New Signs for Pipe Spring, and Construction on Bear Mountain
New Signs at Pipe Spring
We recently installed a new trail directional sign at the pipe spring on USFS 47 where the Charlton and LOViT trails merge, about two miles west of Crystal Springs Road.
We have been receiving feedback from users that they are confused on where the Charlton goes and the LOViT goes from this point.
Hopefully this will solve those issues.
Bear Mountain Construction – Crystal Springs to Brady Mountain
We finalized our construction plans for this fall’s dig on the second half of the seventh section of the trail. The Progressive Trail Design team will arriving on site on Monday, October the 29th. They will begin construction, working from where we stopped construction last February, and will move east toward Brady Mountain road about 4.0 miles from our previous stop position. This dig team will be leaving a more finished trail that will require the Traildogs Volunteers to only cut roots and to clean up the downhill construction debris.
We will not be required to cut the angle of repose as we have in the past, thereby reducing a great deal of construction effort. We will once again be utilizing a barge to take us across the lake from the Crystal Springs Marina just as we did last winter. We rally at the Crystal Springs Cafe parking area and board the barge for transport across the bay to the foot of Big Bear Mountain. We will then hike to the construction site, approximately 2.5 miles from where we disembark the barge.
Our first day will be Wednesday, November 7th, beginning at 9:00 am, allowing the dig team to move ahead of of our volunteers for safety issues. Pack a trail lunch and plenty of fluids, as it is an uphill hike to the work site, and there are no facilities anywhere near. We suggest layered clothing, as it will be cool in the morning, but once we start construction you will need to reduce your layers. Good gloves are a must.
We will be furnishing all the necessary tools and will leave them onsite in our tool cache as usual. We expect this dig to take three to four weeks to complete.
If you have any questions regarding this schedule please let me know.
Jerry