AllCorps is an event in during which SCA crews come together to camp, intermingle, and work to complete a project. This AllCorps challenged the Jawbone/Rands crews, Wilderness crews, and WildCorps crews to construct a fence roughly a mile in length along sections of SC51 and LA2 in the Jawbone Mountain area to prevent illegal riding routes around Robber’s Roost, an important bird of prey nesting locale. It was a whirlwind of a hitch, best described in rhyme…
In the beginning when numbers were few
Jawbone and Rands crews set up camp making certain nothing were askew
It was the first day of hitch, tents were pitched; helpers found their niche
Sunlight slowly slipped and stars showily shroud the sky
Amusing adventurous *star-trippers were pacified
Two days passed during which Wilderness crews worked alongside us
Together we restored two incursions and strengthened many a callus
Preparing us for the project that was to come
Little we knew of upcoming maelstroms
We went on hiking sprees as WildCorps had arrived to share our whimsies
Through Burro Schmidt Tunnel, Boulder Springs, and the PCT we scampered, dallied
Musical instruments thickened the air; dinner was prepared with care
Food resembled what it was not: baked potatoes were sailboats; bell peppers became snowmen, lasagna disguised as fruit pies were sought
The next day the rain fell from burdened clouds of grey
Looming out of canyons relentlessly to our dismay
But holes we dug and wood we cut in the mud and muck
Determination struck our gut
A normal workday one may say
Gave way to great progress and camaraderie was displayed
Our fence was growing, showing promise, faces glowing
As we engaged in antics no sane person would know of
That night brought distraught when peace we had naught
Violent winds swept camp, ripped tents down and in sand we drowned
We battened the hatches outmatched as belongings gusts snatched
Our valiant efforts ardent against the storm’s bitter torrent
As this was not our first rodeo none wallowed
At the scene of destruction there was no question that all must take action
We salvaged tent remnants then to work we went
Backs bent with intent on finishing what we started before we departed!
* “Star-tripping” is when one chooses a star to focus on whilst spinning in one spot for some time, then immediately afterwards looking straight into a bright headlight. Existential and/or adverse effects may occur.
