TPS Reports

FIRST HITCH

6/18-6/20 Chamberlain to Hand Meadows
Description:
6/18-6/19 - day hitches from Chamberlain to approach ridge to Hand meadows
6/20 - Hike with full packs to Hand Meadows
Work: Brushing, Fix Waterbars, Cut Downed Logs
Weather:  6/18 Partly Cloudy, 6/19 Light Rain, 6/20 Partly Cloudy – Gropple
Length:  7 ½ mi  Gain:  5653-7654ft
Landmarks:       
Hotzel Cr. S
                                No Name Cr. W
                                Little Lodgepole Cr. E
                                Lower Lodgepole Cr. SE
                                Right on 001 Chamberlain Trail
                                Spring Pond Cr. S
                6/20 – CAMP Hand Meadows at stock camp
6/21-6/22 Hand Meadows to Confluence of Hand Creek/Beaver Creek (Hand Camp)
Description:
6/21 - day hitch from Hand Meadows down Chamberlain trail ~4mi (Dead Mule Peak E)
6/22 - move camp to Hand Camp
Work: Brushing, Fix Waterbars, Cut Downed Logs
Weather:  6/21 Partly Cloudy – Gropple  6/22 Partly Cloudy
Length:  ~6 ½ mi               Gain:  7654 - 5887ft
Landmarks:
                                Follow Hand Cr. E
                                Pack Bridge
                                Follow Hand Cr. E
                                Joe Cr. N
                6/22 – CAMP Hand Camp
6/23-6/24 Hand Camp to Confluence of Clark/ Beaver Creek
Description:
6/23 – clear trail N of camp left from previous day, continue work S on 001 trail
6/24 – clear trail S on 001 trail, move camp to Clark Cr. at third pack bridge
Work: Extensive Deadfall, Waterbar Repair, Tredwork
Weather:  6/23 Light Showers  6/24 Variable Showers
Length:  ~2mi     Gain:  5887-5704ft
Landmarks:
                                Follow Beaver Cr. E (~2mi)
                                Pack Bridge
                6/24 – CAMP Next to pack bridge at confluence of Clark/ Beaver Cr.

6/25 Confluence of Clark/ Beaver Cr. to Beaver Meadows Camp
Description:
6/25 – Clear trail S to third pack bridge S on 001 trail, move camp down trail to Beaver Meadows
Work: Brushing, Fix Waterbars, Cut Downed Logs, Tredwork, Saw Repair
Weather:  6/25 Rain Showers
Length:  ~4mi     Gain:  5704-5236ft
Landmarks:
                                Drainage 1mi W
                                Drainage with Pack Bridge
                                Mulligan Cr. E
                                Ramey Ridge Trail JCT E
                                Trail JCT – go SW on 001 trail
                                Pack Bridge
                6/25 – CAMP Beaver Meadows

6/26 Beaver Meadows to Big Cr. HQ
Description:
6/26 – Clear trail on 001 E towards Copper Camp, stop work 12pm pack/return to base
Work: Brushing, Tredwork, Cut Downed Logs
Weather:  6/26 Light Rain
Length:  1.5 mi   Gain:  5236-5500ft
Landmarks:
                                Follow Big Cr. S
                                Cross Copper Cr.
                                Cross Spring Cr.
                                Return to HQ
6/27 Big Cr. HQ to Lick Lake
Description:
6/27 – Drive to Lick Cr. TH, clear trail to Lick Lake, Check campsites for trash/clear fire rings
Work: Fix Waterbars, Cut Downed Logs, Optimize Seasonal Drainages, Campsite Inspection
Weather:  Warm/Sunny
Length:  ~2  ½    Gain:  5800-7400ft
Landmarks:
                                Lick Cr. TH
                                Cross Lick Cr.
                                Arrive Lick Lake
                                Return to HQ


SECOND HITCH

7/2-7/3 Big Cr. HQ to Beaver Meadows
Description:
7/2 – Move to Beaver Meadows work 001 trail E towards Copper Camp
7/3 - Continue work E on 001 trail past Copper camp/ work up Ramey Ridge
Work: Brushing, Cut Downed Logs
Weather:  7/2 Hot – Late Thunder Storm  7/3 – Hot/Sunny
Length:  ~3mi     Gain:  5700-5000ft
Landmarks:
                                Marble Cr. S
                                Gold Cr. S
                                Copper Cr. N
                                Spring Cr. N
                                Copper Camp
                                Trail JCT
                                Take Ramey Ridge Trail N
                7/3 - Return to base

