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A Royal Trip www.wta.org September 2008 » Washington Trails WTA at Work « Trail Maintenance » Volunteer Richey Morgan poses with rockbar and a sizeable boulder on the Royal Basin Trail. This trip Photo by Mike May was one of WTA’s Backcountry Response Teams, in which hardy volunteers backpack to work locations. A Royal Trip A volunteer’s tale of a WTA Backcountry Response Team to Royal Basin Wow! What a tremendous and wonderful trail maintenance and experienced with many Want to experience with the volunteers of WTA! I was of the challenges that faced us. fortunate enough to be one of ten volunteers After arriving at the trailhead we were Volunteer? making up WTA’s Backcountry Response Team briefed on safety, tools and our task. Then we For more (BCRT) at Royal Basin in July. A WTA BCRT is slung on our full packs and put Vibrams to the info on WTA’s an extended, self-sufficient work party that car- dirt as we headed to our base camp, one mile Backcountry Re- ries out trail maintenance on trails further up in in. Our ten-volunteer work crew consisted of sponse Teams, the backcountry. This is a much-needed service the following volunteers: Laurie (crew leader), visit www.wta. provided by super people on trails that receive Jessi (assistant crew leader), Mark, Don, Cheryl, org and click on seemingly less and less government support Mason, Richey, Nathan, Katie, and myself. It “Volunteer.” every year. It felt great to give back some of my was great to see some of today’s youth learn- time and labor in return for hiking the wonder- ing stewardship of our natural resources. We ful trails in the Pacific Northwest. thought twelve-year-old Katie, who has volun- The Royal Creek Trail (some call it the Royal teered over 25 times, might make a great future Lake or Basin Trail) consists of a dense forest Sierra Club president. hike along Royal Creek in the eastern Olym- Arriving at the fork that leads hikers to either pics. Old-growth forest, meadows, wildflowers, the Camp Handy Trail or the Royal Creek Trail, waterfalls, mountain goats, deer, a mountain we established our camp at the convergence of lake—and if you’re really persistent—a mountain the Dungeness River and Royal Creek. Plenty of tarn and access to Mount Deception, the third- pure, cold, fresh water and enough background highest peak in the Olympics. However, it was ambiance to overcome any nocturnal snoring! our task to restore the trail after recent sea- Given adequate time to establish camp, we Mike May sonal rockslides, blowdowns and water erosion. then gathered to go over the trail conditions Mike is a WTA These tasks required considerable knowledge report to determine our maintenance priorities. member and trail and effort, and the wonderful WTA volunteer We split into roughly three groups throughout work volunteer from crew leaders were very wise in the ways of the weekend (depending on experience) to work Bremerton. » WTA at Work September 2008 » Washington Trails www.wta.org www.wta.org on the various blowdowns, rockslides and trail blowdown trees had been cut. The tree cutting restorations. gang work was so good that the trail seemed And before you know it, we were headed up seamless as we hiked unimpeded upwards the trail like ten singing dwarves, with tools to Royal Lake. Most of the weekend hikers over our shoulders, happy to go work on the enjoying the trail would stop and share their trail. The maintenance demanded a lot from appreciation of our efforts. I’m sure there will us, but we were glad to be contributing to the be some who come out to a WTA trail mainte- preservation of the trails that many of us have nance outing. Also, the summer park rangers Photo by Mike May come to enjoy. were kind enough to stop by and update us on I can’t say surrounding trail conditions and thank us for enough good the valuable service we were providing. things about our It was great to be out enjoying ourselves in leaders, Laurie beautiful Royal Basin. Deer came within fifteen and Jessi. They feet of Katie. Laurie and her apprentice were were abso- lucky enough to see a mountain goat on the lutely fantastic. trail as they were cutting a downed tree. Many Whether it was of the alpine flowers were in full bloom, includ- leading us in the ing foxglove, wild rose, tiger lily, cow parsnip, best way to cre- phlox, paintbrush, larkspur, and harebell (big ate new drain- thanks to Laurie for her patience with all my age, teaching us flower questions!). The weather was a sup- how to properly portive 65–80 degrees throughout the week- saw