VOA has adopted and maintains two trails in the Fraser Valley.  One is Mount St. Benedict located outside 
of Mission and the other is the Mt. Slesse Memorial Trail in the Chilliwack Valley.
 
                     Mt. Saint Benedict
 
Saturday June 19, 2010 six members of the club hiked in about an hour to McKay Lake where 
the work began.  Dave, Mike and Larry stayed at the lake and built a safe crossing over a 
series of unstable logs at the mouth of the lake. 
 
Jack, Dianne and Yvette carried on up the steep trail to do some brushing back of the 
salmonberry bushes.  They managed to put in over 2 hours of pruning and made it up to the 
ridgeline.  They then returned to join the others for lunch, and then helped stabilize the remaining logs.
 
The project was successful and the dozen+ hikers that came through while the work was being 
done, were appreciative of our work.
 
Thanks to everyone for coming out and putting in a good day of work on this trail, despite the nasty flies.

From Jack:
You have been sent 9 pictures. A mostly overcast day, no rain, lots of bugs, Dianne, Dave, Yvette, Jack, Larry and Mike got much done. - - - J.W.E.

P1010184.JPG  Getting the tools and gear ready for a big day ahead.
P1010185.JPG  Mckay Lake, a little jewel, nesting behind Mt. St. Benedict.
P1010188.JPG  Mt. Robbie Reid poking up, while we were pruning the upper trail.
P1010190.JPG  Looking through a cloud of flies, down to the lake.
P1010192.JPG  Meanwhile back at the lake, a bridge was built.
P1010196.JPG  Putting on the mesh, and final inspection.
P1010197.JPG  Yvette and Larry having some laughs.
P1010200.JPG  A log 'bird' in the lake. Some poor slob's fishing line in the tree.
P1010203.JPG  Mike making short work of one last windfall.