Nakusp Hot Springs Trail Clearing May 14.26
Brian W, Graham F and Frank K spent a day clearing the lower half of the Nakusp Hot Springs trail, shoring up crossings, improving crossing traction where needed, and hand excavating a root ball slump across the trail. They cleared some left over winter falls and a few that were left by the hazard tree removal work a couple weeks before. It was a good, productive day of work.
Caribou Creek Trail Tour and Hike May 13
Gary Mentz, the Burton trail master builder, gave Bob T & Corinne along with local hiker Denice M a 10+ km tour of the Caribou Creek and Millar Falls trails. Gary, with some help from local legend Doug has scouted out, cleared and built bridges to create a lovely loop trail in the woods and a side trip to spectacular Millar Falls. We can highly recommend the loop trail but the Millar Falls side trip is best left to serious scramblers with good tolerance for heights and steep pitches. Hats off to Gary and his supporters for a job well done. The log bridges alone are worth the trip!
Peter Roulston Clearing Monday May 11.26
Frank K and Bob T had N easy day of clearing the Peter Roulston trail from Gardner Creek to the upper Trailhead, or close to it. Nothing was too big or difficult for Frank to handle with ease! Bob was the mule and brusher, as usual. Dinner Creek to Gardner Creek had already been cleared by helpful, unknown users. The trail is clear and in good condition.
Box Lake Nature Trail Tour May 7.26
6 NACTS directors (Bob t, Graham F, Michele N, Cedr E & Frances S) and Skye C, the interpretive sign designer, met at the Box Lake campground for a tour of the planned nature trail upgrade. We carried the large eco-system info signs and smaller flora species signs along the trail to choose suitable mounting locations. The signs look great, thanks to Frances, Sky and Barb C, who provided key inspiration for the project. Now it is over to the post preparation and hole digging team to complete the project.
Apologies to Frances and Skye, the two most important people of the outing for missing them in the photo!
Kuskie Trail Group Hike May 3.26
Seven hikers including new mom Veronica and 3 month old Baby Everett, lead by Simone and Michele, enjoyed a perfect weather day hiking the Kuskie Trail from the Vickie’s View Hot Springs Road parking lot down almost to the Highway 23 bridge at Nakusp, and back up, about 8 km. All except mom and baby who climbed a steep bank to complete the one way hike to their car at the bridge. The trail was in great shape and a good choice for a close in hike through the woods along the Kuskanax River.
Mt Abriel Group Hike March 29.26
Simone H and Michele N lead a group of 7 hikers on an early season walk around the lower Mt Abriel loop, from the main parking lot to the swing and overlook near Cape Horn. It was a beautiful but cool day, with lunch or snacks on a log on the beach!
Hazard Tree Removal Nakusp Hot Springs Trail April 20 - 22
True North Forestry’s faller Jason T spent three hard days falling hazard trees on the Nakusp Hot Springs Trail April 20 to 23.26, assisted by Nellis Sargeant on Monday, Carol H on Tuesday and Jamie D on Wednesday, and Bob T on all three. Jason was very impressive, expertly selecting the most dangerous of the dead snags and overhangs, falling them where they would do the least damage to standing trees or the trail. Awesome. We lost track of how many trees came down, but it was lots. The assistants had the easy job, mainly guarding the trail and helping roll off some of the falls. The trail is safer than it was, but must still be used at the hikers own risk. There are still many hazard trees left that in windy conditions could pose a threat. We got the worst of the worst.
The feature photo is of Jason, Carol and Bob. Sorry to Nellis and Jamie for not getting a photo of them!
Wilson Falls Group Hike Sunday April 19.26
Thirteen early season hikers, both regulars and new-joiners, hiked to Wilson Falls on a beautiful Sunday, April 19.26. The access road off the Wilson Lake FSR was impassable due to uncleared falls and snow, so we walked parked west of the FSR and walked up an extra 700 m to the Trail Head. The falls were thundering and the creek level high, so we didn’t get up to the scary fall overlook ledge, although at least one of us would have really liked to. We had lunch and snacks in the mist above the river. It was a great, short hike!
Lower Nakusp Hot Springs Trail Survey April 11.26
Corinne T and Bob T surveyed the lower Nakusp Hot Springs Trail for falls and hazards on Saturday April 11.26. We found 22 falls or lodged trees. Some have been cleared since, with the rest to be done soon. All can be stepped over of under or walked around. There was obvious damage to the trail and crossings by an aggressive e-bike (MTB or dirt?). Please, this is a hiking trail. All forms of motorized biking are not allowed!
Clearing Upper Nakusp Hot Springs Trail April 8.26
Frank K, Jamie D and Bob T spent the day clearing the upper half of the Nakusp Hot Springs Trail on Wednesday, April 8.26. Frank did a great job running the chain saw! We cleared numerous falls and a big tangle of multiple trees and branches. We stopped when we ran out of batteries, both our own and for our e-saw. It was a good day.
