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Mt. Shasta
Trail Center Work Day Report
June 23-26, 2022
On June 23rd seventeen Trail Center volunteers arrived at the KOA in Mt. Shasta City to begin a multi-day trail building event in cooperation with the Mt. Shasta Trail Association (MSTA). The crews worked all day Friday, Saturday and a half day Sunday.
The work would be a major overhaul and upgrade of the historic Sisson's Trail, a trail used to bring climbers and visitors to the base of Mt. Shasta. Repairs started near the McBride Springs campground and finished about a mile downhill. About a half-dozen heavily armored drains were created, tread was rerouted or refurbished in multiple places and lots of brushing cleared the trail corridor. Volunteers from the MSTA assisted in all these tasks.
The weather for the weekend was predicted to be extremely hot, but thanks to the elevation, shaded work areas and early starts the crews were able to put in full workdays.
After work many enjoyed swims in Lake Siskiyou or Castle Lake nearby. In the evening the MSTA arranged for two presentations, the first on the history and lore of Mt. Shasta and the second on the Gateway Phase 2 Trail Project.
The Trail Center thanks the MSTA for its incredible hospitality, especially John Harch for selecting the work site and Glenn Harvey for arranging many superb meals.
Also, special thanks to the crew leaders Judd, Helen, Dave and Bill for guiding the work so well and of course appreciation to our volunteers for taking the time and spending the money to travel to this event: Ankush, Jerel, Richard, Aaron, Jennifer, Tiara, Elle, Eric, Thomas, Larry, Daniel and Sam.
Respectfully submitted,
Hank Magnuski
Supervisor