Saddle Mountain Lookout Work Party July 11.25

Frank K, Jamie D. Ida F, Corinne T and Bob T spent Friday July 11 clearing the Saddle Mountain Lookout trail of deadfall, and tidying and cleaning the Lookout and facilities. Frank and Bob cleared falls from the Upper Parking lot to the bench half way to the summit where they stopped for a long lunch break and to wait for the rest of the team to return from the summit. The trail is now open and in good hiking condition from the upper parking lot to the summit with the exception of two falls within 200 m of the upper parking lot that were too big for our electric chainsaw and volunteer crew to handle safely. The washrooms are more or less clean, and restocked with a limited supply of toilet paper. A small hornets nest inside the upper parking lot toilet should be avoided.