7/5-7/6 Big Cr. HQ to Mosquito Ridge TH
Description:
7/5 – Drive to Smith Cr. Cutoff TH, clear trail to Werdenhoff Mine, hike on road to Mosquito Ridge TH
7/6 – Work trail N towards Mosquito Springs
Work: Fix Waterbars, Cut Downed Logs, Leave Logs on Road to Mosquito Ridge TH
Weather:  7/5 Hot/Dry 7/6 Sunny/ Breezy
Length:  ~7mi     Gain:  5700-8850ft
Landmarks:
                                Smith Cr. TH
                                Werdenhoff Mine
                                Cross N. Fork Smith Cr.
                                Follow N. Fork Drainage W
                7/5-7/6 Camp Mosquito Ridge TH
                                Uphill Switchbacks
                                Flat Ridge
                                Elk Spring W
                                Saddle
                                Return to Mosquito Ridge TH

7/7 Mosquito Ridge TH to Mosquito Springs
Description:
7/7 – Hike to cache work N to Mosquito Springs, set up camp, continue to Cow Corrals with day packs
Work: Fix Waterbars, Cut Downed Logs
Weather:  7/7 Sunny/Cool
Length:  ~10 mi Gain:  7900-8500ft
Landmarks:
                                Uphill Switchbacks N (~4mi)
                                Elk Springs W
                                Porphyry Cr. Drainage W
                7/7 – CAMP Mosquito Springs ( ½mi W)
                                Veer E 019 Trail Towards Cow Corrals
                                Mosquito Peak N
                                JCT Cow Corrals/ Chamberlain
                                Return to camp

7/8 Mosquito Springs to Hand Creek Camp
Description:
7/8 – Walk to tool cache at Cow Corrals, continue with full packs past Crane Meadows to Hand Creek Camp at JCT with Crane Meadows/Chamberlain/Big Cr.
Work: Brushing, Fix Waterbars, Cut Downed Logs
Weather:  7/8 Partly Cloudy/Windy
Length:  ~10mi  Gain:  8850-7405ft
Landmarks:  
                                JCT 019 to Cow Corrals
                                Cross Beaver Cr. Drainage
                                Cross E Beaver Cr. Drainage
                                Cow Corrals JCT with Chamberlain
                                Boulder Cr. S
                                Cross Boulder Cr. Drainage
                                Crane Meadows
                                Cross Hand Creek
                                Trail JCT – Chamberlain/Big Cr.
                7/8 – CAMP Hand Camp
                                Stash Tools Ramey Ridge JCT

7/9 Hand Creek Camp to Hand Meadows
Description:
7/9 – Move camp to Hand Meadows, collect tools at cache, work S on Ramey Ridge
Work: Brushing, Fix Waterbars, Cut Downed Logs
Weather:  7/9 Light Wind/Sunny
Length:  ~8mi     Gain:  7405-7658ft
Landmarks:  
                                JCT Take Chamberlain Trail E
                                Hand Meadows N Chamberlain trail
                                S Chamberlain Trail
                                JCT with Upper Ramey Meadows/ Chamberlain/ Ramey Ridge
                                Take Ramey Ridge S
                                N Drainage Big Ramey Cr. E
                                Rock Rabbit Point (8360) E
                                Dead Mule Peak E
                7/9 CAMP Hand Meadows

7/10 Hand Meadows to Copper Camp
Description:
7/10 – Work S on Ramey Ridge to Estep Cabin, camp at Mulligan Springs
                *Got lost could not find trail, continue down Ramey Ridge to Copper Camp
Work: Brushing, Fix Waterbars, Cut Downed Logs
Weather:  7/8 Sunny/Windy
Length:  ~12-15mi            Gain:  7405-8383-5192ft
Landmarks:  
                JCT – Take Ramey Ridge S
                JCT – Lower Ramey Meadows STAY S
                Rock Rabbit Point (8360) E
                Dead Mule Peak W
                JCT – 257 STAY S
                JCT – Estep (Lead to Ramey Point 8383)
                Follow Ridge S/SE
                Descend Rapidly
                 Switchback Between Spring/ Camp Cr.
                JCT – Head W Toward Big Cr.
7/10 – CAMP Copper Camp

