On May 1, 2022 the River to River Trail Society sponsored a trash blast along  2.5 miles of the River to River trail from Elizabethtown to a 1/2 mile north of Lake Tecumsah.  The volunteer crew shown in the above photos from left to right include Melanie Kasson, David Files, Carl Brannon, Kali Griffin, Lindsey Roberts, Earl Neff, Bill Gilmour, Charles Kahle, Sam  Morales, Jim Todd, Nate Heldenbrand, Chris Drone, Bob Mulcahy and Debbie Towne.  The team met at the Rose Hotel in Elizabethtown at 10:00 AM and the work was completed by 2:00 PM 

The crew picked up and hauled out of the woods, 9 tires, a bed frame, a porcelain toilet and 26 bags of trash mostly consisting of cans and bottles.  The total estimated weight of the clean-up effort was 1050 pounds of trash.  The trash completely filled the dumpster at Garden of the Gods campground.

The crew also verified that 3-4 large trees had been removed from the R2R trail between Elizabethtown and Bassett road had been cut and removed by the Shawnee National Forest crews and cut a path through a 32” tree over the trail just south of Whoopie Cat Lake.

It was a great team and a exceptional effort by all involved and the Trail Society would like to thank all that came out and helped.   If you know any of the crew, be sure to thank the personally.