Clover Meadow
August 2-4, 2002 Another tremendous Trail Crew. 42 people did work on the meadow itself, removing young trees and completing reconstructive work on the campgrounds there. Also, we did work on the Fernandez Trailhead, adding gravel to the driveway and parking lot, and defining the actual beginning of trails. Even the kids got in on the fun by helping remove some of the loose debris. We removed trees from the Granite Creek trail...and saw two rattlesnakes... The California Highway Patrol thrilled the kids by landing their helicopter on Clover Meadow. The fight crew joined us for turkey dinner Saturday night. They gave us all a tour of the helicopter and then we watched as it took off. The kids thoroughly enjoyed the event! It was very generous of them to fly in and dedicate so much time explaining the aircraft and allowing us to view the interior... Of course, the lure of a complete turkey dinner made it a little easier to make that decision... All kidding aside, the webmaster has been present at several appearances by the Highway Patrol Helicopter and the flight crews are always very gracious and patient with the questions from young children. These folks do a great job for the community and they deserve our thanks! THANK YOU! Again, as in past trips, if you have some pics let's see 'em! tarheel@sierratel.com

The whole group gathered in Clover Meadow to get a tour of the helicopter and pose for the group picture.

Kurt Michaels and Cathy Lee enjoy their turkey dinner.

Steve ( )and Mike Brown, Pilot and his wife Andrea Brown, also a flight officer for the CHP. Notice the plates that appear to have been licked clean. Ya think they enjoyed Dutch Oven Turkey with dressing, beans, mashed potatoes, rolls and apple pie for dessert?

Michael Olwyler, Recreational Officer for the Bass Lake Ranger District of the Sierra National Forest addressing the group offering his thanks.

Mike Crain, Flight Officer for the CHP standing guard, protecting us from the bears that were watching from the bushes licking their chops.

Mike Ede's gorgeous wife and daughter, Kim and Amy. This was their first trail crew after Mike and Sam had attended two, they wanted to see what the excitement was about.

Santa guarding the limited quantity of mashed potatoes, and Marshall Allington negotiating another serving.

Base camp; taken Saturday evening as the Thanksgiving Dinner was being served.

Ever hear of cooking turkeys in a dutch oven? Our cooks Frances and Carol know how to do it. It was excellent!

Shane introducing a shy Lea (pronounced lee-ah) to the group; she injured her arm during the last trail crew, and came back asking for work she could do with one arm. Shane arranged for her to stay in the plush accommodations usually occupied by Forest Service personnel...

This was her welcome sign as she arrived in camp. Her room was a cabin with warm bed, shower and refrigerator. Our thanks to the Forest Service for allowing us to use the cabin for Lea's stay.