Hiking News October 2006

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TUESDAY, 31 OCTOBER 2006
	Volunteers Finish Mount Si Trail Renovation
	Renovation at Mount Si trail, the most popular trail in the Washington state, was finally completed last weekend. Volunteers helped in fixing eroded trail beds and muddied switchbacks, contributing a total of 13,000 hours of work and making the renovation cost to $100,000. Volunteers also expanded the trail to accommodate two-way traffic in select areas. The volunteer work was organized by Read Full Story
FRIDAY, 27 OCTOBER 2006
	Day-Use Fee Will Be Charged at Medicine Bow Trail
	A $5-dollar fee per vehicle would be required from Medicine Bow-Rail Trail users starting summer next year. The fee would apply to existing and newly constructed trailheads namely Pelton Creek, Vienna, Woods Creek, Lincoln Gulch, Lake Owen, Albany, Tick, and Mountain Home. As stated from a Federal Register notice, the fees would be used for the operation and maintenance of the trail and its Read Full Story
WEDNESDAY, 25 OCTOBER 2006
	Trail Building Links Lake Baikal and Tahoe Lake
	Russia - Trail building around Lake Baikal, the deepest and oldest lake in the world, was initiated by famous writers who walked around it. Work began in 2003 and three years later, the Great Baikal Trail offers a picturesque view of the lake, making others say that it is similar to the Tahoe Rim Trail in Lake Tahoe. Indeed, there is a connection between the two trails since there have b Read Full Story
	Martin County Agencies Unite to Build Trail System
	Fred Davis, land stewardship director of the South Florida Water Management District, and Chuck Barrowclough, Martin County's lands administrator, had both dreamt of a trail network for hiking, biking, and horseback riding at Martin County. With the help of the agencies they are working for, their dream is slowly becoming a reality. Last Tuesday, commissioners approved an agreement between Read Full Story
TUESDAY, 24 OCTOBER 2006
	Homeowners Agree To Allow Access to El Prieto Road
	The El Prieto Fire Road which links the Meadows area of Altadena and other trails in the Angeles National Forest has been the source of dispute between some Altadena homeowners and persistent hikers. Finally, homeowners John and Melody Mitchell, Jerome and Verna Cooper, and Wayne and Mary Traylor who were against the public access to the road have finally agreed to stop harassing hikers lat Read Full Story