2016 Kelly Flats/7-Mile cleanup

I didn't want to clog the trip thread with this. Here is what the club did over the weekend.

Campground Friday night.




Archer and I on a drunken midnight hike.


Saturday Morning, members started to show up.




Convoy to 7-Mile leaving camp. I was tailgunner so I did not get many pics of this trip.


Picking up trash.




Me hiding in the back. I had a slight headache.

 

@acidchylde , this may be your neighbor, going the extra mile...
Trash on the opposite bank of the swollen creek.





This guy is a member here on TW, and I didn't catch his name. He said he's not on here that much.
Using one of the only useful vehicles on the trip to haul buck and rail fencing.

 

Buck and rail fence. Being tailgunner has the distinct advantage of missing out on a lot of this. I get to see the finished product and give them a thumbs up.


Forest Service approved road blockage. Sure to end up in a firepit in the next few weekends...




Look what I found and hauled out to the dump.
Yep, it's exactly what it looks like.


This is the road, should not have the creek running down it.


CB antenna.


More wet road.


and running pretty hard too.

 

7-Mile will not be opening until the water is off the road. No expected date at this time.

Archer and his new girlfriend, Lexi.




Tough day of wheeling and chasing tail.

 

Kelly Flats.
I was 2nd in line on this trip. There were only 10 vehicles for this run and the goal was to remove fallen trees. I have experience in this sort of thing, so I was close to the LEO in charge to execute the orders. It's a bigger deal than you think when the FS is there to keep tabs. We are not allowed to hook a winch line to any standing tree, alive or otherwise. In case the tree falls over due to the wet ground. This make winching fallen trees off trail more challenging.




Heart Attack Hill.
3 went up, one came back down with a broken rear output. Jeep.



Archer, rounding my truck, chasing more tail.


The Chutes. Only one attempt was made today.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uYCBTPFvtgU



And the FS LEO put a nix on our fun. No rollovers on her watch.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7nppBNZEvpc





Yes, I was filming and handling strap at the same time.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EZNdM0qH1S8

 

Now this isn't a big deal. But it's not safe either..
Neither was me climbing the tree to cut the tree, but we won't debate that with the FS.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m9vYqOZ_OgQ

This one was a big deal.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zXZye1zFfkg



That's my bow saw too. We aren't allowed to use a chain saw as we might get hurted.

 

this trip looks like a lot of fun...to bad i'm all the way out here in New England...

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hXXyqyPXFeY

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e4tD_8VIqDA

Used a polaski to knock this one loose.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jrmi9VurKaw

And there were several more.
That's all I took pics of, I'm tired.

 

Next thing the FS will only allow beavers to do the cutting, have fun with that.

Nice work getting all that done.

 

Was this a club thing? Looks like fun- been looking for local clubs if you have any suggestions. I'm in Erie.

 

You're welcome to join any of our trips and be a member or run as a guest when you feel like it, or there is the Trail Ridge Runners in Longmont as well as the Mile High Jeep Club.
The clubs are open to all vehicle makes.

 

Archer has been parked here since 4:30 this afternoon. I think I wore him out.

 

MHJC is open to Toyotas?

 

Yep, that's him. And his jeep in the antenna picture and the one after, running one in front of you.