Extreme Makeover (Trail Edition)
"Goooooood
morning, trail runners!! Rise and shine, we're here to change
your world!!!!!! We're gonna spend the next seven hours and
turn this gnarly, beat up, worn out old trail into a showcase for trail users
everywhere!" (Megaphone squawks)
Or so you can
imagine it if Ty Pennington were to apply his hyperactive self to trail
maintenance instead of home demolition/renovation. No Sears furniture, bizarre
bedroom ideas, or run-of-the-mill kitchen cabinetry for us, though. It's
strictly rough hewn lumber, steel rebar, dirt, rocks, and lots of sweat and
hard work.
This year's
Knee Knacker Trail Day
will take place on the Baden Powell Trail in the area anecdotally known
as the Seymour Grind, near Hyannis Drive. This is a
long stretch of trail that rises 300m over 1km. A major trail rehabilitation
project will take place on this section involving several running groups over
a period of 4-6 weeks. We'll be working under the guidance of North Vancouver
District Parks.
Trail Day is Saturday, May 28. Many
volunteers makes for light work so we hope you--and friends and family--can
come out to help for a few hours. There will be coffee and treats from
Delany's Coffee. No special
skills required, although if you have a chainsaw we'd really love to
have you.
RSVP by Wednesday, May 18.
Although you can come and help at the last minute,
an early reply will help us plan for the goodies and organize the
amount of work we can do on the trail.
To volunteer for Trail Day, email
Bonnie (Knee Knacker 2005 Volunteer Director) via
the feedback form at
http://www.kneeknacker.com/feedback.htm .
Hope to see you
there!
Andrew Wong,
Knee Knacker 2005
Trail Day Co-ordinator