Post by percypeaks on Aug 24, 2009 17:22:03 GMT -5
Right now there is the potential for a few days of work in late September or early October to lend a hand in making improvements on an historic camp that could become a Cohos Trail trail work hub and tool cache, at the very least, or a full blown hiker hut, under the best of circumstances.
In those early fall days (peak foliage season in the north), a few of us will likely come in to Camp Kirk in the Nash Stream Forest for a few days of work to continue a restoration project on a building that a century ago was a boarding facility for a crew that built the Nash Bog dam (which blew out in 1969).
The building is a two-story structure with bunkin right now for seven.
It will have to be thoroughly cleaned upstairs (I did the downstairs last week) and the interior of the structure painted from top to bottom with white paint (walls and ceiling) and deck paint (floors).
I did some temporary structural work on the building, as well, but a good deal more work needs to be done, all with hand tools, as there is no power in that part of the world.
Last week, I patched the porch temporarily so it will not leak, leveled half the floor of the porch and nailed down a new board floor. The porch will need additional flooring work, some structural timbers (2x4s) sistered into the ceiling, and permanent roofing set in place. The front entrance and back side will need board siding, too.
If there are enough of us on hand, we might tackle lifting the southwest corner of the building with jacks and installing some new timbers below (a tough job). Next spring, the kitchen floor will have to be ripped out and new material put in its place.
The shed will have to get a 20x20 foot waterproof tarp for the winter, and the grounds need to be spruced up. A few trees (most small) will have to come out, and some mattock and shovel work done to create a spot for parking two or three cars.
Most of this work is not heavy lifting. A few days with four, five, or six people would produce a very nice quarters to stay in, and prepare the building for some heavy-duty work in the spring.
If you have an interest in this, let us at the Cohos Trail Association know. I will post dates and times and directions in the future. The Camp is at mile 10 on the Nash Stream Road off the Emerson Road and Route 110 east and north of Groveton village in central Coos County. This is moose and black bear country. Sugarloaf Mt. trailhead is a mile away. Nash Bog is a few minutes walk away. Percy Loop and the Percy Loop Trail are four miles south. Pond Brook Falls is a mile less than that.
For those who can wield a paint brush, a hand saw and a hammer, this could be your opportunity to shine in the middle of nowhere.
Email cohos@cohostrail.org, post a response here, or email me at wilshy@worldpath.net. Come to think of it, post a response so others can see you might like to come along for a day or two or three of volunteer effort.
percypeaks
In those early fall days (peak foliage season in the north), a few of us will likely come in to Camp Kirk in the Nash Stream Forest for a few days of work to continue a restoration project on a building that a century ago was a boarding facility for a crew that built the Nash Bog dam (which blew out in 1969).
The building is a two-story structure with bunkin right now for seven.
It will have to be thoroughly cleaned upstairs (I did the downstairs last week) and the interior of the structure painted from top to bottom with white paint (walls and ceiling) and deck paint (floors).
I did some temporary structural work on the building, as well, but a good deal more work needs to be done, all with hand tools, as there is no power in that part of the world.
Last week, I patched the porch temporarily so it will not leak, leveled half the floor of the porch and nailed down a new board floor. The porch will need additional flooring work, some structural timbers (2x4s) sistered into the ceiling, and permanent roofing set in place. The front entrance and back side will need board siding, too.
If there are enough of us on hand, we might tackle lifting the southwest corner of the building with jacks and installing some new timbers below (a tough job). Next spring, the kitchen floor will have to be ripped out and new material put in its place.
The shed will have to get a 20x20 foot waterproof tarp for the winter, and the grounds need to be spruced up. A few trees (most small) will have to come out, and some mattock and shovel work done to create a spot for parking two or three cars.
Most of this work is not heavy lifting. A few days with four, five, or six people would produce a very nice quarters to stay in, and prepare the building for some heavy-duty work in the spring.
If you have an interest in this, let us at the Cohos Trail Association know. I will post dates and times and directions in the future. The Camp is at mile 10 on the Nash Stream Road off the Emerson Road and Route 110 east and north of Groveton village in central Coos County. This is moose and black bear country. Sugarloaf Mt. trailhead is a mile away. Nash Bog is a few minutes walk away. Percy Loop and the Percy Loop Trail are four miles south. Pond Brook Falls is a mile less than that.
For those who can wield a paint brush, a hand saw and a hammer, this could be your opportunity to shine in the middle of nowhere.
Email cohos@cohostrail.org, post a response here, or email me at wilshy@worldpath.net. Come to think of it, post a response so others can see you might like to come along for a day or two or three of volunteer effort.
percypeaks
