Gregulator said
So potentially we would start repairs in October? So no go for this summer for general public?
Yes, we could potentially start repairs in October but we will have to step up and do a ton of organizing to facilitate that, have a mild fire season so forest service staff is available, and hope weather cooperates. Im talking with other clubs who have done similar projects and based on how big our member BBQs get I think we can handle it. It all depends if the grant is approved and the forest service is willing at the start of the fiscal year. We will need all hands action plus outside volunteers. At a minimum we will need the following:
-Borrow rock trailers from RTF
-Short wheelbase Jeeps to tow trailers with materials (5+ depending on how many trailers we get, JKUs can probably do it but TJs wheelbase seemed to make things easy)
-Trucks to haul in bulky materials (this will be to the middle of the trail so lifted trucks, not tow rigs)
-Generator, air compressor, refreshments at work site
-Tractor with loader bucket to load rock at high end of trail (my 24hp tractor cant lift as big of riprap as needs to be hauled in, ~35hp+ needed)
-GHP Crew to check in, park, and direct volunteers from outside the club
-GHP Crew to cook food for volunteers
-GHP or Volunteer Crew to monitor radios and relay messages over the hill (work will be in middle of trail and staging will be on the high side, 2+miles and a hill mean CBs are out)
-Paperwork...
-Plan locations for camp sites, turn arounds, equipment access, rock dup locations
-More I haven't thought of yet
No-go for public access until the meadow is fixed per court order. Since the trail was closed by a judge and not the forest service, the meadow has to be fixed before it can be re-opened. If the Forest service re-opened the trail without the fix, the district ranger who made the call to open it would be in contempt of court.
