Work Day Report October 17

Mink Creek in the fall: don't miss it.

Randy, a true pro with his tool of choice.

A strange thing happened Saturday. I was working away on a project when some folks wandered up to the ski area. I usually stop, answer their questions about the area and bid a good day. But these people didn't leave. they picked up shovels, chainsaws and donned gloves. I gave them

some jobs to do and went back to work. Minutes later more folks rolled up ready to get diry. Again and again people showed up out of the blue to pitch in to improve mink creek trails and facilities.

In all about 15 people helped out at the first of two work days at the nordic ski area. We started by cutting 4 new sections of trail, cleaned up the groomer shed and de-junked the base area. As an encore we took out existing dead trees that would be falling on trails and filled a shed with firewood. At any given time at least 5 chainsaws buzzed away and a flock of worker bees followed in their wake piling and hauling brush and wood.

The whole crew waiting for pizza to arrive to refuel and head back out

Thank you to everyone that came out. A lot of new faces were milling around and I tried to learn a few names. It is great to see such enthusiasm.