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Welcome to the home page for the Mount Hood Chapter of the Pacific Crest Trail Association. Our volunteers maintain the 221 miles of PCT between Midway Meadows south of Washington's Goat Rocks Wilderness and Park Ridge in Oregon's Mount Jefferson Wilderness.

Trail work is fun and can be as easy or hard as you wish to make it. Our volunteers range in age from teens to eighties. No experience is necessary; crew leaders will instruct you on the job. Volunteers who participate in two or more work parties earn a free Northwest Forest Pass for the following year.

To volunteer for a trail maintenance project*, click the "Sign up" link next to the project in the calendar or send an e-mail to the volunteer coordinator, . You can also join our e-mail distribution list to be informed of upcoming volunteer trail maintenance projects a few weeks in advance. After signing up for a project, please review the Job Hazard Analysis for a safe experience on the trail.

2010 Calendar

Date	Description
July 9-11	Ramona Falls to Paradise Park, Mount Hood National Forest. Eight certified crosscut sawyers needed for log out of PCT between Ramona Falls and Paradise Park for July 9-11 weekend. We will meet Friday late afternoon/evening to backpack 4 miles to base camp near the Sandy River. On Saturday, we will saw and chop our way up to Paradise Park then return to camp. Sunday we will finish any log clearing then work on the the trail enroute to the cars. Arrive back at the cars Sunday, about 3:00 p.m. This will be a strenuous weekend, with lots of hiking and physical work in a beautiful area. Initial crosscut saw certification is available at the Trail Skills College in Cascade Locks, April 16-18. Annual re-certifications will be available as part of this PCT Logout. Crew leader: Kim and Pam Owen.	Full
July 15-17	Wahtum Lake, Indian Mountain, Mount Hood National Forest. Reconstruction of Indian Mountain tread in nonwilderness area with mechanized totes and weed whackers. Join the Forest Service crew on Thurday of each week and continue on our own on Friday and/or Saturday. Car camping at Indian Springs - meals provided. Trail is mainly exposed with great views and a chance to tan. NO CROSS CUT SAWS THIS YEAR!! Crew leader: John Vhay.
July 19	Timberline Lodge to Zig Zag River, Mount Hood National Forest. Starting from Timberline Lodge, we'll log out the north-bound PCT at least to the Zig Zag River and perhaps a little beyond. Beware, the hiking is very pleasant on the way and laborious on the way back. Looking for six crew members and at least 3 need to be cross cut certified. Crew leader: Ruth Weston.
July 22-24	Wahtum Lake, Indian Mountain, Mount Hood National Forest. Reconstruction of Indian Mountain tread in nonwilderness area with mechanized totes and weed whackers. Join the Forest Service crew on Thurday of each week and continue on our own on Friday and/or Saturday. Car camping at Indian Springs - meals provided. Trail is mainly exposed with great views and a chance to tan. NO CROSS CUT SAWS THIS YEAR!! Crew leader: John Vhay.
July 30, 31, August 1	Mount Adams Wilderness Boundary to Horseshoe Meadow, Gifford Pinchot National Forest. Volunteers are needed for logging and maintenance on the PCT. An opportunity to combine camping and trail maintenance on the shoulder of Mount Adams. We will car camp at the Williams Mine trail head, off FS Road 23, approximately 14 miles north of Trout Lake. You will provide personal gear and camping equipment; we will provide food, beverage, and fun. We will work from noon Friday till noon Sunday with a goal of clearing a five-mile section of trail from the Wilderness boundary to the junction of trail 9 at Horseshoe Meadow. (Rescheduled from June 8.) Crew leader: Bob Arkes.
August 28	PCT Day, Cascade Locks, Oregon.