Wednesday morning brought back a long-lost friend - the sun. Casey, Jeremy and myself met up in Naples to christen some new shovels, clippers and a sharp new mattox. The recent clean-up of the tentatively named " Bluff" trail overlooking Naples creek has gotten a bit of foot traffic from the locals and has generated some positive feedback.
Our arrival in compact, fuel efficient, foreign automobiles with bicycles attached to trunks and rooftops looked a bit out of place in the parking lot early on in the trout fishing season. Upon careful consideration we decided to ring our forest ranger contact to ensure that at least the officials weren't opposed to us working in the area.... we got the OK, but someone showed up to check us out anyway. The timing of that meeting was perfect, a new contact was made, and hopefully we have another ally who can help with material support - Bonus! A productive morning of benching, fallen locust harvesting, and rock hunting yielded a tidy, well-drained switchback WELL under IMBA's cost estimate. This posting is a bit revisionist so I'll keep it short and let the before and after pictures say most of the words.
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