Alright we got through the Battle. And the inevitable bit of a hangover that follows. We should be back and ready to get after it again. And boy does it need it! And luckily for us as of tonight the Dr. DR Feelgood Prairie Eating Machine is back to full strength as well. Thanks for that Dave! I got out today and took a good look at things as well. Here is what I found as of today:
Trail Sections General Idea on Maintenance NeedsWhite River and Beaver Hole - Beaver Hole is completely overgrown. There are nettles over 7 feet tall in spots! The open areas of both trails need both mowing to widen, and the trimmer to lay back the tall stuff at a 45 so it does not fall onto the trail.
Sun PrairieFat Tracks - Needs trimming badly. Trimming branches to keep sight distances for two-way trail. Weed-wack south 50 feet before creek.
CamRock ClimbersIMBA Influence and Veritas Loop - Some weed Whacker trimming and lopping. Not bad.
Thom HinelineArea 51 and Outback - Worst section is the rollers and berm section at the beginning of Outback. Weed whacker trimming and lopping.
Thom HinelineCORP Connector: From Expert woods south through Rip N' Ride to Roundabout - Needs mowing and some laying back. Surprisingly not many black raspberry canes yet. Worst section is the climb from Rasberry Fields to the top of Rip 'N Ride
Jeff MuellerCORP Connector: From Roundabout north through Burr Oak Breezeway to Expert Woods - Needs mowing and some laying back. Surprisingly not many black raspberry canes yet.
Scott MillsCliff Edge - Mowing with weed whacker. Some lopping. Leaves in fall. Open.
Turn It Up, Stonefly, Corkscrew, Rattlesnake. - Minimal trimming. A ride with a pair of hand snips to get any face or arm-slappers would do the trick
Dan TaittWould Chuck? & Mayors Meander - To me Mayors Meander is the top of urgency in the park. Needs mowing and laying back. The Wild Parsnip is going nuts out there, and that stuff is dangerous! We don't want this on people's skin, and it will affect anyone that gets the juice on their skin. Anything near the trail needs to be cleared. See more on this nasty plant here:
http://dnr.wi.gov/topic/Invasives/fact/WildParsnip.html Camp 10Beer Run, Beer Cave, Gettin' Started and Drop In - Some trimming with weed whacker in summer. Some lopping. Sticks and leaves in fall and spring.
Pete SonnentagCamp 10 this is what we call a baptism by fire
That is some stuff we have to get taken care of soon. I am going to talk to the park to see of it is something we can work on eradicating. But seriously of you, or anyone else, has any questions or needs help with your section of trail, please post up, PM me, or call or text at 7:SEVEN:2 7:EIGHT EIGHT:3. I do have some time I can lend a hand as well.
Also, the DR is committed tomorrow from about 5:30 pm for the rest of the night.