2008 T-Shirt (this is what you get for sweating).

It's a bit more subdued than last years design but the white blaze really stands out! I'd like to thank Noland Hisey for the great design and Aerie Designs of North Carolina for printing them up.

See ya in a week!

Kerry

Trail Days, Damascus, Virginia Hiker Parade

Are you heading to Damascus for Trail Days this year? How about helping out with carrying the Konnarock Trail Crew Banner in the Hiker Parade? I'd love to get some crew alumni to wave the flag and represent the crew; we are an integral part of the AT!!

Anyway, if you are interested in helping out, please contact/email (kwood@appalachiantrail.org) me before Trail Days. We'll meet up at 1pm at the ATC tent on Saturday, May 17th and head over to the parade start.

Thanks!

Kerry

We got the skillz (aka Boo-ya)...

This is a strange post I must admit. The crew just got back from doing their SORO (Southern Regional Office) project checks (Tennessee south). We've been busy doing training; getting prepped for the season etc and we'll soon have more pictures to post…..

But, for now it's time to gloat, hold our heads up high and say a big nanny-boo boo to Mr. Boudman…He said it couldn't be done, he said we'd hit the privy or the shelter (or both) and he even laid a big, fat $1 bet on it. Well Bill, check the pictures, that's all I can say…

(For those that have no idea what we're talking about (probably 99.9% of you), we're referring to a bet from a club member that when we took down the old, severely leaning-towards-the-shelter Black Locust (that's a tree), it would hit either the shelter or privy. As you can tell from the pictures below, we did neither).

I want my dollar!!

Kerry

Red arrow: where the tree is leaning White arrow: a good 4-5' of side lean towards the shelter

Pretty small gap for a really odd shaped tree (I hope I don't hit the privy or I'm out a dollar!)

Tree size-up

Hmmmm, looks like I made myself some sweet cash (I can buy 1/3 gallon of gas!)

Here's my dollar, where's yours?

Yeah! Vroom! Yeah!

Basecamp Clean-Up 2008 a Success!

Painting the exterior of the Kitchen

Janet on the way to the next project

The woodshed on the move

Well, another Basecamp Clean-up has come and gone ending in great success! Over 20 Volunteers spent a week cleaning up camp for the coming season and doing some projects to further spruce up the place including repairing electrical in the pods, moving the woodshed and painting the kitchen (inside and out).

A big THANK-YOU goes out to everyone involved in addition to Trail Crew Leader, Christine Hoyer for leading the charge!

Thanks all,

Kerry

Still Looking...

Due to late-breaking events, we're currently looking for an assistant crew leader for the season. If you know of anyone possibly interested, let us know! We promise good times and great views!

Thanks,

Kerry
kwood@appalachiantrail.org
540.953.3571

Slowly but Surely....

Slowly but surely we’re getting ready for the season, I’ll have more to report after the meeting of the Konnarock Steering Committee this weekend at Mountain Lake, VA. For now, enjoy some pictures of my recent scouting trip to Main Top Mountain for a relocation project starting next year. The crew will be camping and working near Spy Rock, a large granite dome with 360˚ views.

Enjoy,

Kerry

The relocation (in pink) will move the Trail off the Main Top Mtn Summit onto the side (there are no views from the summit but the side has many nice views eastward)

One of many panoramas visible from the summit of Spy Rock.

Trails in Other Places...

A "trail" (really a dry wash) in a narrow canyon south of the Hoover Dam on the way some nice hot springs.

It's nice to have views like these from any trail.

An evening sky while hiking along the "Boy Scout Trail" in Joshua Tree NP.

Vertical "Trail"....

No too much (if any) in the way of real Konnarock-related pictures here but thought I would share a few pictures of my recent trip to Joshua Tree National Park. It's always nice to see trails in other places as they are a good way to learn new ideas for trail design, etc. Of course with Joshua Tree only receiving 4" of rain a year, it's a bit different then what we deal with on the AT!

More Konnarock updates soon to come!

Cheers,

Kerry