For anyone following this blog, I thought this might interest some people. Cross-posting from my LNT blog. I spent a summer as a Shelter caretaker, LNT instructor, and Summit Steward on Saddleback Mtn, the 2nd largest alpine zone in Maine after Katahdin. https://notracesblog.wordpress.com/2016/08/08/2002-caretaker-season-logs-piazza-rock-maine/ +1, would do again
Category: LeaveNoTrace
Composting Privvies – how do they work?
During my summer as a Maine Appalachian Trail caretaker, I was “privileged” to take part in an event called “a mixer”. All 4 caretakers, plus some MATC volunteers, converged on the Horns Pond shelter area for a mid-year roundtable summit, a bit of a swim, and some hard, disgusting labor. Horns Pond is high…
2002 Caretaker season logs – Piazza Rock, Maine
I found my old logbook from when I was a caretaker at the Piazza Rock shelter area on the Appalachian Trail in Maine. What a terrific experience, it really opened my eyes to Leave No Trace as a philosophy, and the overall effect that small impacts have when multiplied by hundreds. I spoke to hundreds…
Hiking closer to home: Foster Land Trust Hayfield property
I took a few hours the other evening to do a stroll through some tame woods in Foster, RI. The property was left to the Town Land Trust some years ago, and has recently had its old roads and game trails blazed. The map is here. No major elevations, just a stroll through…
Trip Report: RI North South Trail
Over the holiday weekend I thru-hiked the Rhode Island North/South Trail, a 78 mile path from the Atlantic Ocean to the RI/MA border in Burrillville, RI. Total time: approx 3.5 days Total mileage: approx 80 miles including travel from the trailhead If you JUST want pictures, the full album is here. Overall, a great time,…