While the SCA crew continued on to another project uphill, the AMC group got cracking on their own project for the next few days. Led by the AMC's Volunteer Project Coordinator Ali Kosiba, and assisted by volunteer crew leader Julie LePage, this small but mighty crew of five installed "fouh bombah watahbahs" (translation from Maine-speak to conversational English: "four excellent waterbars"). Paul Sannicandro, Baxter Trails Manager and Maine-speak specialist, said he hadn't seen waterbars built that "bombah" in Baxter in some time - quite the compliment! The crew did an excellent job in four days time and should be proud of their efforts. These waterbars will help to keep rainwater off the tread way, and help to keep the soil (and hikers) on trail.
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Photo by: Julie LePage |
Throughout the week, many highlights of Baxter were experienced, including deer & moose sightings, fireflies blinking around our tents, fishing, swimming & canoeing in the ponds, the calls of the loons, frogs, and various birds, a BBQ at Kidney Pond, long chats with the ever-friendly Baxter Rangers & Staff, clear & sunny working weather, and of course...plenty of slugs and bugs!
