Mutton Hollow - Vining Tract Trail Maintenance, Hike, and Pot Luck - April 21 & 22, 2018

Volunteers prepare to do trail work at Mutton Hollow

Ready for the potluck at Conley Cabin after 6 hours of maintenance 

Bill Holman, district manager of Mutton Hollow, helped to organize 4 groups of volunteers on Saturday, April 21 at the Mutton Hollow - Vining Tract off of Route 33 in Greene County. Iva Gillet and Marit Anderson led two groups of volunteers inspecting 12 miles of trails for blow downs, cutting back vegetation, and removing debris off of the trails.  Another group trimmed back vegetation on the road up to Mutton Top Cabin, as well as some of the connector roads.  The volunteers included Marian Styles, CJ Woodburn, David Crowe, Lisa Lampe and newborn son, Steve James, Michael Seth, Dave Borszich, John Brandt, and Peggy Byrd.  The other teams included Jodi Frederiksen and Dave Abdallah painting fresh blazes to mark the trails, along with Bill Holman and Mark Perschel using the chain saw to clear large blow downs. It was a very productive day and the crews put in over 6 hours of work. Cool, clear weather helped to make conditions optimum for some of the rugged hiking and work.  At 4 pm most of the volunteers congregated at Conley Cabin for refreshments and appetizers.  Dinner of hamburgers and many pot luck side dishes and desserts followed.  A cozy fire provided warmth as the evening wore on. Six folks stayed to spend the night and work on Sunday to do more chain sawing and swamping including Bill, Iva, Jodi, Dave, Mark, and Marit.  Meteor showers were anticipated after midnight, but cloud cover rolled in and unfortunately no one reported any sitings  The work was completed Sunday afternoon - the district manager was delighted by all that had been accomplished. 

Remy always loves to come out and play

Wineberry Cabin

Lovely red bud trees in bloom

May Apple

Conley Cabin - great lodging, party place, and view

submitted by Marit Anderson