Bear Mountain Construction – Feb. 1, 2012 – Grapes of Wrath
We had five volunteers today who chose to take a chance of iffy weather. As we motored slowly across the bay, draped in fog so thick we could not see the mountain, I thought we looked like some dust storm refugees with the barge loaded with muddy 4-Wheelers and our volunteers in their trail work clothes, back packs and old life jackets.
Once across the bay, we unload the 4-wheelers and begin ferrying volunteers to the top of the mountain. The going is steep, especially on the old logging road we utilize to shorten the trip to the top. Once at the summit, we must motor almost two more miles to our work site. This requires several trips to carry all our volunteers across the face of the mountain.
As the fog lifted today it was if a curtain had been lifted to reveal a stunning new painting. The lake below is broad and deep blue, offset by the emerald green islands with their white shorelines. The views from this section of the trail are truly special and the best of the of the Trail, including Hickory Nut Mountain Vista.
Weather permitting we will be on the trail again tomorrow, Thursday, Feb 2nd, and we will be looking for the elusive groundhog to let us know how close spring is this year. We will depart Crystal springs Marina again at 8:30 am.
Thanks
Jerry