Aviation weather for Tin City Long Range Radar Station airport (USA) is “PATC 151555Z 03014G21KT 10SM CLR M28/M31 A3042 RMK AO2A SLP319 WND DATA ESTMD” : See what it means on https://www.bigorre.org/aero/meteo/patc/en #tincitylongrangeradarstationairport #airport #tincity #usa #patc #tnc #metar […]
Aviation weather for Tin City Long Range Radar Station airport (USA) is “PATC 291655Z 18024KT 10SM BKN020 M12/M16 A3026 RMK AOTA SLP256 WND DATA ESTMD” : See what it means on https://www.bigorre.org/aero/meteo/patc/en #tincitylongrangeradarstationairport #airport #tincity #usa #patc #tnc #metar […]
Aviation weather for Tin City Long Range Radar Station airport (USA) is “PATC 132155Z 35008KT 10SM SCT020 BKN045 M08/M09 A2972 RMK AO2A SLP070 WND DATA EST” : See what it means on https://www.bigorre.org/aero/meteo/patc/en #tincitylongrangeradarstationairport #airport #tincity #usa #patc #tnc […]
Shenandoah still has a good deal of trail erosion damage from the heavy rains this summer so every opportunity to get some work in before the ground freezes for winter is appreciated. This week's project was new stone on the North Marshall #AT to repair gullies in the trailbed. #hiking #PATC
Two Potomac Appalachian Trail Club (PATC) volunteers work on the finishing touches of a new rock check dam on North Marshall Appalachian Trail in Shenandoah National Park. One volunteer tries to insert a small rock into a crevasse.
The perennial trail maintainers' game of "rock tetris" - 'now where does this one fit?'
Despite the ongoing government shutdown, #PATC volunteers recently got approval to continue working on the #AT in Shenandoah NP (but not side trails). #nationalparks #hiking
Aviation weather for Tin City Long Range Radar Station airport (USA) is “PATC 201755Z 34005KT 10SM FEW027 M02/M06 A2972 RMK AO2A SLP071 WND DATA ESTMD 54005” : See what it means on https://www.bigorre.org/aero/meteo/patc/en #tincity #usa #tincitylongrangeradarstationairport #patc #tnc #metar […]
A PATC trail maintenance instructor talks new volunteers through how to assess a blow down for removal, including how to identify and mitigate challenges such as bind and spring poles.
New volunteers work on rehabilitating water bars on Traces Trail, Shenandoah National Park, as part of learning the basics of trail water control structures.
Trail Maintenance volunteers enjoying camaraderie around the campfire after a long day's work.
Another successful Trail Maintainer Workshop for the books - over 30 volunteers spent the weekend in Shenandoah National Park learning best practices for trail maintenance from #patc instructors, as well as enjoying the chance to socialize with fellow hikers #hiking #trails #nationalparks
Trail crew after installing 14 new water control structures to help restore a washed out section of the Appalachian Trail. The crew stands on either side of the trail holding tools such as a fire rake, rogue hoe, shovel, and cross cut saw.
Two trail crew members work on installing new wooded check dams to help catch water washing down the trail and prevent erosion.
An AT thru-hiker making use of the newly restored trail.
Original washed-out condition of the trail before the trail crew got to work, including an +8-inch deep gully carved out of the gravel bed by runoff.
Wet summer on the East Coast caused a lot of erosion on the trail, so this month we worked on rehabbing a washed out section of #AT just off Rt 211 in Shenandoah Natl Park. 11 new checkdams and 3 waterbars should help with the problem. #hiking #patc #nationalparks #snp
El tiempo de aviación de aeropuerto Tin City Long Range Radar Station (USA) es “PATC 111455Z 00000KT 10SM FEW012 OVC050 02/01 A2968 RMK AO2A SLP055 5//// WND DATA ESTMD BWC LOW” : Vea lo que significa en https://www.bigorre.org/aero/meteo/patc/es #tincity #usa […]
Photograph of trail weeding equipment, including orange chaps, helmet with face shield and earmuffs, gas weeder, harness, N95, and backpack with additional supplies.
It is once again time to don the dayglo orange ass-less chaps and get to weeding the trail #patc #hiking
Inspecting the other side of the poison ivy mess on Pass Mountain Trail, Shenandoah National Park. The host tree trunk that the poison ivy crown was growing on is caught in a complex 'bind' which imparts significant torsion and stress on the fallen tree. When cutting through the wood, that stress can seize up saw blades or be released suddenly and unexpectedly, both of which present major challenges to safely and successfully removing the trunk from the trail. Ultimately we decided to leave the trunk to another day.
Fortunately being *very* careful with some long-handled loppers we were able to clear the majority out (in very tiny pieces) Unfortunately the underlying host trunk had some gnarly bind, which we ultimately left for another day. (3/3) #hiking #nationalparks #patc #snp
Volunteer trail maintainer for the Potomac Appalachian Trail Club (very carefully) tackling a giant poison ivy crown that's fallen in the middle of the Pass Mountain Trail, Shenandoah National Park. Yes, there's a trail (it's directly through the center of the picture). All those nice shiny leaves are poison ivy.