7/11 Copper Camp to Big Cr. HQ
Description:
7/11 – Hike back to Big Cr. TH wait for ride to shuttle gear, walk back and sharpen tools at base
Work: Hike to Base, Repair Tools
Weather:  7/11 Partly Cloudy – Evening Rain
Length:  ~5mi     Gain:  5000-5700ft
Landmarks:  
                                W on Copper Camp Trail
                                JCT – Chamberlain/ Big Cr.
                                Take Big Cr. Trail
                                Big Cr. TH
                                Return to Base

THIRD HITCH

7/16-7/17 Big Cr. HQ to Cougar Basin
Description:
7/16 – Start Lick Cr. TH, Trail 004, hike until work starts past Lick Lake, continue until Cougar Basin
7/17 – Work trail to Bear Lake, continue work down 004 to Catherine Lake
Work: Brushing, Fix Waterbars, Cut Downed Logs, Tredwork
Weather:  7/16 Sunny – Lightning 7/17 Partly Cloudy/ Windy
Length:  ~7mi     Gain:  5700-7440ft
Landmarks:  
                                Lick Cr. TH
                                Lick Lake S
                                Cougar Peak SW
                                JCT – Snowslide Peak
                                Take 004 S
                                Switchbacks
                                JCT – Bear Lake
                7/16 – CAMP First Drainge Snowslide Cr.
                                Snowslide Cr. E
                                Switchback Over Pass
                                Catherine Lake E

7/18-7/19 Catherine Lake to N. Fork Monumental Cr.
Description:
7/18 – Move camp to Catherine Lake, Work trail S/SE
7/19 – Continue work until the N. Fork of Monumental
Work: Brushing, Fix Waterbars, Cut Downed Logs, Tredwork
Weather:  7/18 Partly Cloudy/Hot  7/19 Sunny/ Hot
Length:  ~7mi     Gain:  7440-8230ft
Landmarks:        
                                Snowslide Cr. E
                                Switchback Uphill
                                Catherine Lake E
                7/18-7/19 – CAMP Catherine Lake
                                Switchback Downhill
                                Drainages W
                                Sheer Face E
                                Marble Peak N/E (8312)
                                Follow W. Fork Monumental
                                Confluence N/W Fork Monumental

7/20 N Fork Monumental to W. Fork Monumental
Description:
7/20 – Move camp just upstream from N. Fork Monumental, continue working E downstream to W. Fork Monumental
Work: Brushing, Fix Waterbars, Cut Downed Logs, Drainage Improvement, Tredwork
Weather:  7/8 Sunny/Hot
Length:  ~6mi     Gain:  5500-5737ft
Landmarks:  
                                N. Fork Monumental
                                Drainage S
                                Drainage N
                                Tim Cr. S
                                Follow W. Fork Monumental S
                7/20 – CAMP At floodplain before N. Fork of W. Fork Monumental

7/21-23 W. Fork Monumental to Milk Cr. Trail
Description:
7/21-7/23 – Move camp past creek crossing on Milk Cr., Camp until 7/23 work up Milk Creek, Meet up with Frank Church Foundation to work on reroute near Lookout Mtn.
Work: Brushing, Fix Waterbars, Cut Downed Logs, Tredwork, Trail Reroute
Weather:  7/21 Partly Cloudy/Smokey 7/22 Sunny/Cool/Smokey
Length:  ~10mi  Gain:  5500-8000ft
Landmarks:  
                                N. Fork Monumental
                                Drainage S
                                Drainage N
                                Tim Cr. S
                                Drainage N
                                JCT – Take W. Fork Downstream
                                Holy Terror Cr. E
                                JCT – Take Milk Cr.
                                Cross W. Fork
                7/21-7/23 – CAMP Plateau Past Crossing
                                JCT – Milk Creek
                                Switchback ~2000ft
                                Milk Cr. N
                                Milk Lake N
                                JCT – Lookout Mtn. – Work Reroute at JCT

7/23 CHANGE OF PLAN – Demobilize due to fire closures
Description:
7/23 – Instead of meeting with Frank Church Foundation collect tools from cache and exit field from W. Fork Monumental TH
Work: Hike out, Drive back to HQ
Weather:  7/23 Warm/Dry
Length:  ~14mi  Gain:  5500-8000ft
Landmarks:  
                                Switchback up Milk Cr.
                                Milk Lake N
                                Collect Tools/Camp
                                Cross W. Fork
                                Meadow Cr. E
                                Holy Terror E
                                JCT – Take W. Fork Upstream
                                Follow Monumental Cr.
                                Cross Monumental Cr. 5 Times
                                Arrive at TH
                                Drive back to HQ

