Ventana Wilderness Alliance

VWA Trail Work Trip! Sept 26-29th

WHY - Sat, Sept 26th is National Public Lands Day!
Come help us celebrate National Public Lands Day by joining us on a VWA Trail Work Trip!
The air will be fresh, the views amazing, and this is your chance to have your own Ventana Wilderness Adventure! Bring a friend or just make some new ones!

WHERE - We'll meet at 8:30am on Sat Sept 26th at the Entrance to Cone Peak Road which is at the Summit of Nacimiento-Fergusson Road, which runs between the Kirk Creek Campground and Fort Hunter Liggett.

WHO - I (David Knapp) will be leading the trip and I need YOU on it! RSVP to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it !!!

WHEN - Sat, Sept 26 through Tuesday, Sept 29th - come for the day, the weekend, or all four days!

WHAT - We'll be hiking in from the end of Cone Peak road to Trail Springs camp - a moderate hike of about 1.5 miles (water at Trail Springs). There are 7 trees down on the trail between the North Coast Ridge Trail and Trail Springs, and many down past Trail Springs. There is also about 1 mile of trail that needs brushing.
So, our goals will be the following:
1. Be Safe!
2. Have fun!
3. Use our crosscut saw skills to clear as many trees off the trail as we can.
4. Clear as much brush off the trail using loppers and pruning saws as we can.

Things to be aware of!
+There is the potential for great heat - over 100 degrees, however we'll be pretty close to the ocean, and in the shade, so I don't think it will be a huge deal.

+There will be bugs out! Fortunately, the brush is so thick, I don't think the flies will be able to penetrate the brush canopy - however, if they do - I'm bringing a bug hat - and so should you!

+Trail Springs Camp is small. We can spend some time clearing Trail Springs Camp itself - the Cone Peak Sign is well hidden due to a tree down and the flat spots aren't very big, or flat. If we get a lot of people, some will likely be sleeping on the trail - or we may stay at Cook springs, which is spacious and has water too.

email me at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it to RSVP or just ask more questions.

Thanks!