Volunteers for Outdoor Arizona
Jug Trail Extension at Salome Creek
Jug Trail View
May 6 & 7, 2006
Fourteen VOAz volunteers hiked 2+ miles down and back from the Jug Trail and produced numerous reinforced drain dips, rock steps, swaled sections of tread, brushed back vegetation, and generally got the Jug Trail Extension at Salome Creek ready for another canyoneering season. Everyone enjoyed "too many pounds to calculate" of food, hot showers, clean toilets, and great views of the surrounding mountains and Roosevelt Lake from the Cholla Recreation campground.
Special thanks go to Quentin Johnson and Annette Smits of the Tonto Basin Ranger District for reserving the campground for us. For the 5th year, Rogil Schroeter and Kathy Sharp led the volunteers to safety through the slot on Sunday. These ladies volunteer their time to introduce folks to the slot canyon and to safe canyoneering techniques and we certainly appreciate their efforts. Thanks to 360 Adventures (www.360-adventures.com) for their donations to food service and raffle. And last but not least, thanks to Ken E (a friend of VOAz) for hats received by each volunteer.
Leadership Team: Mike Snodgrass (Event Manager, Dinner Cook); Michael Baker (Technical Advisor); Mike Galwey (Tool Manager, Crew Leader); Ken Ryan (Crew Leader & Dutch Oven Breakfast Cook)Work Crew Members: Melissa Gieger, Doug Gregory, Johnnie Grgurich, Gilbert Maldanado, Johnathon Maldonado, Terri Metzger, Mark Minisce, Jim Splet, Nell Teter, Joe Zveglich (bold = first VOAz event
Total volunteer hours: 96
Out for a morning hike
Gilbert finessing a rock into place; Johnathon (Gilbert's grandson) brushing the
corridor;
Michael in his one-man crew
Lunch on the creek bank; Doug & Nell enjoying the day
Melissa & Johnnie building drain dips; Ken R's crew; Mike G's crew
New technique - cobbled swaled tread; SOLID steps; crew heads back to camp
Dutch oven breakfast on the grill; Chef Ken showing his wares
Hungry happy campers! ; even the guides (Rogil & Kathy) get fed
Harness tying class; LEFT over RIGHT ...
Into the slot we go ...
Enjoying the slide - Joe, Terri, Johnnie, Melissa
Terri playing lifeguard; Johnnie on the mini-slide
Lunch break
ON RAPPEL !!! ; resting at the top of the new trail
Photographers: Mike Snodgrass with contributions from Johnnie Grgurich and Joe Zveglich
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