It was a cool and windy morning on Everitt Memorial Hwy when the eager, unsuspecting volunteer crew pulled into the turnout for the boring safety talk and tool distribution. Yours truly disembarked for lower terrain to help supervise a 16-person Deadwood Crew. The group then trudged into the forest to attack problems on Upper Deadwood Trail. Trees were cut, branches limbed off, trees freed from dirt at their bases, jumps modified, boulders moved, stumps cut, and pretty much everyone got tired as hell (and rather dirty).
Down below, the Deadwood Crew got busy modifying a flyover jump, scuttling some pirate trails, and cutting in about 400 feet of brand new bypass trail. It was beautiful to behold.
Big applause for Rick Cory, Jason Barr, Crystal Blackburn, Kevin Metz, Dawn Bitterman, Corey Bitterman, Renee Casterline, Caryn Johansen, Becs Walker, Art Horvath, Mark Derby, Bryson Schreder…and Captain Kelly and the Deadwood Crew. These folks are busting their asses so you all can enjoy the trails!
