Trail Project

[01sahara]

The meeting place for the Meadow Creek bridge project is 9:00 AM on Saturday the 26th at the Ghost Forest Landuse Zone air strip.   Same meeting time and location on Sunday the 27th.

http://www.abprojects.org/

For thouse that don't know the area the Ghost FLUZ is located north west of Calgary.
To find it:
Start from Cochrane.
G0 west on Hwy 1A  (not Hwy 1).
Take Hwy 40 (also known as the Forestry Trunk Road) north past the comunities of Bench Lands and Waiparous.
When the pavement ends you are getting near the start of the Ghost FLUZ.
Continue north into the Ghost FLUZ. The Airstrip is located on the west (left side) of the road several KM into the FLUZ. 

Below I have included  links to maps on the ASRD website.

http://www.srd.gov.ab.ca/fieldoffices/southernrockies/ghostwaiparous/pdf/Panel_B2.pdf

http://www.srd.gov.ab.ca/fieldoffices/southernrockies/ghostwaiparous/pdf/Ghost_InfoGettingThere.pdf

Workning on a project like this is a great way to get to know some of the members of the CJA but also other members of the OHV comunity that will be out to help, including members from the local  quad  group, bike groups and other 4x4 clubs. Thanks for your interest in the project.

[BEZZ]

If there are no disasters at work between now and the Sunday you can count me in for the day...

[01sahara]

Update as of July 17 2:00 PM.

Part of the work we had planed for that weekend is going to be pushed back to the second bridge building date in August. We just learned that the steel would not be available to do the planed prefab work on it this weekend so the steel structure will not be ready. We will still be moving forward with construction of the abutments and much of the dirt work on the 26th. We may be done what we can after the 26th and will not be able to move forward until the steel parts are fabricated and transported. Sorry for the change of plans and partial delay. I will post up again once I have had a chance to confer with some of the others involved regarding the delay on materials.   

The project is still moving forward but at a slower opace due to the delay on the steel we requier for the project.

Thanks for your interest and I will get more details out once we have made adjustments to the plans.

Thanks,
Blair

[Hi Lo Silver]

Out of curiousity, I noticed somewhere that you folks got feild passes to work on this bridge. Am I mistaken, is this trail closed due to the bridge being out of commission? To me it would also look like the Waiparous Valley trail (road) is still closed due to the wash out from 2 years ago and ASRD not completing their end of things by finishing the work on the by pass you folks built over many weekends last year?

[01sahara]

Out of curiosity, I noticed somewhere that you folks got field passes to work on this bridge. Am I mistaken, is this trail closed due to the bridge being out of commission? To me it would also look like the Waiparous Valley trail (road) is still closed due to the wash out from 2 years ago and ASRD not completing their end of things by finishing the work on the by pass you folks built over many weekends last year?

Meadow Creek trail is not closed. The trail passes Dom and I have are to be used for a different project as part a trail survey team, we took two days of training to be part of.

The roomer is that the ministry of transportation has been out to work on the road bypass in the last few weeks. It is a public road and ASRD have requested the ministy of transport to complete the work. One of the members of the Quad Squad that worked on the project was going to have a look this week but I have not heard back. If anyone is going out this weekend please let me know what you have found.

Thanks,
Blair

[RUBI]

Where Exactly is this bridge build taking place Meadow Creek is a big area   

[SwampSinger]

Where Exactly is this bridge build taking place Meadow Creek is a big area   

True enough... Is there a place in mind where people can meet before the project?

[NUXJR]

If anyone is in need of a ride out to the project I will have room for one with myself, my son & our dog.  If someone decides to ride with us we will be planning to be back in Calgary before dark...just so ya know.  We are planning to leave SE Calgary about 8:00 am.

Blair...anything I can offer to help get out there?

What channel on the squacky box?

[01sahara]

Where Exactly is this bridge build taking place Meadow Creek is a big area  

Approximately 1-2 KM north east of the intersection of Meadow Creek Trail and Lost Knife Trail on the Meadow Creek portion of the trail. An older log bridge has fallen in on one end. The bridge will replace that one. If you know where the hill is on Meadow Creek trail with the three of four shoots everyone likes to play on? It's just west of that.

If you follow the link to the map below the bridge site is located between points 89& 93 on the map.
http://www.srd.gov.ab.ca/fieldoffices/southernrockies/ghostwaiparous/pdf/Panel_B2.pdf

The goal this weekend is to build the abutments on Saturday. The steel structure of the bridge and the deck will be installed in August. We have had a delay on getting the steel structure ready.

[01sahara]

If anyone is in need of a ride out to the project I will have room for one with myself, my son & our dog.  If someone decides to ride with us we will be planning to be back in Calgary before dark...just so ya know.  We are planning to leave SE Calgary about 8:00 am.

Blair...anything I can offer to help get out there?

What channel on the squacky box?

Chanel 10.

I think we have most stuff covered. Bring shovels/rakes.

[SmilinVamp]

New to the entire province of Alberta. Where exactly is Meadow Creek? 
I'd be interested in lending a hand/meeting some new people.  Nothing like a weekend of manual labour, camping and a few pops by a fire.   

Check out ...  abprojects.org  - it lists all projects in the area.

[SwampSinger]

I will be at Smithy's in Cochrane at 7AM for some Bacon.... I will leave the parking lot at 8AM...

any one is willing to get up early?

see you there if you're not camping

[01sahara]

I will be at Smithy's in Cochrane at 7AM for some Bacon.... I will leave the parking lot at 8AM...

any one is willing to get up early?

see you there if you're not camping

Dom called me and asked that I post for him. Something has come up last minuet and he may not make it. Don't wait for him.

[SwampSinger]

Dom called me and asked that I post for him. Something has come up last minuet and he may not make it. Don't wait for him.

Thanks Blair...I had an emergency and I cant make it. Sorry...

[BlackYJ]

Hey everyone, I got back from the build today and they did not get as much done as hoped. 

SO IF YOU ARE AVAILABLE TOMORROW PLEASE HEAD OUT AND HELP WITH THE BUILD.  THE EXTRA HANDS ARE DEFINITELY NEEDED

9 am at the Airstrip

Thanks