7/24-7/25 Work at Station
Description:
7/24-7/25 – Work remainder of hitch at HQ doing maintenance/odd jobs
Work: Repair Tools, Paint Saw Handles/Picnic Tables, Clean Shower/Cookshack, Handle Pulaski’s, Repair Clogged Irrigation System

Weather:  7/24 Partly Cloudy/Hot 7/25 Cloudy/Windy

FOURTH HITCH

7/30 Big Cr. HQ to Estep Cabin
Description:
7/30 – Hike to JCT with Estep Trail, begin work up Estep
Work: Brushing, Fix Waterbars, Cut Downed Logs
Weather:  7/30 Partly Cloudy/Windy
Length:  ~7mi     Gain:  5700-6900ft
Landmarks:    
                                Big Cr. TH
                                Big Cr. S
                                Little Marble Cr. S
                                Pack Bridge
                                Beaver Cr. W
                                JCT – Ramey Ridge/Estep
                                Switchback up
                7/30 – CAMP Foundation of Estep Cabin

7/31-8/3 Estep Trail
Description:
7/31-8/3 – Remain at Estep Cabin work up Ramey Ridge, work ridgeline from top down to Copper Camp
Work: Brushing, Fix Waterbars, Cut Downed Logs, Tredwork
Weather:  7/31 Sunny/ Smokey 8/1 Hail/Lightning 8/2 Partly Cloudy/Windy 8/3 Sunny/ Breezy
Length:  ~5mi     Gain:  7700-8383ft
Landmarks:    
                                Switchback Up Estep Trail
                                JCT - Ramey Ridge S
                                 Follow Ridgeline S/SE
                                Ramey Cr. E
                                Beaver Cr. W
                                Stop Before Switchback at Spring/Camp Cr.
                7/31-8/3 – CAMP Estep Cabin Until Work is Done

8/4 Estep to Beaver Cr. Project
Description:
8/4 – Large log fell lengthwise over trail. Tred is depressed ~3 ft above cribbing. Install truss system to roll rounds above cribbing
Work: Install Trusses, Cut Log, Tredwork
Weather:  8/4 Sunny/ Light Breeze
Length:  ~4mi     Gain:  7700-5200ft
Landmarks:    
                                Switchback Down Estep
                                Mulligan Cr.
                                JCT – 001 Chamberlain N/NW
                                Mulligan Springs
                                Project Log
                8/4 – CAMP Estep Cabin for Estep Project

8/5 Estep Project
Description:
8/5 – Camp Estep Cabin, Patrick and Amber move to field to help cut 7 stacked logs ranging in width fro 1-4ft, move camp to Mulligan Springs
Work: Cut and Move Large Deadfall Pile
Weather:  8/5 Partly Cloudy/ Morning Rain/ Breezy
Length:  ~4mi     Gain:  7700-5330ft
Landmarks:    
                                Switchback Down Estep
                                Finish Project on Estep
                                Switchback Up Move Camp
                                Switchback Down Estep
                                JCT – Beaver Cr. Trail N/NW
                                Pass Beaver Cr. Project
                                Cross Mulligan Cr.
                8/5 – CAMP Just Before Pack Bridge

8/6 Beaver Cr. Project
Description:
8/6 – Return to Beavercreek project and finish work left, move camp to Copper Camp
Work: Large Downed Log
Weather:  8/6 Sunny/Hot
Length:  ~9mi     Gain:  5330-5000ft
Landmarks:    
                                Cross Mulligan Cr. S
                                Continue Project 001 Trail
                                Cross Muligan Cr. Clear Trees N Up To Clark Cr.
                                Cross Mulligan Cr. S
                                JCT – 001 S/SE
                                JCT – Big Cr. Trail E
                                Cross Copper Cr.
                8/6 – CAMP Copper Camp

8/7 Copper Camp Trail
Description:
8/7 – Day hitch from Copper Camp up Ramey Ridge, continuing work started earlier in the season
Work: Brushing, Fix Waterbars, Cut Downed Logs, Tredwork
Weather:  7/30 Partly Cloudy/Windy
Length:  ~2mi     Gain:  5000-5800ft

8/8 Copper Camp to Big Cr. HQ
Description:
8/8 – Evacuate myself from Copper Camp back to Big Creek HQ
Work: EVAC
Weather:  7/30 Partly Cloudy/Windy

Length:  ~5mi     Gain:  5000-5700ft
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