Monday, September 03, 2007

Hitch #7 - Seldom Heard and Seldom Seen

Mt. Jefferson 10,
Baby H - my first transplant
Hiker with dog watching the crew move a huge rock


This is what happens when you leave your helmet behind

Our hitch for the last week in August, took us to Mt. Jefferson Wilderness Area/Jefferson Park. A 6 mile pack in. This time we had 3 mules pack us in and out.
Jefferson Park is a very beautiful area surrounded by a number of lakes at the base of Mt. Jefferson.
The work this week consisted of rehabbing user trails that spurred off of the PCT. Some of the things that we did were transplanting plants, putting up rehab signs, moving large rocks and logs to put in path. It was nice to be doing different work for a few days.
We had an older gentlemen joining us for the week as a volunteer. His name was Seldom (that was his legal name -- no first or last name just Seldom) and he was 72 years old. He sure didn't seem like he was 72 by the way he worked.

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