Club Events 2005 : 2005-07-18 : COC - Trail Maintenance for Friends of Kananaskis

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Wow - what an amazing day!! When Erika told me that our work assignment for the day was to do some stuff on Ha Ling, I was a bit nervous about that... after all, I didn't consider Ha Ling to be within my personal capabilities just for HIKING (never mind working)!

Well, we met up with Erika and Erik from Friends of Kananaskis, and then were joined by Matt and Andy from provincial parks. After deciding that we'd hold off on eating the offered doughnuts 'til the end of the day, we climbed about 300 meters over one kilometer of Ha Ling to get to our work site where we assisted in building a retaining wall for a new section of trail. We dug and hauled gravel and dirt, and gathered and placed big rocks behind the log walls that were already in place. Erik's guesstimate is that we moved approximately 10 m^3 of material (or, about 2 tons) into place. WOW!!!

Throughout the day we were passed by several groups of hikers, who, naturally, we harangued to stop and help us. We even had some stop and do just that - one ooh-la-la French tourist (male) and a group of five hikers who all carried some rocks down for us on their way back down.

What a fantastic and amazing day, and yes, I think I CAN hike Ha Ling Peak... maybe even all the way to the top! A fantastic group - we had SUCH a great time. I did, however, put in my request with Erika for an easier work assignment for this coming Saturday as I have a group of mostly 'newbies', plus I have to perform (belly dancing) in a wedding that eve and best not be totally bagged and bruised by the end of the work day. :)

-- Rhonda


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