These are the recent report summaries from our rangers.

Comments: See forms filled out regarding campsite inventories.
Check out legality of hunting camp set up…large tent
Work Needed: Trees down across trail # 1168
Work Performed: Campsite inventory, campfire cleanup, question about legallity of hunting like camp set up in Logan Park. large tent, trail patrol
Destination Area: Logan Park
Entry Point: Buffalo Pass
Date Out: 08/23/2010
Date In: 08/20/2010
Patrolled By: Wessel, E. Seaver, T. Seaver. Emmett Staford, E. Kopf, J. Kopf

Comments: 1 illegal fire ring – cleaned and rehabbed.
Work Needed: 10-12 in spruce across trail, about 100 yds past where trail crosses Mica Creek.
Work Performed: Meet and greet. Picked up trash on trail. Cleaned 1 illegal fire ring near lake.
Destination Area: Gilpin Lake
Entry Point: Slavonia TH
Date Out: 09/02/2010
Date In: 09/02/2010
Patrolled By: Dale Richey

Comments: Several fire rings spotted within no-camping zone on the north side of the lake.
Work Needed: Fire rings within no camping zone need to be broken up.
Work Performed: Visitor contact, trash removal
Destination Area: Gold Creek Lake
Entry Point: Slavonia
Date Out: 08/31/2010
Date In: 08/31/2010
Patrolled By: Bob KOrch, Tony Seaver

Comments: Beautiful day. Trail and especially water crossings in good shape.
Work Needed:
Work Performed: Trash removal, hiker information.
Destination Area: Gold Lake
Entry Point: Slavonia
Date Out: 08/24/2010
Date In: 08/24/2010
Patrolled By: Tim Alford and Dick Grant

Comments:
Work Needed: None. Trail in good shape.
Work Performed: Trash pick-up. Minor trail maintenance.
Destination Area: Mica Lake
Entry Point: Slavonia
Date Out: 08/10/2010
Date In: 08/10/2010
Patrolled By: Tim Alford

Comments: Storm clouds and a little rain shortened our trip to a little above Hooper Lake.
Work Needed: 1 tree high over trail about 1/2 way to the saddle needs removing.
Work Performed: Trail Patrol
Destination Area: Hooper Lake
Entry Point: Stillwater #1122 trailhead
Date Out: 08/28/2010
Date In: 08/28/2010
Patrolled By: Elaine & Win Dermody

Comments: Beautiful day, trail in good shape, more trash than in previous years mostly TP.
Work Needed: need to clean up fire rings where folks have camped too close to lake.
Work Performed: visitor contack and education, trash removal
Destination Area: Gold Creek Lake
Entry Point: slovonia
Date Out: 08/26/2010
Date In: 08/26/2010
Patrolled By: E Seaver

Comments: Parking lot over flowing at 8:45 am. Finding more and more used TP near trails. More folks seem to be camping than in recent years. Trail in good shape. Water crossing on Gold Trail much impoved. Many thanks to the trail crew.
Fantasic weather and wonderful flowers.
Work Needed: fire ring at Gilpin, sign for Mica/Gilpin trail at sign in box, remove evidence of camp fires near Gold Creek Lake.
Work Performed: Visitor contact and education, trash removal
Destination Area: gold/gilpin loop
Entry Point: slovonia
Date Out: 08/15/2010
Date In: 08/15/2010
Patrolled By: E/T Seaver

Comments:
Work Needed:
Work Performed: Campsite Inventory, Trail Patrol
Destination Area: Mica Lake
Entry Point: Slavonia TH
Date Out: 08/14/2010
Date In: 08/14/2010
Patrolled By: Bob Korch, Emmett Stafford

Comments: Sheepherder tent and horses on plateau east of Causeway and sheep on the hillside and meadow below.

Beautiful weather and wildflowers. Many happy visitors. Lost count of some of them in the parking area.
Work Needed: Dick Scheer on horseback wanted it reported that the bridge before Black Mandell Lake is in need of major repair. He also wanted me to say hi to Amy in the F.S. office.
Work Performed: Visitor education and directions. Spoke with 2 parties carrying rifles about safety in congested areas. Advised about cutting switchbacks to one party.
Destination Area: Devil’s Causeway
Entry Point: Stillwater trail #1119
Date Out: 08/14/2010
Date In: 08/14/2010
Patrolled By: Elaine & Win Dermody

Comments: finding more trash(Toillet paper especially) along trails. there is much more usage of Slovonia TH this season.
flowers wonderful, but had hail, rain and thunder and lightning
Work Needed: sign at Mica/Gilpin intersection
Work Performed: trash removal, visitor education
Destination Area: Gilpin Lake
Entry Point: slovonia TH
Date Out: 08/12/2010
Date In: 08/12/2010
Patrolled By: E Seaver/E Kopf

Comments: 2 apparently novices with rented pack horse at Buff Pass parking lot preparing to set out on trip.

