I feel like I have acquired a familiar. Ever since I became a Team Leader in Training
there has been a monarch butterfly fluttering about me. We sighted it every day while we were working
on Hercules Tower and here in Winona the same thing is occurring. Chances of it being the same butterfly are a
C-3P0 calculation, but what if it was?
Maybe if I take some tips from Gandalf I’d be able to summon me some
giant eagles.
Anyways, today we headed over to Wolf Creek Trails to prepare the
area for a 5k on Saturday. I took
charge, announcing I wanted 2 groups of 3—each crew equipped with a saw and a
pair of loppers. I also put myself in
charge of one of the trios and made sure each team had a person with experience
working trails and radios. By asking for
opinions we concluded each party should also bring a McLeod and that one group
should start where we parked while the other drives down a ways. Originally I was going to have us just leap
frog each other… boy am I glad my team came up with a better idea.
Our contact estimated that we would be clearing 3 miles of
trail. While the paths he had us working
on may be 3 miles from start to finish if one walked a straight line, the trail
had more curls than… I got nothing, but there were a lot! We ended up clearing 6 miles of trail. The plan was for the first group to make it
to the truck and then they would pick up the second group further down the way;
when the clock struck 3 and my group (the second group) had passed the
rendezvous I tried radioing the other crew.
No dice. Luckily we all had
amazing cell phone service so I just called them and found out they hadn’t made
it to the truck. As my team was just
clearing extra trail at this point, Clare and I agreed that we would head back
to where we started and work in their direction. Turns out they had much thicker vegetation
than we did, but thanks to some quick thinking and teamwork we managed to
complete our task and make it to the truck by a little after 5.
It has been a
long day. I’m going to go turn in. I think this program may whip me back into
leadership material yet! Night all!
No pics of the day, but here is a sneak peek into tomorrow!
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