submitted by John Shannon
Hot weather deterred us from doing any clearing the week before, but with cooler weather, we planned more clearing of summer growth on the Chapter's section heading south from McCormick Gap. At the entrance station, we ordered cool weather and hold the rain until 3 p.m. Michael Seth and Marian Styles carried fuel and clipped small branches that were starting to grow into the trail corridor, while John Shannon operated the string trimmer. After the first 10 yards, there was no heavy growth but trimming made the trail feel more open, and we hoped we slowed growth of poison ivy on the trail. We sent over a mile before turning around under still relatively cool conditions. A number of people thanked us for our work. After cleaning and returning the trimmer to its neat and clean toolbox, we headed home after 3 p.m. and encountered heavy rain and were glad we had requested that it be held until them. John was relieved that despite sending poison ivy flying with the string trimmer, he did not get a rash.
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