It was a bit cool when we started work along the Recreation Path on Saturday, but after a while we warmed up and more and more people came out. Here's Jim trying to sweet talk a few patrons into clipping some briars. In this case Polly was out with a walk with her grandsons looking for her gallivanting husband.
We were cutting back the shoulders of the RecPath between Pine Lake on Rt 108 and Constitution Boulevard North, blowing out leaves, chopping brush, and other not-so-fun-but-must-be-done maintenance tasks. And along came a number of members of a hiking club (tourists) enjoying Shelton's trails on a sunny Saturday morning. They thought they would enjoy a quiet Fall walk, but little did they know that they would enjoy the sound of leaf blowers and brushcutters of a trail work party.
We had a good turn-out of volunteers. Here's Susan clearing out a big section of the RecPath above Meadow Street. She wasn't making any noise. We had a lot of help but this section of the RecPath was cleaned up today.
The access trail from Wheeler Street was particularly overgrown.
This is the access gate opposite the Senior Center and the Police Station. You could barely tell there was a trail there.
But thanks to Sheri and Michael, after a few hours of cutting and hauling, you can tell there's a trail now. With easy, convenient access to Pine Lake and the RecPath.
And Pine Lake was beautiful this morning.
Curtis Brook was almost glowing in the sunlight coming thru the beech trees below the dam.
There were a number of folks out using the RecPath and the surrounding Greenway this morning. We got a number of compliments on how well the volunteers were maintaining the RecPath.
Polly never did find Bill, who was looking for Luis, but Jim found Bill, who eventually tracked down Luis, who was headed back to his car. It's amazing how hard it is to find somebody when and where you want them some days. But thanks to Chris, Susan, Stan, Luis, John, Michael, Sheri, Jim, Bill, and Terry for helping out today.
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