a downed end, with an occasional white fluffy cloud to tree with mul- enhance the skyline. tiple tension After our work had been accomplished, we points, or sup- felt very satisfied having made the trail better plying us with for the next hiker to wander on. We had made the right amount many improvements. Many were not visible to of Gummi bears, the average hiker, which is WTA’s intent. The praise, encour- hard-working volunteers had made some big Royal Lake, Olym- agement or instruction, they did it all very well. improvements, especially in the rockslide areas, pic National Park. Having the right type of leadership can make that made the trail an actual trail again. WTA’s Backcountry or break a project. These leaders were so great Everyone gave 100 percent, but I will single Reponse Teams that I definitely will be doing more volunteer out the effort of Richey, who labored tremen- take backpacking work with the WTA. Plus, Laurie makes a mean dously to remove a rock from the path. What volunteers deeper breakfast burrito! had started out as an approximately 50-pound into wilderness than It was several days of fun times making the rock became something like an iceberg as most trail work par- trail better. We would complete a drainage he dug and dug deeper to get it out. In the ties. project and see the results of drier ground the end, the boulder must have weighed over 400 next day. Some of us, walking down the trail pounds. It was an outstanding effort by all who the next day, would have to ask where the helped! A Caring Organization WTA cares for the environment, trails and people Growing up in Indiana, I had no opportu- to myself during those trips that this was nities to experience the mountains and the something I would like to do in my retirement. beauty of trails. This changed at the age of Three and a half years ago my wife, Karen, and thirty when I was transferred to Colorado and I chose the Pacific Northwest for retirement and then California with work assignments. So I moved to Port Ludlow. I was soon introduced was a late bloomer, but I never looked back and to the wonders of WTA and have enjoyed my have since enjoyed the mountains of the world. association over the past two and a half years. Over the past thirty-two years I have hiked Last year I was invited to become an assistant Larry and backpacked in Peru, Nepal, New Zealand, crew leader (ACL) along with Wayne and Peggy MacDuff Scotland, the Alps, Canada, Alaska, Hawaii, Siscoe, and we all obtained our orange hats. Larry is an assis- Colorado, Montana, Wyoming, California and 2008 started with a bang as I participated in tant crew leader for here in Washington. four days of work on the Barnes Creek Bridge in WTA. He lives in During these many miles on the trail I was Olympic National Park, two days on the Miller Port Ludlow. impressed that so many miles of trail in our Peninsula Trail and bridge repair in Dosewal- state are maintained by volunteers. I thought lips State Park. I was energized and ready for www.wta.orgwww.wta.org September 2008 » Washington Trails WTA at Work « Join a WTA a full year of giving back through trail work. However, in mid-April a new and unexpected Meet Our fork in the trail appeared. I was diagnosed with Members! Trail Work cancer. What occurred next has brought me much The “Vested” Party comfort. About three weeks after the diagnosis, I contacted Janice O’Connor, crew Sept 3 Wednesday Barclay Lake leader extraordinaire on the Olym- Sept 5 Friday Barclay Lake pic Peninsula. She was also my Sept 5 Friday Bare Mountain first contact with WTA, in 2006, Sept 6 Weekend Indian Race Track and had introduced me to the joys Sept 6 Weekend Scott Paul of slinging mud, eating candy Sept 6 Saturday Bare Mountain and having contact with kindred spirits. I wanted her to know that I Sept 7 Sunday Bare Mountain hadn’t dropped off the edge of the Sept 9 Tuesday Lower Dungeness earth and lost interest in WTA. So Sept 9 Tuesday Barclay Lake I told her about my health issues, Sept 10 Wednesday Barclay Lake and she told me that I’d qualified Sept 13 Saturday Lake Lillian for my twenty-five work party trail vest. Left to right: Jane Sept 13 Weekend Nooksack Cirque The vest not only represented the joys of Baker, Jaime Ra- Sept 14 Sunday Lake Margaret WTA but will also make a wonderful legacy gift mos, Rebecca Col- Sept 16 Tuesday Mount Pilchuck for my five-year-old grandson, Giovonn. Gio, at lins, Sandra Hays Sept 16 Tuesday Mount Walker age three, met Janice and many others during a and Bob Adler.
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