Our fifth and final hitch, once again made possible by the Virginia Lakes Pack Station, brought us eight miles up the Buckeye Creek drainage to a section of trail called the roughs. It's so named because the creek and the trail run through a rocky section there, creating some tough conditions for the tread.
We focused on rehabilitating and improving one particular hill that needed a lot of attention. The prevailing grade ranged from 20-30%, with a few short stretches that were steeper. We installed 52 rock check steps to make that grade sustainable and passable for both stock and foot users.
The crew made incredible improvements in technical skill and proficiency over the course of these five hitches, and the sustained quality of this high output displays that well.
As a crew we'd like to thank everyone who made this season possible and successful, including the Virginia Lakes and Leavitt Meadows pack stations, Marguerite and the staff at the Bridgeport Clinic, Scott (Yeti) Clemons, and of course Jeff Weise and our teammates on the Carson-Iceberg crew. For anyone I've missed, thank you for making this summer so productive and memorable, we've appreciated all of the support we've received in Bridgeport and in the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest.
