From: Matt "Navs" Kaufmann
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Hikers/Backpackers/Outdoor Adventurists/Trail Builders/Volunteers/Hoofers:
Well known across the great state of Wisconsin, volunteers from the Hoofer Outing Club are needed for trail maintenance on the Ice Age Trail! [Insert shameless plug here... go on Mary's trail building event happening this Saturday as well!]
On the weekend of October 9-11, let's do some trail work! The Mobile Skills Crew of the Ice Age Trail will be hosting an event in Taylor County (like a 3.5 hour drive north/northwest of Madison). The Ice Age National Scenic Trail is an 1100+ mile footpath that is found entirely within the state of Wisconsin and generally follows the extent of the glaciers. However, the trail is not done yet which is why we are building trail and also doing trail upkeep! Food and fun is guaranteed. No ratings or experience required.
This is how a Mobile Skills Crew event works. Volunteers from across the state gather for a weekend and accomplish a huge amount of work. The work is dirty (sometimes), physical (most of the time), and very rewarding (all of the time... in retrospect). In return for our volunteer efforts on the trail, we are provided three wholesome cooked meals during a full day of work. We will be camping on site at Wood Lake County Park. A typical day goes something like this... Breakfast served at 6:45am. Leave camp at 7:45 and be at work site at 8ish. Work until Noon and break for lunch in the field. Resume work for the afternoon and quit before 5. Get back to camp, clean up, lounge, and then eat supper at 6:30. Hang out around the campfire for however long you deem appropriate and then go to bed.
What you need for this trip. Tent (Hoofer Outing Club has these), sleeping pad (HOC has some), your own sleeping bag, leather work gloves (HOC has a few pairs), clothes to do work in, clean clothes to be comfortable and warm in, and sturdy footwear (ie, hiking boots) are a must. Dress for the weather and also physical, dirty work.
Here is the plan. Work occurs all day Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday morning (quit at noon). It is most likely that a caravan will leave Friday after work/class. If people are interested, it is certainly possible to work Friday as well. This trip is fairly cheap... bring $ for gas and any road food.
Drop me an email stating your interest in participating and when you can leave Madison. Interested people will then be emailed regarding possible carpools from Madison. Any questions, comments, concerns, drop me an email.
Matt "Navs" Kaufmann
mkaufmann@wisc.edu
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