#trail crew

[jamesadamtaylor]

Public Lands/ Exploration/ Adventure/

I didn’t take many photos while I was there, I was too busy working. Eagle Creek Trail, OR, August 2011. It will all be dead now like all the other places I worked in Oregon and Washington.

[rainiervolunteersnps]

Here are a few members of the Sunrise crew from Northwest Youth Corps working on the Sunrise Rim Trail. They are one of several youth crews volunteering many hours of hard work on the trails this summer. If you love hiking at Mount Rainier, thank a trail crew!

[mountrainiernps]

National Historic Preservation Month - Trails

Did you know that Mount Rainier’s Wonderland and Northern Loop Trails are also considered part of the National Historic Landmark District? The first version of the around-the-mountain trail was completed in 1915, at a lower elevation than the current version. Although it has been relocated in places and maintained and rebuilt when required, the Wonderland Trail as a whole has extensive integrity and is one of the most significant and historic trails in the national park system. The trail’s integrity is thanks to a dedicated and hardworking trail crew that works every year to maintain trails throughout the park. On this dynamic mountain, foot bridges frequently wash out, sections slide way, rocks need to be cleared, and more. The park is also 97% designated Wilderness, so often trail crews are doing this repair work without any equipment besides what they can carry in. Have you seen trail crews at work while out hiking or volunteered with a trail crew?

NPS Photos: Trail crew members rebuild a section of trail that had washed out on the Wonderland near Carbon River. Crews drill rocks along a section of the Northern Loop Trail.  A washed-out footbridge over the Carbon River. A crew member climbs a tree to install a high lead rigging system to lift a log to place it across a river crossing. A section of wood boardwalk at Doe Creek along the Wonderland Trail after 10 years.

[essentiallychaotic]

just remembered the time on trail crew where we had an in-depth convo/argument about what we would do in that movie universe where you have a countdown timer to your death and earn minutes working or something (none of us had ever seen it) if we only had til 25 to do something and one guy said he’d get rid of mosquitos bc they’re annoying (at this point in the season we had all eaten several on accident bc they are e v e r y w h e r e) and another guy said he’d make a time machine and go back to before the timers existed and guy 1 said that would be impossible bc he couldn’t do that in only 3yrs and I sided with guy 2 bc he was a year younger so he had 4yrs and then we started dragging the idea that he could kill aaaaaall mosquitos as unrealistic and he was like “you need to INVENT time travel! I can just get a bottle of bleach and start spraying!! I’m halfway there!!”

And thats basically all you need to know about how boring building trails can get 😂

[myhiddenknowledge]

I washed and oiled my work boots and now they're looking sexyyyy 😘

[ayo-esmer]

Lassen Volcanic National Park

Desolation Wilderness

Missing work so much right now. I can’t wait to go back next month. Right now, trail maintenance crews are still a go.

[rainiervolunteersnps]

Last Saturday we got to welcome a new partner group, Summit Hunters, to the Mountain where they worked with our east side trail crew on the Burrows loop and Crystal Lakes trails. Summit Hunters is a Seattle based nonprofit organization built with passion for the outdoors. Their goal is to share adventures, skills, and passion for nature and to create opportunities for everyone to give back to the wonderful environment that surrounds us. Thanks Summit Hunters for a job well done and thank you to Kevin, Boston, and Matt of the East Side Trail crew for making this happen! 

[rainiervolunteersnps]

June 1st is National Trails Day! Mount Rainier has over 260 miles of maintained trails throughout the park that offer access to breathtaking views, serene mountain lakes, and quiet, contemplative moments in old growth forests. These trails would not exist in the condition that they do if it weren’t for our volunteers who spend thousands of hours each year removing vegetation, rebuilding retaining walls, and fixing water drainage on our trails. Through their work they have provided opportunities for thousands of visitors to explore this truly amazing place where so many have found excitement, inspiration, and healing. Thank you to all who have (and will) work on our trails, you’re work impacts the quality of recreation for many people! 

If you would like to add a trail project to your list of summer to do’s we would love to have you work with us! You can sign up for weekend projects with Washington Trails Association on their website or check in at our Jackson Visitor Center on the weekends from mid June through July for drop in trail work at Paradise. 

See you on the trails!