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Eldorado National Forest

August 5, 2018 - August 11, 2018

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Volunteers will spend the week working on trails and campsites around the 4th of July lake.  Volunteers will be falling hazardous trees and installing sign posts at the designated campsites. Spur trails to the new campsites will  be established and decommissioned campsites will be restored. Volunteers will also do brushing and tread work on the Tahoe Yosemite trail. This will include installing water bars and checks. Trail reroutes may be necessary. Tools being used will include shovels, post hole diggers, pulaskis, mclouds, mattix, crosscut saw, axes, wedges, pruning shears, GPS units, inclinometers, tape measures, hand saws, and a rock bar. The goal is to redistribute the designated camping sites at 4th of July Lake to better the wilderness experience at the lake. Another goal is to mitigate the effects of water eroding the trail and clearing the brush back from the sides of the trail to enhance the hiking experience on the trail.

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Host

Forest Service

Accommodations

Primitive Tent Sites

Hiking/Access

Backpacking 4 miles to basecamp (Day Hiking up to 2 miles per day)

Project Rating

Strenuous

Minimum Volunteer Age

16

Maximum Group Size

15

Area and Attractions

4th of July lake is nestled at the bottom of a glacial cirque and offers fishing, swimming, and wildflower displays. It is the prototype High Sierra Nevada lake surrounded by extruding granite cliffs. There are upwards of 50 species of wildflowers, some growing above head height, and the largest junipers and western white pines that exist. Nearby peaks offer views of over 10,000 square miles. They are multiple waterfalls cascading from snow-fed creeks. Summit City canyon is a glacially-carved U-shaped canyon with a perennial stream flowing over granite slabs where places to swim are abundant. Because of its remoteness, some areas have never been logged in Summit City canyon enabling ecosystems largely undisturbed by humans. The relief of the canyon walls are striking and the walls have not been "discovered" by climbers. This canyon does not see many visitors allowing the people who do go there a quality wilderness experience.

Accommodations Description

Volunteers will camp in a flat wooded area with a lake or a stream within 100 feet. The Forest Service will provide all cooking gear. Showers available at the end of the trip. Volunteers should bring their own tent, sleeping pad and bag, cup/bowl/eating utensils, and personal items.

Travel

Airport Pickup provided from Sacramento International Airport, Sacramento, California

Location

Eldorado National Forest
30001 Plasse Rd, Pioneer, CA 95666 United States
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