| Date | Distance | Time | Elevation Gain | Average Moving Time | Year to Date Miles |
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| 10/22/2023 | 3.8 miles | 5 hours? | 843' | 1.1 mph | 220.6 |
- Garenflo Gap, gravel road has deep ruts near the trailhead
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Glen and I went out to do trail maintenance today. It was overdue. We arrived at Garenflo Gap to find the trailhead pretty much full. What? We are normally the only ones there. We managed to squeeze in right below the gate. We were told there was a rescue taking place on the trail, so there were some vehicles there for it. The gate was open, and a couple of trucks had gone up the forest service road. At the trailhead was the legendary Fresh Ground & his Leapfrog Cafe. I was so excited to finally catch him at a trailhead. This guy spends 6 months of the year driving up and down the AT feeding hikers. He made us grilled cheese sandwiches - oops Glen is vegan, so one of the sandwiches was shared with Krumm. We stopped and talked for a little bit before heading out to do trail maintenance.
Glen hiked on ahead as he was hiking up to the summit today. My foot can't handle going that far, so I took my time and hiked up to Bluff Mountain Road. I did see a man from the USFS out for the rescue, but I never saw the rescue crew. I should have begged the man from the USFS to regrade the gravel road to Garenflo Gap. Apparently, a woman had injured a knee on the other side of Bluff Mountain (just beyond the section we maintain) and was being evacuated via a wheeled kitty. Glen saw the rescue crew - I think they took Bluff Mountain Road out (it crosses private property so we can't hike out that way).
We saw so many backpackers out today. Some were SOBO's, but there were also people heading north. It was bizarre, because our section is normally really quiet. I returned to the parking lot a couple of hours ahead of Glen. Fresh Ground was still there, and I met his very nice sisters who were finishing a backpacking section. Other hikers came in and joined us. More food was eaten. Krumm entertained them by doing tricks for them. None of the hikers left, as they were promised a large breakfast by Fresh Ground in the morning. So fun to hang out with them.
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| Put the pipe back in the spring |
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| Small tree that got removed |
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