The work is done, Now it is time for FUN!

With the work days of SummitCorps Week 1 done, it becomes time for the recreation day. There are many options for tomorrow including whitewater rafting, mountain biking, rock climbing, zip lining, or even a boat ride.  Sorry there wasn't a post yesterday, there was so much going on that there wasn't time for a blog post. It will be included in today's post, though.


Yesterday 7/7/11

The day started out with a successful mobilization to the north and south Craig Branch areas thanks to our logistics staff.

Then the trail work continued as crews made amazing progress along their sections, eventually making the final counts for the day 14,800 feet of trail completed for Week 1 so far!


At night for program, a local bluegrass band came and played before the Wednesday night campfire. 
The campfire consisted of not only a scary story (The tail of poly-tail) on behalf of the National Park Service, but also a talent show, the Matt and Marty in the Morning show *evening edition, and even a Minute-to-win-it camp edition.  All of the kids had a blast singing along to the songs they knew and laughing at the funny skits.

The campfire was summed up with a special song sung by the national officers. (video possibly to come soon)

Today 7/8/11

As the crews finished their trails which they had been working for the week, all of the crews had high spirits, even while doing rock work.  Rock work is the toughest kind of trail building, since it requires time and precision to complete correctly.  As the crews finished up, they loaded the buses and headed back to base to a tasty surprise: Ice-pops as they got off the bus. 

After dinner, the evening consisted of a movie in the drill hall while the staff served popcorn and a lodge flap painting event.  These lodge flaps will be displayed at the Summit once it is open.  This evening was also the last time that guests were able to buy things from the trading post, so many people bought the shirts, hats, and even the souvenir DVDs which will be mailed to them later in the year.

As these wonderful times come to an end, we can cherish and remember them for years to come.

PS: Sorry there aren't pictures today. The internet connection was having trouble when I uploaded pictures from today's work.  There will be pictures tomorrow for sure.