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Reports from Committees .... Camps Report Cindy Drake is up at Gray Knob caretaking this spring, while Steve Kehler finished up his winter caretaking stint at the end of March. Roz Stever will be returning to Crag Camp this summer. We are currently in the process of hiring a second summer caretaker for Gray Knob. Beginning last December, overnight fees were increased to $10 per person, per night at Gray Knob and Crag Camp. This small increase was needed to help support future projects around the camps, and to continue to support the caretakers' wages. The overnight fees for The Perch and Log Cabin are still $5 per person, per night. [Webmaster's Note: Overnight fees in 2006 are now $12 a night for Gray Knob and Crag Camp, $7 for The Perch and Log Cabin.] Our major project planned for 2002 is the re-building of the four tent platforms at The Perch. Our plan is to pre-cut all the lumber in the valley and helicopter the materials to The Perch where we'll have volunteers help with the construction. This is a project that will require over $5,000 in extra funding from the Club as well as from the camp fee increase. The original Perch tent platform construction was funded with donations in memory of past RMC caretaker Ben Campbell. Web Site Report Site use is up 30% from a year ago. Our weather/trails conditions page is still the most popular, with well over 100 hits every Thursday and Friday when the conditions are updated. The photo gallery continues to grow - we have now collected 141 photos. Our last trail sign auction ended on March 1st with a total of $877 in bids! Another auction will begin this spring/summer. 100% of the money collected goes directly to RMC trails maintenance. Use the web site to get club information, sign up new members, and order RMC maps, guides, shirts, hats and the new club stickers! Trails Report On the trails front, your club has put together another spirited and enthusiastic trail crew for 2002. This summer, thanks to the generosity of members and a New Hampshire Recreation Trails Program grant, we are able to accomplish the long-desired goal of adding an additional position to our Senior Crew, bringing that crew to the "full strength" of five members. The senior crew and first year crew will be hard at work on a variety of important projects, which will take them from Mossy Glen to the summit of Adams, Ice Gulch Path to the Emerald Trail - and countless trails in between. Volunteer work trips are now
being organized for the summer. For those of you who haven't
been out on one, they're a great way to meet other RMC members,
and lend a hand keeping our trails open and in fine shape. The
work trip season gets underway with National Trails Day, on Saturday,
June 1 at 8:00 am at the RMC Goetze Trails Workshop. RMC members
will be joined by a staff member from New Hampshire Public Radio,
for brushing on the Inlook Trail. For directions and more details,
visit the RMC web site. If the club receives permission from
the Forest Service in time, we'll also hold several volunteer
work trips to start clearing the new Pond of Safety trails which
pass through the Randolph Town Forest. Stay tuned!
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