Club vice president Chis Stacey presenting the donation check for Project Merry Christmas. Lots of toys were also collected for the kids.
The Gang at Annie’s Orphans, we also stopped with donations at the LaPlata Humane Society but someone forgot to get a picture.
Camp was down a forest road that branched off of Park Creek road on the other side of Wolf Creek Pass.
A whole bunch of Creepers were involved in the digging for the sign. Glen Hood kindly gave up the chance to wheel so he could bring his truck up to haul all the concrete, a wheelbarrow and the sign to the upper trail-head.
After the workday we headed up a side road some of the folks found on the map, nice little lake and some spectacular views.
The Creepers did 2 trips over to Blanca this year. one in late July to resupply the Rocky Mountain Field Institute in support of their trail work on the high mountain footpaths. We loaded up their gear and had an uneventful trip up the trail. After unloading we headed up to Blue Lake at the top for lunch and a bit of fishing. On the way down there was a bit of excitement on Jaws one but all got down safe.
Trip number two was to bring down RMFI and do a bit of work. We had a very quick trip up, 2.5 hours from camp to the lake so we headed over to the right side of the lake to inspect work done several years ago.Â
Oh yea, we also got a check.
Once we got over ther we found ATV tracks through all our hard work.
We drug some more logs to block access and dug a trench to drain the mud pit. We then moved over to the other side of the lake after a bit of lunch.
More log dragging to block off an illegal ATV trail that went right by signs prohibiting travel, then up over Jaws 4 to load up the RMFI gear.
After loading up we had an uneventful trip down, on the way we drove spikes every half mile in preperation for putting in mile posts next year. Enjoy the slide show of trip 2.
The Creepers did another workday on the 21st of July. 20+ members brought up 9 fiber rolls and 3 bundles of stakes to put in the cut. The fiber rolls slow water flow and help hold soil allowing native grasses to take hold.
We’re really seeing results and in a few more years this should start looking really good.  Enjoy a slideshow of our trip, after the work most of the crew went on over the pass then headed up Imogene Pass into Ouray then back to Durango.