...it's a tree-sized poison ivy crown down in the middle of the trail. The trail goes through the center of the picture, and all those shiny leaves and branches? Poison ivy. (2/3) #hiking #nationalparks #patc #snp
This month in trail maintenance adventures - trail maintainer tells us they need help with "the poison ivy tree" on Pass Mtn trail in Shenandoah Natl Park. We (incorrectly) assume 'ok, tree with some poison ivy on it, got it'. Turns out... (1/3) #hiking #nationalparks #patc #snp
A group of Potomac Appalachian Trail Club volunteers using pick mattocks to 'side hill' a section of trail which has been slowly drifting downhill due to uphill erosion and hikers sticking to the downhill side of the trail. 'Sidehilling' involves cutting into the uphill side of the trail to level it out and move the main part of the trail back uphill to it's original track.
This weekend kicks off PATC SNP North District's 'official' trail work season in Shenandoah NP with the first ND monthly worktrip, although we'll have to cancel this month's trip if the government shuts down. Why? 1/3 #nationalparks #patc
Whadda we doo!? I've been posting #sotu and I guess it shoulda been #patc ? Have I been spreading fake news?🤷♂️
They're removing someone from the Chamber.
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Imagine a fight breaks out?!
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Breaking in a new rogue hoe from https://roguehoe.com/ They're made from reclaimed agricultural disc blades and have a rake and cutting head for tackling dirt, rocks, leaves, and vegetation.
Clear water flowing through a newly cleaned lateral drain
Breaking in a new tool getting the trail ready for spring. Fortunately only one big blowdown from the winter storms that will require a saw crew to take out, otherwise the trail came through winter in good shape! #patc #snp #nationalparks
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NEW in the #patc bookshop today - 2005 1st Ed. The Martian Way by Gabriel Mesta - £7 inc. UK P&P! 💙📚
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It’s a really great little site, right next to ground, lots of food and beer choices and usually a band. #patc
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Volunteers from multiple Appalachian Trail Clubs, US Forestry Service, and Appalachian Trail Conservancy work on clearing blowdowns on Mount Rogers section of Appalachian Trail. A volunteer sawyer uses a chainsaw to cut off a hanging secondary trunk section while spotters keep watch. The sawyer is leaning over the large central trunk, which makes it difficult to make a cut with the chainsaw. A dusting of snow covers the tree and ground.
Volunteers from multiple Appalachian Trail Clubs, US Forestry Service, and Appalachian Trail Conservancy work on clearing blowdowns on Mount Rogers section of Appalachian Trail. A trail volunteer poses besides a cleared fallen tree whose trunk is several feet in diameter.
Volunteers from multiple Appalachian Trail Clubs, US Forestry Service, and Appalachian Trail Conservancy work on clearing blowdowns on Mount Rogers section of Appalachian Trail. A set of parallel fallen trees have all had a section cut out by chainsaw where they cross the trail, clearing the route for hikers.
Some photos from #PATC volunteers helping clear #AT blowdowns around Mt. Rogers VA: "10 volunteers from 5 trail clubs, 7+ local MRATC volunteers, 4 USFS personnel, 9 ATC staff...157 blowdowns cleared...it's a war zone, lots of sidebind and tread damage to still repair" #hiking
Earlier video of the same tree - here a longer two-man crosscut saw is being used by volunteers to cut from above. Most of the crosscut saws used by the Potomac Appalachian Trail Club are refurbished pre-WWII tools, including some close to 100 years old. #hiking #AT #patc #nationalparks
The common North American crosscut in its native habitat, the trunk of a fallen blowdown. Shenandoah NP limits the use of gas-powered machinery to preserve the wilderness nature of the backcountry, so more traditional tools are used to clear fallen trees from trails. #hiking #nationalparks #AT #patc
Potomac Appalachian Trail Club Hoodlums volunteer work crew showing off their work on the AT at Pass Mountain, Shenandoah National Park.
Closing out this year's trailwork season putting in steps and clearing blowdowns on the #AT at Pass Mtn, SNP. The #patc Hoodlums will continue clearing new blowdowns through the winter but no more treadwork until the spring thaw in March. #hiking #nationalparks
Discussing how to best set a rock to help anchor a new step
Before and after - new steps helping hikers descend from the top of the Caroline Furnace site
Stripping bark from cedar logs with a draw blade before they can be used as new steps in the trail
Before and after - steps help hikers with what used to be a tough scramble up the steep slope to the top of Caroline Furnace
A fun & productive weekend at the first annual #PATC Trailfest at historic Caroline Furnace Camp, Virginia, including trailwork, guided hikes, and instructional courses. The ND Hoodlums helped install new steps at the site of pre-Civil War Caroline Furnace and re-blazed several trails in the area.
PATC volunteers use muscle power and traditional tools to clear blowdowns from hiking trails in Shenandoah National Park, Virginia
PATC volunteers enjoy getting dirty to help improve trail drainage and ensure that dry hikers are happy hikers!
National Park Service Ranger Jake Hughes explains how volunteers can help identify and combat invasive plant species in Shenandoah National Park
New volunteers learn how to properly assess and tackle problems on the trail during the PATC's SNP North District annual Trail Maintenance Workshop at Mathews Arm Campground, Shenandoah National Park
The Potomac Appalachian Trail Club is a volunteer organization that maintains +1,100 miles of hiking trails and +45 unique cabins in #va #dc #md and #pa, including 240 miles of the #AT. If you love the outdoors and are interested in helping out, you can find out more at www.patc.net #hiking #patc
With great technology and new methods comes great responsibility in interpretation. #PATC #Paleogenetics
