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Welcome to my little corner of the inter-webs! I just wanted to take this space to warn you that my posts will rarely be up to date. Due to the spontaneity of natural disasters and the unpredictability of when AmeriCorps' services will be requested I will be digitizing my journal entries whenever we return to St. Louis. Oh, and most of the pictures you see here were taken by myself. If ever I do use someone else's material I make a point to give them due credit though! That said, come, leave comments and be merry! I hope you enjoy your stay!

Tuesday, July 22, 2014

Haystack Trail - 7/14

Haystack Trail was the task of the day.  This older trail winds up (quite steeply, I might add) to where an ancient fire tower once stood.  We made it to the top and all that remains of the tower is a decaying set of wooden stairs and a concrete block that may have once been a part of its foundation.  I am pretty happy about the hike up.  Although it was a tough climb, my previous week helped condition me for the challenge.  It was great! 


We just had a feast… my goodness.  Danielle made an Italian concoction and there were some left overs.  I tried to rid her of that problem and am now on the verge of a food coma.  Before I succumb to it, we had to put in water bars on the trail we did today in addition to clearing it of fallen debris.  With how steep this path was we had to dig miniature canyons to divert future rainfall.  We did a good job though!  Jocelyn, our main contact in the area, expected this project to take us a couple days and we wrapped it up in one.  Go us!  Mm, all right, it is time.  Good night friends.




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