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ICYMI: Trail Mix and @juneauanimalrescue received ICYMI: Trail Mix and @juneauanimalrescue received generous gifts from resident Diane Hunsbedt, who died last year, to support their missions. Diane lived a quiet existence in Juneau, enjoying the company of her dogs and walking the trails. We are so grateful to Diane for recognizing how Trail Mix cares for this beloved community resource, our trail system. Link in bio to read the full story. 📍Lingít Aaní 📷 Michael Lockett / Juneau Empire #trails #trailcrew #trailwork #trailbuilding #trailmaintenance #trailsteward #traildigger #trailbuilder #douglasisland #trailslikethese #findyourtrail #hikelife #hikeak #hikealaska #hikejuneau #907life #juneaulife #alaskalife #juneautrails #alaskatrails #juneau #juneauak #juneaualaska #tongassnationalforest #tongass #southeastalaska
The best part about winter trails? Slowing down an The best part about winter trails? Slowing down and appreciating both how delicate and resilient the rainforest’s flora is. 📍Sayéik 📷@doyoucopyover #winterhike #trails #trailcrew #trailwork #trailbuilding #trailmaintenance #trailsteward #traildigger #trailbuilder #douglasisland #trailslikethese #findyourtrail #hikelife #hikeak #hikealaska #hikejuneau #907life #juneaulife #alaskalife #juneautrails #alaskatrails #juneau #juneauak #juneaualaska #tongassnationalforest #tongass #southeastalaska
Give our new shop a #GivingTuesday ✨glowup✨! Give our new shop a #GivingTuesday ✨glowup✨! For the first time in our 28-year history, Trail Mix will have its own shop. As we’ve expanded our work on Juneau’s trails, our 4x8ft storage closet just wasn’t cutting it anymore. This building is a game changer. First, it will provide a space to host staff trainings and the critical planning work that we do when we aren’t on trail. Second, we’ll finally have a place to store and maintain our equipment in a climate-controlled environment. That means we can take better care of our tools and vehicles, increasing their longevity while better equipping our crews to do their trail work. But this empty space requires a lot of work to become the home we need. Your donation will help us build a work bench and storage as well as buy the supplies, replacement parts, and maintenance equipment to fully service our tools and machinery. By contributing to this new shop, you are investing in the future of Trail Mix and our ability to care for Juneau’s trails. Link in bio to donate. Thank you for your support this Giving Tuesday and everyday! 📍Lingít Aaní 📷 @doyoucopyover #transformationtuesday #trailtuesday #tongasstuesday #trails #trailcrew #trailwork #trailbuilding #trailmaintenance #trailsteward #traildigger #trailbuilder #trailslikethese #findyourtrail #hikeak #hikealaska #hikejuneau #907life #juneaulife #alaskalife #juneautrails #alaskatrails #juneau #juneauak #juneaualaska #tongassnationalforest #tongass #southeastalaska
As we hunker down for the winter here at Trail Mix As we hunker down for the winter here at Trail Mix, we’re looking back at our amazing 2021 season. This was another groundbreaking season with the crews completing an ambitious 15 trail projects. During those 6 months, our crew members were hard at work graveling, slinging, chopping, and building bridges on trails like the Treadwell Ditch, Lena Point, and Outer Point. We’re already deep in planning for next year and are getting excited for another season on the trails. 📍Lingít Aaní 📷@meghantabacek @jeanbanana @doyoucopyover @sarah.lynn.wallace #trails #trailcrew #trailwork #trailbuilding #trailmaintenance #trailsteward #traildigger #trailbuilder #trailslikethese #findyourtrail #hikelife #hikeak #hikealaska #hikejuneau #907life #juneaulife #alaskalife #juneautrails #alaskatrails #juneau #juneauak #juneaualaska #tongassnationalforest #southeastalaska#treadwellditch #treadwell #auction #fundraising #givingtuesday
Alaska DOT wants to hear from you! Our state will Alaska DOT wants to hear from you! Our state will be receiving a historic amount of federal funding to rebuild our infrastructure. From commuting to work, recreating, attending school, or accessing Alaska’s resources, share your top priorities for improving transportation by taking this short survey. Link in bio. 📍Lingít Aaní #trails #trailcrew #trailwork #trailbuilding #trailmaintenance #trailsteward #traildigger #trailbuilder #trailslikethese #findyourtrail #hikeak #hikealaska #hikejuneau #907life #juneaulife #alaskalife #juneautrails #alaskatrails #juneau #juneauak #juneaualaska #tongassnationalforest #tongass #southeastalaska
💚Crew appreciation post💚 With our trail sea 💚Crew appreciation post💚 With our trail season officially over, this is a shoutout to the outstanding people who worked with us this year caring for our trails. From our first week of training, this group was ready to learn and get their hands dirty. With many returning veterans from last year’s COVID-19 Conservation Corps, there was already a core team of mentors to lead the way. Trail work requires problem-solving and determination as well as a sense of humor and a love of the outdoors in all its beautiful, muddy, and rainy iterations. Most of all though, it’s about people working together as a team so that everyone in the community can continue to enjoy our trail system. Thank you to all our crew members this year, especially those who were there from day 1. It was amazing to watch your progress over the course of the season, not just on your trail projects but also the growth in your confidence and skills. You transformed the trails but you also transformed yourselves. 📍Lingít Aaní 📷 @meghantabacek & @sarah.lynn.wallace #transformationtuesday #trailtuesday #tongasstuesday #trails #trailcrew #trailwork #trailbuilding #trailmaintenance #trailsteward #traildigger #trailbuilder #trailslikethese #findyourtrail #hikeak #hikealaska #hikejuneau #907life #juneaulife #alaskalife #juneautrails #alaskatrails #juneau #juneauak #juneaualaska #tongassnationalforest #tongass #southeastalaska
