I wandered down to the trail crew's camp. They had just gotten back from a day's work, rebuilding the trail up to the Rae Lakes, and they were washing by the river or sitting around their camp, drinking coffee. We've done a lot more with CCC crews. They're getting into that now, with the work they're doing on the Mist Trail, but we've had a head start on them. We start down low as soon as we can get at the trails in the spring, and work our way up.
Every year there are a few big projects.
Two years ago we built the big bridge. Last year we did a major re-route away from the shore of a lake up above timberline. This year, we're totally re-building the trail up from here to Dollar Lake. We're digging out the trail bed, filling in with rock, and covering it with soil, some of it from under other socks. These kids do great work.