Thursday, January 30, 2025 – A Busy, Productive Day

Hey Darlin’!
It was a great, busy productive and tiring day today, beginning with hooking up with DeDe, a long-time forest volunteer, in one of the few permitted quads allowed in the forest, and we headed out first up to the north end of Black Prong to take down a tree that’s been blocking one of the undesignated trails (though it will likely be used at the FITS ride next month), then trailered down to Apex to work on a couple of sections of trail that just needed some general clearing. While we were there, we checked out the bike route for the Taste of Goethe, and I’m very happy to report that the water crossings have been mostly filled with gravel, so the bikes won’t have any trouble getting by, thank goodness and the Forest Service! We also checked a couple of other trails, and I was able to make some adjustments to the map I worked this morning for the signs and their placement. We finished up with that around 2:00, came back to camp, chatted with a couple of campers, worked on that map a little bit more, but found myself nodding off a bit. It’s been a tiring couple of days! Fed the horses, then headed over to Willards for a TOG meeting, which took until after 8:30, but we got a lot of things settled. I think we’re in pretty good shape for the event! Took a hot tub almost immediately when I got back, showered, having tea and shortbread cookies, and soon be in bed. Good night, baby! Love you!