2006 Summer Crew Photos (week one) PATC’s Central District Spring crew took advantage of the warm, sunny, bug-less weather of early May to build staircases, fix water bars and add locust log check dams on Old Rag Mountain’s Saddle Trail and the AT. Dick Batiste, Richelle Brown, Dan Dueweke, Mel Ellis, and Patrick Wilson all pitched in to make much needed tread repairs to these popular trails. Using a Griphoist winch to bring the large step stones up to the trail, the crew-- led by Ranger CT Campbell -- positioned the steps and set cribbing to direct hiker traffic on the hardened surfaces. Three seasonal Park employees-- Ray Galles, Jeff Miner, and Chris Schultz – joined the crew and their and exuberance for selecting only the largest rocks for each project added to the permanence of each new structure. All in all, the crew finished 15 rock and ten log steps, seven waterbars, and rehabed 600 feet of trail. click image for larger version