decisions
including prolonging the start time by an hour if the temps are over 90°F. We
also have back up water in the van. “Be Prepared” – the old Boy Scout Motto
and thus we are.
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