Mason Dixon Trail fall clean-up hike & hang
Hey guys, it's that time of year again! I've had to put trail maintenance on hold all summer since " the tick incident " , but now it's time to plan our next work hike and hang on the beach. I know MAHHA and NoVa are coming up soon as well, so I wanna plan now that way we can have the best turn out. As far as a date goes, it looks like the weekend of Oct. 26 is out for me due to a camping trip I have planned with my daughters scout troop. My work schedule isnt out yet this far in advance, but is flexible so the earlier we set a date, the better. Since the trail hasn't been worked on all summer, I'm gonna need as much help as possible this time so if you wanna come, please do! I'm gonna try to schedule this so it coincides with a work hike day for the board of directors so they and the other trail maintainers can all come and we can have an " all hands on deck" sort of thing. This way we will be able to use both of the walk behind weed eaters the board just bought , plus our regular weed eaters , loppers, folding saws,etc and we can have a sawyer on hand to take care of any large blow downs that need cut up.
The clean up hike will most likely start that Saturday morning around 9-930 like usual, and end around 1-2. You can hang just Friday night, just Saturday night , or both.... it's up to you guys depending on what your schedule looks like and stuff. I'm ok with all 3 options , but depending on my schedule I might not be able to hang with you Friday night. Even so, your still more than welcome to come down and hang if you want. I'll know for sure when it gets closer to the weekend we pick. In the past we have done a group dinner and breakfast, let's keep with tradition and do the same this time. So, what do we want to eat and who is bringing what? Lunch is usually out on the trail so plan accordingly. There is also plenty of water on the trail too so bring a filter if you need to fill up out there.
Depending on when we decide to do this will dictate the temp and type of insulation you'll need to use. Generally speaking though, the average temps from October 1-15 are : high~75/70 , low~ 60/45 .... Oct 16-31: high~ 69/62 , low~ 45/39. November 1-15 : high~ 64/58 , low~ 39/35.... Nov 15-30 : high~ 57/52 , low~ 35/31. Now obviously this is just the average and the actual temps that weekend could be drastically higher or lower. However, from what I've seen of the long range westher patterns and " predictions" so far, due to this being an el Niño year it looks like the upcoming temps will be trending at or below average with above average precip for the mid Atlantic and south. Our fall hang last year got down to 40° at night with the wind making it feel in the mid -30's. Also, depending on if we hang on the beach or in the pine grove will make a difference too , with it generally being cooler on the beach due to the lack of terrain features to block the wind, lack of a tree canopy to block radiant heat from the ground up into the atmosphere at night and being so close to the water. So id definitely say to plan on it being on the cold side. Let me know when your free and we can get a date figured out.
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Originally Posted by jellyfish
) that should be far enough out for most people to plan if they wanna come I think. Plus, NO TICKS or SPIDERS and you can even go topless ( your hammock of course lol) if you should choose. Definitely the best time of year to have this. We will be able to get A LOT of the small underbrush cut out and stuff with the the walk behind trimmers and weed whackers since the leaves will be gone by then mostly.
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