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CATS Start New Trail

CATS Start New Trail Project – 1 Nov 2018 Willow Bend NA Loveland CO With all the weather lately one would think it is time to hang up the tools. Not so for CATS as we are still whacking trail and this time on a new trail project here in Loveland at the newly purchased natural area – Willow Bend. I believe it is 98 acres with a pond. We have been tasked to cut in a hiking trail at six foot width for almost .4 mile. The new project required some weed-whacking and thanks to the COL we were able to borrow a machine for and almost whack the entire trail build area. We started early on this project with me going out there at noon to cut the grass down making it easier for CATS crews to get in there and cut in a nice dirt trail. Bob V came out and lent a hand in the cutting of the grass – all evening in fact and three tanks of gas later. We got folks there to the site and apologies for some that went to other areas, but in all we had 14 CATS on the t
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Fastest Project Done!

CATS Finish Project in Record   Time   - 25 Oct 2018    2- 5 pm Outstanding work from our members last Thursday as we wrapped up our project there at Lake Boedecker in Loveland. We were asked to arrange crusher fines in 3 ft. width to form a trail much like the work we did at Boise Ave earlier this year. The main difference was the crush was organized into small piles along the linear trail and distribution was easy with a McLeod. This trail is a lead in trail from the parking lot of the Boedecker Reservoir State Wildlife Area https://cpw.state.co.us/learn/Maps/BoedeckerReservoirSWA_geo.pdf There was a new barbed wire fence to deal with but our members successfully navigated that obstacle and went on to level these piles in record time. Amazingly eight members worked 430’ of trail in 1.5 hours or so. We were so done that going back to the parking lot we picked up six more members that did not even pick up a tool this night. I feel bad – but thi
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Lake Boedecker - Almost Done!

CATS Almost Finish Everything at Lake Boedecker – 18 Oct 2018 Well the trail cutting in is all done, but we have some crusher fines to move around next week. We had a new couple join us for some fun on the trail – the Randol’s that live nearby and helped at the Mariana Butte loop crusher fines distribution on National Trails Day this year. Ben and Brandon made it out for the last whack on this trail and glad to have them. It was a slow start as Scott and I and the Randol’s began to work at a slow pace. Dean came on the scene and then others filtered in and the work went faster. Imagine that? Many hands and tools moving helps make the trail come faster. I must admit it is a pretty piece of trail up in the berm and elevated from the wetland. The weather was spectacular and we got to see an owl fly in and perch for a while. We went over to Wapiti again for a nice bite to eat and warm place to relax. Members:    Hours:   4
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CATS Return to Duncan Ridge

CATS Return to Duncan Ridge 27 Sep 18 I missed last week at Pineridge Natural Area and heard all good things from that outing/whack. All the work is done and looks great according to reliable sources. Well Done! So we are back to the climbers trail and we met Joel Schwab out there onsite too. He liked the work from two weeks ago except some bonehead pulled all the red flags from the trail and neatly stacked them in a pile on the opposite side of the road. WHAT? If I were a vandal, why would I do that? Not sure what is the issue here, but Joel stayed long enough to re-pin our step assignments and we went to work with pleasure. Dean and Denny went to the top and worked up there all evening producing some really nice steps (seven in fact). The bottom crew is still working our way up and producing some good steps as well. I am amazed by the ‘rock shopping’ skills of our members to find excellent stone for steps. They can clearly see the rise/run on a
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