We’re building two tent platforms at the Black Brook campsite on October 12th; your help is welcome! Access is only 0.1 miles from the South Arm Road, but we’ll need to cross Black Brook so if the water is high it might be challenging; if it’s too high we’ll reschedule.
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Chairback Gap and Cloud Pond Privy Builds
We’re building new privies at the Chairback Gap and Cloud Pond campsites this summer, and need your help! The plan is for the materials to be helicoptered to these sites on one day during the period August 8-11. We’ll build them after that. There might also be some prep activities on August 16 if that fits your schedule. Access is about 2.5 miles of hiking with ~1,000 feet of elevation gain and a bushwhack. We will be camping at the campsites. Please join us! Those of you involved in past projects can attest to the camaraderie, satisfaction, and good fun […]
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Chairback Gap and Cloud Pond Privy Builds
We’re building new privies at the Chairback Gap and Cloud Pond campsites this summer, and need your help! The plan is for the materials to be helicoptered to these sites on one day during the period August 8-11. We’ll build them after that. Access involves about 2.5 of miles of hiking with ~1,000 feet of elevation gain and a bushwhack. Please join us! Those of you involved in past projects can attest to the camaraderie, satisfaction, and good fun with these projects!
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Moxie Bald Privy Build
We’re building a new privy at the Moxie Bald campsite, and need your help! We might also be finishing boating materials to the campsite if we don’t finish on June 1. Those of you involved in past projects can attest to the camaraderie, satisfaction, and good fun with these projects!
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Chairback Gap Privy Site Prep
This summer we’re building new privies at Chairback Gap and Cloud Pond, and need your help! On July 27-28 we’ll do the site prep at the Chairback Gap campsite. This will involve felling some trees and digging to get a flat surface. Access involves about 3 miles of hiking with ~1,000 feet of elevation gain.
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Cloud ond Privy Site Prep
This summer we’re building new privies at Chairback Gap and Cloud Pond, and need your help! On July 6 we’ll do the site prep at the Cloud Pond campsite. This will involve felling some trees and digging to get a flat surface. Access involves about 3 miles of hiking with ~1,000 feet of elevation gain including a 0.75 mile bushwhack.
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Moxie Bald Privy Site Prep and Materials Boating
We’re building a new privy at Moxie Bald campsite, and need your help! On June 1 we’ll do the site prep including felling a couple of trees, digging to get a flat surface, and installing the base 4x6s. We’ll also boat some of the materials to the campsite (as long as we find a boat; let us know if you have one!). We want to get the site primed for the build on June 22-23!
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Privies in the News!
While using a privy is typically and preferably a solitary experience, the how and why of privies deserve some face time. Check out this recent ATC article explaining the privy “Facts of the Matter.” The banner photo was taken by MATC volunteer Emily Zimmerman from the 2021 Sabbath Day Pond privy project! https://appalachiantrail.org/register-blog/privy-choices/
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