USGS leader with volunteers and horses testing water quality in lakes. Portion of group with horses did not register at TH.
Work Needed: None
Work Performed: Trail Patrol; Elaine shadowed Bob
Removed 2 garbage bags from restroom
Destination Area: Short Hike
Entry Point: Buffalo Pass – Wyoming Trail
Date Out: 08/12/2010
Date In: 08/12/2010
Patrolled By: Bob Korch, Elaine Dermody

Comments:
Work Needed: none still forgot sissors to cut netting
Work Performed: info,fees, clean trails
Destination Area: fish cr falls
Entry Point: fish cr falls
Date Out: 08/11/2010
Date In: 08/11/2010
Patrolled By: Ann Ross

Comments: none
Work Needed: none however I wish I would remember to take knife or sissors to cut off some netting ion trail.
Work Performed: info,fees,checked trails
Destination Area: same
Entry Point: fish cr falls
Date Out: 08/04/2010
Date In: 08/04/2010
Patrolled By: ann ross

Comments: Water crossing should be stable for another year
( or more? )
Work Needed:
Work Performed: Cleared logjam at water crossing.
Stabilized both banks.
raised older crossing log to original level.
Destination Area: Gold Creek Water Crossing
Entry Point: Slavonia TH
Date Out: 08/11/2010
Date In: 08/11/2010
Patrolled By: Seaver,Kopf, McIrvin Richey, Stafford

Comments:
Work Needed:
Work Performed: Patrol, dismantled 3 fire rings at Mosquito Lake
Destination Area: Bear River Trail
Entry Point: Stillwater TH
Date Out: 08/05/2010
Date In: 08/05/2010
Patrolled By: Howard and Nancy Kellogg

Comments: No illegal campsites/fire rings. No visitor violations witnessed. Early afternoon hail at Mica.
Work Needed: Need new sign in book at trailhead. Only 2 blank pages left Tuesday afternoon.
Work Performed: Campsite inventory around Mica; partially completed. Bob & Emmett to complete near term.
Destination Area: Mica Lake
Entry Point: Slavonia
Date Out: 08/03/2010
Date In: 08/03/2010
Patrolled By: Emmett Stafford, Bob & Mary Korch

Comments: Experienced hail , thunder and lightning and heavy rain
Hinge on sign box fixed also large dip in road filled in near parkiing lot
Work Needed: Mica/Giilpin sign still missing, Possibly more water bar repair due to heavy downpour
Work Performed: Visitor contact and education, trash removal, cleared several water bars,
Destination Area: Gold Greek Lake
Entry Point: Slavonia Tr. Head
Date Out: 08/04/2010
Date In: 08/04/2010
Patrolled By: elaine kopf

Comments: I’ll be carrying a trowel in the future.

Covered quite a bit of the area on the north side of Gold Creek Lake finding just two signs of camp fires.
Work Needed:
Work Performed: Dismantled and naturalized 2 fire rings within Gold Creek Lake boundary.

Cleaned as best as was safe, 3 defecations on top of the ground and littered with paper, all within 20 feet of trail.
Destination Area: Slavonia Mine
Entry Point: Slavonia Trailhead
Date Out: 08/03/2010
Date In: 08/03/2010
Patrolled By: Howard & Nancy Kellogg

Comments: The same 2 tents, a gray Big Agnes and an orange dome, have been observed for 3+ weeks at the same site at the eastern end of FR 400C. A note was left on a tent advising campers of 14 day limit.

Discovered an illegal fire ring uphill of trail a short distance within restricted perimeter indicated by 1/4 mile sign on trail and within 40 feet of trail. Not dismantled.

Discovered legally located campsite at the log crossing on north side, easily located by user trail. Fire ring and barren area where stock likely had been high-lined.

A large dip across the parking area persists. It was drier but shows sign of underground seepage. Ground surface would flex under a person’s body weight.

Work Needed:
Work Performed:
Destination Area: Gold Creek Lake
Entry Point: Slavonia Trail Head
Date Out: 08/01/2010
Date In: 08/01/2010
Patrolled By: Howard Kellogg and Tony Seaver

Comments:
Work Needed: At the trail head, there is a private privy box. Waste is accumulating on the ground. There is no collection vessel, nor pit.

At the wilderness boundary, the boundary sign is intact, however at the second post, there is no board nor posting of the wilderness rules.

At about 5 miles from the trail head we began to encounter large trees across the trail.
Work Performed: Cut and cleared 9 small trees across trail outside wilderness boundary.
Destination Area: Silver Crreek Trail
Entry Point: Buffalo Park Road
Date Out: 07/29/2010
Date In: 07/29/2010
Patrolled By: Howard and Nancy Kellogg