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October 24th was one of our best sessions ever. We had so many volunteers we were able to eat all of the donated pastries from Haggen Foods. That’s quite a feat, our friends at Haggen (below) are very generous… In this second image (below) you’ll see one of our three work groups. They finished cappingContinue reading “An INCREDIBLE Session (10/24/15)…”

On Friday, October 23th the Parks Department delivered the stone we’ll build steps with at our Saturday session. As you’ll see (below) they’re big, averaging over 500 pounds. When set they will definitely stay in place. In the second image (below) you’ll see a few of the smiling faces that comprise the Parks Department. AsContinue reading “The Stone Delivered, for the HOP Pedestrian Trail (10/23/15)…”

On October 10th we had challenging weather, but “as always” great volunteers. Below you’ll see the crew we started with, with a few arriving later. Of the thirteen (13) volunteers two were new; Charlie Kim and Eli Samuel Winslow, and we had two returning from years past – Nikki and Kyle Klinger. We’re beginning toContinue reading “Challenging Weather, Great Volunteers (10/10/15)…”

On September 29th the National Outdoor Leadership School (NOLS) joined us for a special session. They were truly an inspired and diverse group of individuals. Twenty-two (22) hard working young volunteers. This session was made possible due to a relationship that has developed over the last few years. About half of the students were fromContinue reading “9/26/15 NOLS “Special Session” . . .”

Last session we made more progress on the HOP Connector Trail. The trail is open, it connects Little Mountain Road to the rest of the trails. But more importantly, pedestrian users no longer need to enter the park by using the main park entrance, pedestrian users can now get away from cars. Below you’ll seeContinue reading “9/26/15 Session . . .”

At our 9/12/15 session we finished the connector trail on the south side of Little Mountain Park. The trail is now ready for this weekend’s 10k. As you’ll notice (above) our volunteer numbers were down. We had ten (10) volunteers, or about half our normal turnout. In order for us to achieve our goal forContinue reading “The Southern Connector is finished…”

On 9/12/15 at 10:00 am meet us at the Silver Arrow Bowmen Archery Range on Hickox Road. Below you can see an opening in the fence, that’s the new Little Mountain Park Southern Connector. This is where the 10k on September 26 will enter the park. We have one switchback corner to complete. Please joinContinue reading “On 9/12/15 work resumes”

Check this out … This run is the same day as our second September trail building session. So on September 12th we will be working on the South side of Little Mountain Park in preparation. We hope our trail running community will lend a hand… Below you can see the run route: Looking at theContinue reading “MVTB News: Little Mtn. Trail Run . . .”

The July 25th session was awesome; great weather (not too hot), we had a solid turnout with eighteen (18) volunteers – and it was great fun. Below Jerry Granahan (our co-leader) has his arm around on of our new volunteers, Robert Latimer. On Robert’s left is Isaac Cook (Jerry’s grandson), and adjacent to them areContinue reading “7/25/15 Session . . .”

The July 11th session was a hot one. Our eleven (11) volunteers worked on the road crossing. In the following image John is compacting the final tread. And take a look at the rock-work that surrounds the culvert.  It was done by our Church of LDS volunteers, and it is beautiful. As a group theirContinue reading “7/11/15 Session . . .”