Hi, it’s Ryan, executive director of Trail Mix 👋. How many people does it take to make a trail crew? In 2015, the answer was 2. I know because I was one of them. Back then, we spent our entire season working on 2 projects: fixing up a half mile of the Peterson Creek Trail and brushing a few others. This year, we deployed 3 crews of 4-5 people and worked on 15 trail projects in addition to brushing. How did that happen? Well, it’s thanks to you. Your support is what allows us to do this work, so I want to take a moment to thank everyone who has participated in our auction. From the businesses, artists, and makers who donated to those who are bidding, it truly takes a community to care for a trail system. The auction ends at 8pm tonight and I hope you have fun, especially in the last hour when bidding will be fast and furious. Remember that every bid means more resources for our trail system, so if you get carried away, well, everyone wins. Link for the auction in our bio. 📍Lingít Aaní 📷@meghantabacek #redmilltrail #trailsign #trailcrew #trailwork #trailbuilding #trailmaintenance #trailsteward #traildigger #trailbuilder #trailslikethese #findyourtrail #hikelife #hikeak #hikealaska #hikejuneau #907life #juneaulife #alaskalife #juneautrails #alaskatrails #juneau #juneauak #juneaualaska #tongassnationalforest #tongass #southeastalaska
While it is officially winter with yesterday’s s While it is officially winter with yesterday’s snowfall, climbers have something to look forward to next spring. You can kickstart your spring training with a 2 month membership pass for you and a friend, now available for bidding in our auction. 🧗‍♀️ Last week we met with Jessie Palomino, manager of @therockdump, to collaborate on a special project. Chances are if you’re an outdoor climber then you’ve spent some time at the Tee Harbor boulders. As many Trail Mix crew members are also climbers, this was a fun end of season project for us. Before getting to work, Jessie explained that “this is one of the most concentrated climbing areas in Juneau. There are 20 something boulders up here and it’s really sweet, super easy access, and beautiful on sunny days. You can see eagles, ravens, and all that stuff. We’re super excited to have Trail Mix come in and help clean up some of the ways around and make it a little bit more comfortable getting around the woods up here.” Crew members cleared more than 5 blowdowns that were littering the trail and approaches to bouldering problems. They also brushed back branches overhanging the trail. We’re excited for more collaboration between Juneau’s climbing community and Trail Mix in the near future. 📍Wóoshde X'al.at Yé 📷@meghantabacek #trails #trailcrew #trailwork #trailbuilding #trailmaintenance #trailsteward #traildigger #trailbuilder #trailslikethese #findyourtrail #hikelife #hikeak #hikealaska #hikejuneau #907life #juneaulife #alaskalife #juneautrails #alaskatrails #juneau #juneauak #juneaualaska #tongassnationalforest #southeastalaska
Out with the old and in with the new! This week we Out with the old and in with the new! This week we held our own version of demolition derby out at the Eagle Valley Center. Now that the new elevated walkway is complete, it was time to remove the old, broken walkway from the Eagle Valley Center. To get this project going, crew members first pried off all the low railings with a pry bar. After that began the hard work of stripping the decking from the stringers. Since much of the wood on this walkway was rotting or waterlogged, crew members were able to whack it loose with a sledgehammer. The base of the structure was comprised of large stringers and logs. To move these heavy pieces, crew members first chainsawed the wood into more manageable pieces. Then they pried apart the pieces and carried them away. Removing the old walkway was the last step to completing our work at the Eagle Valley Center. Huge thank you to Duncan, Dane, Cedar, Liam, Sam, and Ambrose for sticking it out till the end of the season and completing this demolition. 📍Lingít Aaní 📷Duncan Campbell #trails #trailcrew #trailwork #trailbuilding #trailmaintenance #trailsteward #traildigger #trailbuilder #trailslikethese #findyourtrail #hikelife #hikeak #hikealaska #hikejuneau #907life #juneaulife #alaskalife #juneautrails #alaskatrails #juneau #juneauak #juneaualaska #tongassnationalforest #southeastalaska
It’s National Hiking Day 🥾 ! Could there be a It’s National Hiking Day 🥾 ! Could there be a more appropriate day for the start of our auction? Bidding has now officially begun! Pictured here is Blackerby Ridge with Cairn Peak in the background. This summer, our crews repaired a big washout on Blackerby Ridge Trail as well as rerouted the trailhead, which was collapsing into a stream. If access to the alpine is important to you, grab the link in our bio to support the maintenance of our trail system by bidding in the auction. 📍Katlaax̱ Jíni 📷@doyoucopyover #nationalhikingday #cairnpeak #blackerby #blackerbyridge #blackerbyridgetrail #trails #trailcrew #trailwork #trailbuilding #trailmaintenance #trailsteward #traildigger #trailbuilder #trailslikethese #findyourtrail #hikelife #hikeak #hikealaska #hikejuneau #907life #juneaulife #alaskalife #juneautrails #alaskatrails #juneau #juneauak #juneaualaska #tongassnationalforest #tongass #southeastalaska
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