Monthly Archives: July 2016

Trail 2 open for the year

Trail 2 Maintenance, July 7, 2016

Trail 2 Maintenance, July 7, 2016

The North Fork Trails Association is pleased to announce that Trail 2 is now open. Randy Kenyon, Alan Peura and Bill Walker removed all the downfall and brushed the trail out a bit on July 7.

Trail 2 is a popular trail running from Moran Basin Road to Coal Ridge, the location of a number of old lookouts, including the 1928 “Coal Ridge Patrol Cabin.”

We were in a hurry to clear the trail because there is an upcoming hike along Trail 2 to Coal Ridge in conjunction with the Montana Wilderness Association’s Wilderness Walks program on July 16. See the NFTA schedule at https://nftrails.org/calendar/#activities for details, including a registration link.

Passing the (hard)hat on the 4th

Polebridge 4th of July Parade, 2016 - Floating on the 4th

Polebridge 4th of July Parade, 2016 – Floating on the 4th

John O’Hara had a great idea for this year’s Polebridge Fourth of July parade. There’s a delay between the time the parade passes through town outbound and when it gets turned around for the return trip. John brought in a popular local magician to perform during this intermission. At the beginning of his act, he announced that the North Fork Trails Association was in need of funds and asked folks to toss whatever they could spare into the hardhats NFTA members were passing through the crowd.

Polebridge 4th of July Parade, 2016 - Pole Dancers

Polebridge 4th of July Parade, 2016 – Pole Dancers

We did well, collecting $178 in short order. That was enough to make it a very good day for our humble organization, but then “Cheryl and Mike,” whose “Polebridge Pole Dancers” float won first prize, donated their prize money ($100) to the NFTA and matched it with another $100! Make that an excellent day!

Polebridge 4th of July Parade, 2016 - Glacier NP

Polebridge 4th of July Parade, 2016 – Glacier NP

A big thank you to John O’Hara for setting up this scheme, to parade participants “Cheryl and Mike” for their generous donation and to all the NFTA members (including hat-passers, Dick Leigh, Alan Peura and Logan Funk and magician victim “Mrs. Polebridge” Janet Leigh) who helped us pull it off.