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| no partners | | A few of the regular old guys ventured out in the heat today to replace the trail sign at Cross F trailhead. We had rescued the old one [ photo ] from behind a tree a few years ago, but it was suffering and on the list for improvement.
A temperature of 103 was predicted but we figured if we got an early start and hustled a little we could be done before it became unbearable. (The car thermometer read 95 as we pulled away.) We met up at Shea and the Beeline, then met Payson Joe at the site. Joe saved us from my "we can dig the holes with rock bars" foolishness and brought a jackhammer and generator. (ATA's hammer is in for warranty work--a long sad tale.) I took off looking for posts and after a short search found two ready-made juniper posts in the debris from when APS clear cut under the powerline. By the time I returned the others had the machines set up and were removing the old sign. We started chiseling the two holes for the new one. The other crew members prepped the poles and attached the sign.
The site was on bedrock so the hole digging took a while. Once they were deep enough we set the posts, tamped furiously, and dusted off the new sign. A little rock piling around the posts and we were done.
Next on the list is a similar effort at the AZT/FR422. That will wait for slightly cooler weather because the long drive in will mean no early start for the digging. |
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Shawn
The bear went over the mountain to see what he could see. |
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