Friday, December 13, 2019

 

Did I just say Friday the 13th??? Oh my. It’s been anything but an unlucky day. WE FINISHED CLEARING THE TRAILS TODAY, ahead of schedule. Great news and thanks to all the volunteers that made it happen since the nasty windy and snowy storm of a couple weeks ago.

SO THE SATURDAY CLEAN-UP PLANS HAVE BEEN CANCELLED. I HOPE THIS DOESN’T INCONVENIENCE ANYONE, BUT THE LAST TWO DAYS OF WORK WENT FANTASTIC!!!!!

So you want to know about opening I bet? Red Arrow trails are ready with the exception of the segment of trail between intersection 507 and 504 on the Oconto County map. This trail section will be closed for the season. There will be trail closed signs posted on either end. Please obey the signs, It’s for your own safety.

The opening date is not official yet. When it is officially announced I will post it for you as soon as I know for sure. It should not be far out. When they do open it is paramount that we all stay on the groomed portion of the trail only. There are a lot of deadly hidden obstructions in the disaster zones, so be extra careful this year.

For those of you that missed my reports or lack there of lately. It’s not because I’m a slacker or just don’t care, I have been out working on the trails nearly everyday since the storm with just a wonderful group of volunteers for 6-9 hours a day. If you’re one the the volunteers I’m talking about, thank you from the bottom of my heart for all you have done. For the rest of you, if you meet one of these wonderful people, please personally thank them for all there work to guarantee that Red Arrow trails remain the best trails around to enjoy.

 

Remember, patience is a virtue,😇

 

       FireCat

 

 

 

 

Monday, December 2, 2019

 

It’s 18° in beautiful downtown Townsend this morning  with 12″ of fresh snow. So we have received 18.5″ in less than a week. “WOW”, to much to soon. The lowlands, lakes and the swamps had a good start towards freezing up hard but all this snow has set this back. There are a lot of trees that came down on the trails again with the high winds we received and the weight of the snow. This will take some time and volunteers to get the trails back cleared again as they were before the winds hit.

For you Facebook junkies you know that Forest County and Counties to the north are telling you the same things. Please be patient, good things are worth waiting for, and the opening of the trails fall under that category.  This is not a Club decision, the County and the USFS are responsible for opening trails in our area. As I said, a lot of work needs to be done before it could even be considered.

So, THE TRAILS IN OCONTO COUNTY REMAIN CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.

If you see tracks on the trails don’t follow them. These are probably Club members going out to work on clearing the trails. If you see the groomer has been through don’t assume the trails are open, we are only out panning down the surface so it can freeze down hard.

Please be patient,

 

   FireCat

                                                                                       

 

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