[pct-l] Government shutdown

[Diane Soini]

Sadly during the government shutdown, volunteer projects also could not 
be done and had to be postponed or canceled.

Every time I have hiked the PCT there have been volunteers working the 
trail. Even some of the heavy-duty tread work they do is without 
motorized machinery.

The one exception that I saw was the crew that was building the bridges 
and repairing the damage in the Suiattle river area. They were using 
dynamite when I came through. There were even warning signs along the 
trail about the dynamite and I heard some go off. I had to shout as I 
approached. Anyway, they and their tools, equipment and "housing" were 
brought in by helicopter, from what I heard. This was inside a 
wilderness area. These guys were not volunteers.