We began work on the Continental Divide Trail. There is some 100k bike race going on soon so
we have been charged with the task of readying a huge portion of it. Jocelyn says that she uses our trails as
examples to show others how it’s done.
That’s a huge compliment! Good to
know that our hard work is being recognized—it slips the mind sometimes that
our efforts are appreciated when we are out in the wild for a spell. Anyhow, the two groups stationed at Butte
attacked a portion of the trail from both sides and met in the middle. There were 8 miles in total and almost all of
the drains needed maintenance. Add a
couple dozen fallen or hazardous trees and that summarizes our day of
service. Well… almost. There also were a few thunderstorms that
rolled through and we were too far in to be able to make it back to the
trucks. So, whenever we saw a bolt of
lightning we all found a live tree some 20 to 50 yards apart and hunkered down
and waited it out. We did this twice and
probably should have a third time, but we were up on a ridge we needed to make
a quick getaway. By the time we met up
the Montana weather decided it was time to drop hail on us. The hail only let up for rain to soak us to
the bone on the hike out.
It was fun, don’t get me wrong, just exhausting. Now to warm ourselves with taco
delicacies. Later all!
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