Chairback Gap or Cloud Pond Privy Build

We’re building new privies at the Chairback Gap and Cloud Pond campsites this summer, and need your help! The plan is for the materials to be helicoptered to these sites on one day during the period August 1-16. We’ll build them after that (which privy we do first or second is to-be-determined). Access to either of these campsites involves at least a couple of miles of hiking with ~1,000 feet of elevation gain and a possible bushwhack. Please join us! Those of you involved in past projects can attest to the camaraderie, satisfaction, and good fun with these projects!

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Chairback Gap or Cloud Pond Privy Build

We’re building new privies at the Chairback Gap and Cloud Pond campsites this summer, and need your help! The plan is for the materials to be helicoptered to these sites on one day during the period August 1-16. We’ll build them after that (which privy we do first or second is to-be-determined). Access to either of these campsites involves at least a couple of miles of hiking with ~1,000 feet of elevation gain and a possible bushwhack. Please join us! Those of you involved in past projects can attest to the camaraderie, satisfaction, and good fun with these projects!

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Chairback Gap or Cloud Pond Privy Build

We’re building new privies at the Chairback Gap and Cloud Pond campsites this summer, and need your help! The plan is for the materials to be helicoptered to these sites on one day during the period August 1-16. We’ll build them after that (which privy we do first or second is to-be-determined). If the airlift happens between August 1-9, then we’ll start building August 10-11. If not, the builds will be pushed to the following two weekends. Access to either of these campsites involves at least a couple of miles of hiking with ~1,000 feet of elevation gain and a […]

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Chairback Gap or Cloud Pond Privy Site Prep

This summer we’re building new privies at Chairback Gap and Cloud Pond, and need your help! On July 6-7 we’ll do the site prep at either Chairback Gap or Cloud Pond (we’ll decide as the date nears based on some recon this spring). This will involve felling some trees and digging to get a flat surface. Access to either of these campsites involves at least a couple of miles of hiking with ~1,000 feet of elevation gain and a possible bushwhack.

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Chairback Gap or Cloud Pond Privy Site Prep

This summer we’re building new privies at Chairback Gap and Cloud Pond, and need your help! On July 6-7 we’ll do the site prep at either Chairback Gap or Cloud Pond (we’ll decide as the date nears based on some recon this spring). This will involve felling some trees and digging to get a flat surface. Access to either of these campsites involves at least a couple of miles of hiking with ~1,000 feet of elevation gain and a possible bushwhack.

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Campsite Maintainer Wanted – White Cap District

Carl A. Newhall Campsite – Be the maintainer for a campsite named for a MATC legend! The Newhall campsite is located in the beautiful White Cap range and near Gulf Hagas. Drive access is via Katahdin Iron Works and an old logging road, but no special vehicle is required. Walk access is about 2.6 miles with ~700 feet of elevation gain. This campsite has a lean-to, tent sites, as well as a moldering privy. Privy maintenance involves “raking the pile”, but it’s really not that bad (witnesses available upon request); become a MATC “turd herder!” More information on campsite maintainer duties and privy maintenance. […]

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Gulf Hagas Ridge-Runner Pack-In

Our summer ridge-runner is headed to their “home” for the season, and we need some help getting in supplies and equipment. Volunteers should meet at the Katahdin Iron Works gatehouse at 8:30 or the Gulf Hagas parking lot at 9:00 am.

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