2010 MAINTENANCE HOURS

All trail maintenance hours need to be reported to Jim Reynolds at retiredjim@gmail.com.  This includes Georgia and North Carolina trails.  Please email Jim with the date, hours (including travel time), name of the trail, what state it is in, and what maintenance was done or what problems were found.  If there are any discrepancies in your reported hours, please contact Jim Reynolds.

MOUNTAIN HIGH HIKERS TRAIL MAINTENANCE HOURS AS OF NOVEMBER 30st, 2010 

TRAILS WORKED:

#1:  As required    Equipment and trail coordination--GA

#2:  As required    Equipment and trail coordination--NC

#4:  Monthly   Maintaining Trail Maintenance Records

#5:  Monthly   Helton Creek trash pickup

#6:  Jan 3 Fires Creek--NC--chain saw work on the roads

#7:  Jan 7 Cooper Creek-BR--worked 4 trails mainly chain saw work on blowdowns.

#8:  Jan 28 Wagon Train Trail--BR--lopping, hand and crosscut sawing and waterbar construction and repair.

#9:  Feb 4  Fires Creek--NC-loppin and both hand and chainsawing.

#10: Feb 11  Lake Chatuge Trail Project--BR--lopped, handsawing, using Pulaski's to dig roots up

#11: Feb 11  Jack Rabbit--NC--scouting area

#12: Feb 18  Lake Chatuge Trail Project--BR--digging stumps, rooting and clearing brush

#13: Feb 20  High Shoals trail--BR--removes a large tree with chainsaw and lopping

#14: Mar 18  Lake Chatuge Trail Project--BR--digging new trail

#15: Mar 18 Wagon Train Trail--BR-removing limbs

#16: Mar 22 High Shoals trail--BR--recon and picking up trash

#17: Mar 26 Miller Trek--BR--lopping and chainsawing

#18: Mar 26 Arkaquah Trail--BR--lopping, handsawing, and crosscut sawing

#19: Mar 26 Jacks Knob Trail--BR--limb removal

#20: Mar 30 Arkaquah Trail--BR--chainsaw work

#21: Apr 1 Fires Creek--NC--between FS 6167 2nd crossing and Big Stamp with trip down Phillips Ridge Trail ; did brushcutting, lopping and chainsawing

#22: Apr 7 Cooper Creek--BR--Yellow Mountain Trail--trail clearing and lopping

#23: Apr 15 Lake Chatuge trail--BR--New trail construction

#24: Apr 25 London Bald Trail--NC--chainsaw work, lopping and brushcutting

#25: Apr 29 Chunky Gal--NC--from Perry Gap to 1.3 miles north of Tuni Gap--chainsaw, lopping and brushcutting

#26: May 6 Chunky Gal--NC--from the AT to Glade Gap--heavy bruscutting and chainsaw work and some lopping

#27: May 10 Fires Creek--NC--Rockhouse Trail--lopping, brushcutting and chainsaw work

#28: May 13 Lake Chatuge Trail--BR--constructed new trail bed

#29: May 23 Lake Chatuge Trail--BR

#30: May 24 Fires Creek--NC--from 2nd FS road down to the falls--brushcutting lopping, and chainsaw work

#31: May 27 Fires Creek--NC--between Big Stamp and Short Branch--brushcut, lopped, and chainsaw work

#32: June 3 Fires Creek--NC--up shinbone ridge to short branch--lopped, brushcut, and chainsaw work

#33: June 10 Chunky Gal--NC--from Tusquitee Gap to Bob Allison CG--brushcutting, lopping and chainsaw work

#34: June 17 Wagon Train Trail--BR--sling bladding, loppers, hand saws, crosscut saw, and Pulaski work

#35:  July 6   Lake Chatuge Trail,  saw work and trash pickup

#36: July 8  Fires Creek, Between Shinbone and Far Bald, trail cut clear

#37: July 15  Arkaquah Trail - Sling blade and saw work

#38: July 19th  Fires Creek - Scout of Sassafras Trail

#39: July 22  Fires Creek  - Brushcut and saw work, reopen trail

#40: Aug 12 Chunky Gal Trail-NC-Bob Allison CG to "Big Buckeye"--lopped, brushcut and saw work

#41: Aug 19 Desoto Falls--BR--cleaned out water bars and lopped

#42: Aug 19 Raven Cliff Falls--Ch--loping and hand saw work

#43: Aug 19 Jacks Knob Trail--BR--lopping and slingblade

#44: Sept 2 Fires Creek-NC-Carver Gap to Little Fires Creek Tr.--brush cut, saw work and lopping

#45: Sept 9 Fires Creek--NC--Carver Gap to Omphus Ridge and to the Falls--lopping, brush cutting and removal of blow downs

#46: Sept 16 Coopers Creek--BR--cleared all the trails

#47: Sept 23 Fires Creek Rim--NC--Far Bald to Little Fries Creek--lopping, brushing, and chainsaw work

#48: Oct 7 Fires Creek--NC--Phillips Ridge Trail-brushcutting, saw work and lopping

#49: Oct 14 Fires Creek--NC--Leathrwood Falls--loppers and chainsaws

#50: Oct 14 Chunky Gal--NC--improving the view

#51: Oct 21 Miller Trek--BR--loppers, brushcutters and saw work

#52: Nov 18 Chunky Gal--NC--Tusquittee Bald to Bob Allison CG--lopping, improving the view, taking care of a blow down

#53: Dec 23 Fires Creek--NC--scouting and lopping on the Bald Springs Trail

#54: Dec 2 Fires Creek--NC--Trail Ridge Trail--heavey lopping and chainsaw work with some brushcutting

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             TRAIL MAINTENANCE AWARDS 2008/2010

            AWARDS CODES

    A   Small USFS Volunteer patch (green/white)/20 hours

    B   Large multi-colored USFS patch/40 hours

    C   Hours bar (worn below patch)

         50 hours

         1/100 hours

         2/200 hours (available at 100-hour intervals to 1000 hours)

    D   USFS baseball cap/75 hours

    E   USFS windbreaker jacket (limited size availability)/100 hours

    P   All awards presented