We worked on the hiking trails at the Hamant Brook Area in Sturbridge this weekend (using my Heep as a tractor). I represented the Con Com and was in charge of a large youth group. We prep'd the trail for gravel, removing brush, saplings, etc. It was a good day and was nice to see the sun. It was also a good warm up for mowing my own yard of wheat!
A funny story: Last Thursday, I met one of the kids from the local high school who helped design the bridges in the pic below. He also attended the trail work on Sat. I was sitting at home watching TV with my kids when I heard a loud screetch. I ran out to see what the heck it was. Turns out, this kid (17 yrs old) and his girl friend (also 17 maybe his sister, don't remember) lost an outer tie rod on their '96 Grand Marque. Everyone was fine, as they weren't going fast and eventually stopped in front of my neighbors house. The girl had a cell phone, but her dad was at work and her mom didn't have a phone and at that point, they really didn't know what to do. So, long story short, I asked my neighbor if we could pull it into his driveway and I brought the kids to C.A.P to pick up an outer tie rod. It took about 10-15 minutes to swap it out and they were on their way. I couldn't help but think that that could be my kid in a couple years.
Here are the bridges at the hiking area. They came out very nice.