High Sierra Volunteer Trail Crew Edison 2002

This was our first 10-day trip, with three backcountry crews and folks who stayed in camp the full 10 days. Virtually every trail in the Edison, Florence and Mono Creek areas was improved. Over 300 trees were removed from trails, 50 waterbars repaired or installed, and maintenance on Forest Service facilities was performed. Additionally, we did maintenance on bear boxes in Florence, Edison and Sample Meadow, and installed trailhead signs on about 10 trailheads. A most productive trip.

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The group shot.

No trip of this magnitude would be complete without shots of the beautiful mountains.

Red and White Mountain late afternoon.

One more...

The new trailhead sign at Vermilion Valley Resort at Edison Lake. Jerome, Mack, Bruce and Eric.

Trailhead sign newly installed on the Bear Creek Cutoff trail.

Marsha works on maintenance of the bear boxes at Jackass Meadow Campground at Florence Lake.

Bruce painting bear boxes at Jackass Meadow Campground

Ward Lake on the road to Florence Lake.

The backcountry crew on the Pacific Crest Trail and John Muir Trail.

The mosquitoes were "...of biblical proportions..." in the backcountry due to the increase in standing water later in the year caused by the larger snowpack this year.

Before...

...and after.

Yet another trailhead sign at Dinkey Creek.

US Forest Service backcountry ranger Mike Nolen and his wife Sherry relaxing in camp.

Mike tries to rouse his partners at the Forest Service early in the morning.

Tony prepares to plant the flag near Seldon Pass.

Ken Hempy pauses to take in the view on the way to Kip Camp on the 9-day backcountry crew to work on the Pacific Crest Trail.

The mosquitoes were horrible.

Bear Ridge trail.

Adrian at Seldon Pass.

This shot was taken on around July 12 2005; notice how much ice is still on Marie Lake.

Another great shot from Seldon Pass.

Close-up of Lake Italy and the incredible amount of snow still left in mid-july...

Backcountry crew that went to Kip Camp and did a huge amount of work on the Pacific Crest Trail.

Banner Peak (r) and Ritter Peak (l) as seen from the Kaiser Pass road near Kaiser Pass.

Waiting in line for Saturday night dinner.

...and one more for good luck.

This was not a scene from the trip, but if you hang around in the Sierra long enough you will see this kind of scenery. Shot on Thursday, July 28, from Kaiser Pass Road just below Kaiser Pass, looking toward Edison Lake.