Blowdowns caused by Hurricane Sandy

 

HURRICAN SANDY BLOWDOWNS

 

 

These are posted to help those that maintain Fire Roads and trails.  

On Weakley Fire Road  just before PO Junction

 

 

On Old Rag Fire Road about two thirds of the way to Old Rag Shelter and just before the bend that takes you up the last steep section of road before Old Rag Shelter.

An Old Rag Injury Extracted

 

 

On Saturday October 20, 2012 ORMS participated in a response to a hiker who had fallen and injured their back in the lower part of the Old Rag rock scramble.   Below is a short video of Eagle One extracting the patient off of Old Rag near the injury site.   Next week I will be able to post more about my Old Rag activities for that day and weekend.    I will not be on Old Rag again until the first weekend in November.

 

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Sunday October 14, 2012 Fun with Michigan campers afer sunset

Sunday October 14, 2012

Wonderful day a good sunset and a wonderful evening discussion at Old Rag Shelter with backpackers visiting from Michigan.  

 

The trees are ablaze with color.

As is often the  case Old Rag has some very nice sunsets.   Click on a picture to enlarge.

Saturday Occtober 13, 2012 Fall Colors Crowds Carryouts

 

Saturday October 13, 2012

ORMS (Old Rag Mountain Stewards) PROVIDE:

OUTREACH:

• Park cultural and historic information.

• Trail directions times and distances.

• Outdoor  skills advice.

• Campsite, springs, privy information.

• Rock Plant Tree Animal information.

FIRST RESPONSE FOR MEDICAL ISSUES

HELP WITH SEPARATED PARTY ISSUES

FOR THE BEST INFORMATION GO TO THE ORMS BLOG AT:

 

http://www.oldragmountainsteward.blogspot.com/



 

You can see that the leaves are just starting to change.

Eric R joined me to get a little PATC Trail Patrol One-On-One training before and after my ORMS day began and ended.

Setting up a wheeled liter in order to get a non-ambulatory injury off the mountain.

A couple of snapshots of a carryout down the Saddle Trail to Old Rag Shelter.

Early Fall 2012 ORMS

 

 

 

Early Fall 2012.  Just a faint glimmer of fall colors.   Pictures of a couple of flocks of the rare and endangered ORMSers spotted on the mountain.     A wonderful Harvest Moon.  Double click on pictures for higher resolution.

 

 

 

Sat&Sun Sept 15&16, 2012

SAT AND SUN SEPT 15&16, 2012

 

Pictures for now and text later but temperatures are cooling, some leaves are showing color, the Chute has been altered to hopefully limit backups, American Chestunts continue to hang on to hang on, Old Rag still hosts great sunsets on occasion, and there are still bears you can barely see in the dark.

 

ADVICE

Be aware that you need to pay a fee or have an annual pass to enter SNP.   There is no parking charge if you can find a space in the NPS SNP Old Rag parking lot but if there  are no spaces available and you need to park in a locals pasture there will be an approximate $10 parking charge in addition to the NPS entrance fee.   On Saturday there were about 50 cars that had to pay for parking on a locals land in addition to the NPS entrance fee.

 



 

 

 

 

OLD RAG RIDGE TRAIL CLOSED 9/11/2012

OLD RAG RIDGE TRAIL CLOSED 9/11/2012

There will be major trail work done on the Old Rag Ridge Trail on Tuesday 9/11/2012.   Work is expected to be done in one day but check with the park to make sure it is reopened before planning on using it.