MOVING DAY, June 29
Throughout fall 2008 and early spring 2009, volunteers built several dozen 12-15 foot sections in the parking lot behind the school. This flat area allowed us to use the template built by Peter Howlett, Bowman parent and owner of Alaska Control Excavating.Then came summer and the question: how in the world would we get those sections down the hill, around the lake and into the bog to the boardwalk site. The narrow path from the school to the park would not support truck traffic. The sections, at about 300 pounds each, were too heavy for volunteers to carry that far.
But then we found Tag-Along-Trailers, a company owned by former Bowman parent Dave Owmby who makes specialty trailers designed f0r off-road hauling. Dave's trailer, hooked to a four-wheeler expertly driven by Bowman parent Pat Whalen, along with a willing crew of mighty lifters, enabled us to move enough boardwalk sections into the park to accomplish what you see in the later October posts.
Loading the trailer
Unloading the trailer
Moving sections into place