Jenny Creek Road Work Day- June 23!

[Red_Chili]

This may or may not be an optimistic date, as we got a lot of snow this year, but it is melting fast!

Plan on a fun day of doing Jenny Creek Road and Trail, and setting carsonites (trail number signs) on the east end of the road where we did not get to last year.

On the docket is figuring out what the Guinn Mountain spur is rated for on the district travel plan, and doing appropriate signage. Also, we will be scoping out additional post and cable work for later, to prevent unauthorized access points to Jenny Creek that will just cause erosion. Finally, there is a mud bog area that needs signage right before the private property line on the east end of the trail, and IMHO we need to indicate that the east fork has no outlet so folks know what they are getting into.

Let's do what we can to preserve this great route in the Boulder Ranger District!

Bring the usual: water, gloves, lunch, clothing for changeable weather, a hardhat if you got one, maybe stow a chainsaw if convenient (though I know of no deadfall, it could be there now!), and a great attitude. And a friend who would like to get their hands dirty doing volunteer work!

Meet at Rollinsville, 9AM, rain or shine! EDIT: Event has been moved to JUNE 23!!

 

[bh4rnnr]

Cool, thanks Bill

 

[RockRunner]

As of now I am available, that may change depending on what the wife does. I can bring all those things and if needed a small generator, LMK if it is usefull and or needed.

 

[Tramontana]

I'll be there man!

Anyone interested in making it a campout? I may go up on Friday after work and spend the night.

 

[nuclearlemon]

sounds good. i'm off fridays now

bill, if you don't mind, i'm going to post it to the state assoc calendar.

 

[Red_Chili]

Perfect!

 

[Red_Chili]

FYI, Cat Luna has a conflict on 6/30 - we may need to move it up a week to 6/23, more to follow as I know it.

 

[Red_Chili]

CONFIRMED- it is definitely moved to 6/23, 9AM, meet at Rollinsville!

 

[treerootCO]

added to the calendar

 

[11thcavdrt]

This may or may not be an optimistic date, as we got a lot of snow this year, but it is melting fast!

Plan on a fun day of doing Jenny Creek Road and Trail, and setting carsonites (trail number signs) on the east end of the road where we did not get to last year.

On the docket is figuring out what the Guinn Mountain spur is rated for on the district travel plan, and doing appropriate signage. Also, we will be scoping out additional post and cable work for later, to prevent unauthorized access points to Jenny Creek that will just cause erosion. Finally, there is a mud bog area that needs signage right before the private property line on the east end of the trail, and IMHO we need to indicate that the east fork has no outlet so folks know what they are getting into.

Let's do what we can to preserve this great route in the Boulder Ranger District!

Bring the usual: water, gloves, lunch, clothing for changeable weather, a hardhat if you got one, maybe stow a chainsaw if convenient (though I know of no deadfall, it could be there now!), and a great attitude. And a friend who would like to get their hands dirty doing volunteer work!

Meet at Rollinsville, 9AM, rain or shine! EDIT: Event has been moved to JUNE 23!!

red chili:

iam going to try and make it,depending on some physical issues are taken
care of by then. is this a 1 day work day? look forward to it,thxs.!!!

 

[timmbuck2]

I am in for sure. Looking forward to it.

T

 

[Bobzooki]

Dagnabbit! I'll be off celebrating my birthday!

 

[MDH33]

I'm planning on being there.

 

[Uncle Ben]

Update

The drifts on JK have been broke up to the lower beaver ponds. The drifts up at our work site are still MONSTERS! The cabling has worked and the previous bog has no new tracks in it. However, the weight of the deep snow has pulled out at least three corner posts. I suggest wet concreting the broken corners. Some cabling condition is still unknown as it is buried under 10+ feet of drift! It also appears that most of the upper signage has been crushed by snow or wind. ATV's have accessed the area around Yankee Doodle Lake, unfortunately the drifts on the roads have no tracks on them! I'm not sure how far access is in on the Rollins Pass road as I wasn't on it after JK turn off. Our closures on the illegal route's have not been violated but there are some new ones.

I do not think I can go after all this saturday but I will make suggestions on what needs to be taken and done.

At least 6 bags of ready mix

shovels

post hole diggers

large tamping bars

tools - to loosen cable clamps so corner posts can be removed

water to mix concrete

wheel barrows - concrete mixing

sleds - to haul materials to downed posts

several carsonites and driver set

cameras, clubs and gunny sacks for education purposes of Asshats accessing YDL through the forest and not the roads!

JK trail might be broken further up now as well as RP ....that I have no idea.

 

[Red_Chili]

This Saturday I think we will be doing a lighter survey (as opposed to a heavy workday) to outline another heavy duty work day later, such as Kevin is suggesting. On Saturday, closing the illegal access points will be a high priority though! At least dragging slash and putting in carsonites, and outlining additional post and cable to put in this summer.

We can have another post party for sure. It will be a far smaller project than the original one, and we can disperse crews (some new installs, some repair), so Kevin, you may get another chance to foreman!

 

[Uncle Ben]

Awesome! I suggest the FS makes a couple carsonites with trail arrows to mark the correct trail through the creek as the private property route is getting so used it appears the creek section is NOT the correct route!

This Saturday I think we will be doing a lighter survey (as opposed to a heavy workday) to outline another heavy duty work day later, such as Kevin is suggesting. On Saturday, closing the illegal access points will be a high priority though! At least dragging slash and putting in carsonites, and outlining additional post and cable to put in this summer.

We can have another post party for sure. It will be a far smaller project than the original one, and we can disperse crews (some new installs, some repair), so Kevin, you may get another chance to foreman!

 

[DevinSixtySeven]

Looks like I might be able to make this...non-RS4x4 people welcome?

I'm not long on the sort of tools you mentioned, tho...just a lot of leather gloves.

-Sean

 

[MDH33]

The drifts on JK have been broke up to the lower beaver ponds. The drifts up at our work site are still MONSTERS! The cabling has worked and the previous bog has no new tracks in it. However, the weight of the deep snow has pulled out at least three corner posts. I suggest wet concreting the broken corners. Some cabling condition is still unknown as it is buried under 10+ feet of drift! It also appears that most of the upper signage has been crushed by snow or wind. ATV's have accessed the area around Yankee Doodle Lake, unfortunately the drifts on the roads have no tracks on them! I'm not sure how far access is in on the Rollins Pass road as I wasn't on it after JK turn off. Our closures on the illegal route's have not been violated but there are some new ones.

Looks like some jeeps made it up to the lake this weekend, here's their trip report:

http://www.colorado4x4.org/vbb/showthread.php?t=98619

 

[Hulk]

Those guys did some serious winching to get to the lake. Then they hit snow on the road out. Looks like they were still wheeling as the sun was setting.

 

[Red_Chili]

Looks like I might be able to make this...non-RS4x4 people welcome?

I'm not long on the sort of tools you mentioned, tho...just a lot of leather gloves.

-Sean

Absotively posilutely! We believe in mechanical diversity! Or in the case of Jeeps, drastic affirmative action!
Just kidding... by all means, join us.