School's Out, Trail's Going In !

Gravel Base Section 4

This morning, the first bit of gravel base was being placed on Section 4 of the trail (Alden Nash West to football Parking lot).   At 7:30 a.m. there was a train of trucks ready to drop off material.  This is the base that the asphalt will eventually be placed on.

Wittenbach/Wege Center Neighors

If you wander up to the north end of the high school, you can see the path has been cut from the tennis court parking lot to Vergennes, across the road and to the Wittenbach/Wege Nature Center.  The locals were awake and clucking their approval again this morning.

The concrete was poured for the boardwalk abutments, with the forms already removed on the Wege wetland portion.  I tried to get a few photos, the the Red Wing Blackbirds were not too happy with my early morning intrusion so I backed off.    Based on the amount of tracks I saw, the local deer population is already heavily using the trail!

Vergennes Crossing

Wege House

The path in front of the Wege house has been cleared as well, so you can finally get a good idea of what it will look like. THey will be placing gravel all along the north portion of the Wege easement to day as well.

If you are in a hiking mood, feel free to wander along the those areas that have been cleared this weekend.  It will give you a unique insight as to how these things are built and will give you a good reference point for the progress.  It really is exciting to finally see the trail coming to life!
Go HERE for the slide show if you can't make it out.