Stormin 9,981 #26 Posted August 11, 2019 20 hours ago, ebinmaine said: Part of the ascent trail is the old Jeep trail that would have been used by the fire wardens. Eric! I assume that is the Jeep trail and the boards are to walk on. Isn't that cheating? 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 67,277 #27 Posted August 11, 2019 3 minutes ago, Stormin said: Eric! I assume that is the Jeep trail and the boards are to walk on. Isn't that cheating? Yes. Definitely. The boards are placed in the trail at the locations where there are bogs. Other than that it's all bare ground. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Stormin 9,981 #28 Posted August 11, 2019 2 minutes ago, ebinmaine said: The boards are placed in the trail at the locations where there are bogs. The same is done in the Lake District. Can't have the ramblers and crag rats getting their nice expensive designer boots dirty. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dclarke 4,032 #29 Posted August 11, 2019 Thanks for the pics Eric and Trina. Looks like an interesting area. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 67,277 #30 Posted August 11, 2019 6 minutes ago, Stormin said: The same is done in the Lake District. Can't have the ramblers and crag rats getting their nice expensive designer boots dirty. Yeah. We basically have the same idea here. You know you're on a "retail" trail when you see people in flip-flops and carrying plastic shopping bags as their backpack. Some of the officials claim that those boards are there for erosion control. On the more extreme and remote trails there are no boards and no steps and no stairs. 4 minutes ago, dclarke said: Thanks for the pics Eric and Trina. Looks like an interesting area. You are quite welcome Denny. It really was interesting. A great week. 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
