On Saturday November 23rd, 9 people from the Shawnee National Forest Friends and the River to River Trail Society, gathered at Garden of Gods to do a trash blast, that had been postponed from late September National Public Lands day, because of the rains of Hurricane Helene.  Crews were ‘made’ of 2 or more people, and sent out to various areas, such as the main observation trail, the big parking lot, below the observation bluffs and the camping area and backpackers parking lot. We all returned about an hour and a half later, with about 120 lbs (+/-) of various types of trash. It was a “successful hunt”.  It was a cool and cloudy morning, but we did see several people out getting some exercise and taking in the views.