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Gold Butte work party for national public lands day - September 2009
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- 1. Gold Butte Work Party September 29, 2009
- 5. The day begins early…
- 6. What has become the road for ATVs but will now be just a walking trail.
- 7. The first aid station – fortunately never used.
- 8. Not Nancy’s day, but she pushes on
- 9. Nancy’s trusted companion sprains an axel.
- 10. She gets consoling from Terri.
- 11. The team gets instructions and plays a quick game
- 12. The BLM crew thinks they can stump this crowd but they’re wrong!
- 13. Giving the wheel a spin…
- 14. OK, that was easy. What’s the next question?
- 15. Young leaders give out instructions.
- 16. Getting down to business
- 17. Considering the best way to set the posts.
- 18. Have tools will travel.
- 19. Reporter from Las Vegas City Life gets the story.
- 20. First plant in the ground.
- 21. Trail begins in earnest.
- 22. Volunteers get to started on the trail
- 23. The chain gang.
- 24. Sharing favorite stories of the desert.
- 25. …only 10 more feet to go… When did water get so heavy?
- 26. Cages will protect the fledgling plants
- 27. Who knew this would be so fun?
- 28. Roy cautiously listening to tales.
- 30. Every stone hand picked…
- 31. …and carried with love...
- 33. Strangers become team mates.
- 34. The sand was not as easy to dig as you might think!
- 35. “Are you boys sure you know what you’re doin’?”
- 36. Two thumbs up for a great job!
- 37. Posts get drilled for the cross-members.
- 38. Michelle hears how hard the boys have been working.
- 39. Fence posts are set for the parking area
- 40. Nancy transplants a creosote bush from the parking lot to the trail.
- 41. Wrangling the extension cord.
- 42. Mid-day and making great progress.
- 43. Your roots are showing!
- 44. Anyone for a cup of Mormon tea?
- 45. Dad, mom, and the three kids.
- 46. The cactus family awaits their new home.
- 47. Still enough energy to jog up the trail.
- 48. The thirsty new plants drink up the water in no time.
- 49. “I found buried treasure!!”
- 50. You gotta be ok with getting a little dirty
- 51. Marching up the trail…
- 52. …with more plants and cages in tow.
- 53. The smile never left her face….or was she straining?
- 54. “Now put that next cactus over there!”
- 55. Most of the posts are done.
- 56. Great conversations had, new friends made.
- 57. OK, the post holding job looks like way too much fun.
- 58. The view from this office is amazing!
- 59. Always wondered how they handled these things.
- 61. The trail takes shape.
- 62. Look at this pair of happy diggers!
- 63. “I always wanted to be the water boy.”
- 64. Hoping to find gold in them there hills.
- 65. You sure those gloves are thick enough?
- 66. …a little more to the right…
- 67. Me and my shadow.
- 68. Mixing cement for the posts.
- 69. These posts aren’t going anywhere!
- 70. This guy is ripped!
- 71. Found this one hiding out.
- 72. Getting ready for the mother of all cactii.
- 73. The new home is almost ready.
- 74. “Roll out the barrel….”
- 75. One last drink on us and you’re on your own.
- 76. Refilling from the world’s largest water jug.
- 77. “It’s mine! Give it to me!”
- 78. The young crew from the BLM lends a hand.
- 81. That’s a squat that for most of us we’d never get up from!
- 82. Up go the cross-members.
- 83. Second cross-member goes up.
- 84. Nearing the end.
- 86. Check out the matching tattoos!
- 87. Squeezing into the only shade around.
- 88. …except for this luxury box!
- 89. Nice work!
- 90. The site receives a blessing from Eunice Otah.
- 93. What a beautiful job!
- 94. The end. A new beginning.