{"id":1389,"date":"2023-01-23T17:36:00","date_gmt":"2023-01-23T17:36:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wpdev.gartra.org\/?p=1389"},"modified":"2023-03-15T17:37:01","modified_gmt":"2023-03-15T17:37:01","slug":"whissenhunt-ohv-one-way-trail","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gartra.org\/outdoors\/2023\/01\/23\/whissenhunt-ohv-one-way-trail\/","title":{"rendered":"Whissenhunt is Going to One-Way Trails"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">GARTRA president Bill Shilling has long been in discussions with the USFS to make the trails at Whissenhunt One-Way where possible to reduce the likelihood of head-on collisions and enhance safety on the trails. &nbsp;Recently the USFS approved the plan and gave us the go-ahead to arrow the trails directional.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This past workday, Saturday 1\/21\/2023, we began the process.&nbsp; We had a great turnout for the workday with 18+ volunteers in all.&nbsp; Bill had gone to great lengths to plan and organize the layout including detailed maps of the trails and the signage to be placed at each intersection.&nbsp; The USFS provided all the posts and GARTRA and members provided the rest including signs, fasteners, tools, machinery, and the labor.&nbsp;&nbsp;<em>Note that all of these resources go toward RTP, Recreational Trail Program, grants that provide additional funding to maintain these trails.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">From Bill (GARTRA President),<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>GARTRA crushed it today.&nbsp; Great turnout (18) and everyone working hard got a huge amount accomplished.&nbsp; I had been really worried we might not get everything done before spring opening.&nbsp; Now I know we will be ready, it\u2019s just a matter now of how good we can make it look.&nbsp; Got 9 of 15 intersections worth of poles and mounted the signs we received to those poles.&nbsp; Even put in the poles needed at those intersections we know will get a sign once they come in.&nbsp; So prep work for those has been done.&nbsp; I think Nathen and crew carried Intersections 2 and 6\u2019s poles back, not sure if they got any in the ground and signs mounted, but if so, even more of a plus.&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Below are my notes from today:<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><em>Got all the poles and most of the signs done at 9 for intersections&nbsp; (1,3,4,5,7,8,9,10 &amp;11)<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Carried poles to Intersections 2 &amp; 6<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Use every pole that was left.<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Still need some signs that are currently on order to come in<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Need a few more poles for intersections 12, 13,14 &amp; 15.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Need to order about 5 more signs.&nbsp;<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Need meeting with the USFS on how to mark their part.<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Need to order arrows and hang them last workday before spring opening.&nbsp;<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">GARTRA trail captain Nathan Wascher welcomes volunteers and goes over safety procedures for work on the trails.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/gartra.org\/outdoors\/images\/WorkDays\/Whissenhunt\/Jan-2023\/42.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Many thanks go to Emery Victor for providing heavy equipment to make digging post holes painless. &nbsp;If we had to dig all the holes by hand, we would still be digging.&nbsp;&nbsp;<em>Below Bill spots for Emery as he drills post holes while the group to the right sets a post.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/gartra.org\/outdoors\/images\/WorkDays\/Whissenhunt\/Jan-2023\/22.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Early on we ran into some trouble, a tree across the trail.&nbsp;&nbsp;<em>Below Nathan put on the chainsaw gear to cut the tree as Emery waits to push it all out of the way with the skid-steer..<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/gartra.org\/outdoors\/images\/WorkDays\/Whissenhunt\/Jan-2023\/47.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/gartra.org\/outdoors\/images\/WorkDays\/Whissenhunt\/Jan-2023\/image5.jpeg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There is a lot of teamwork going on here.&nbsp; Sometimes we had to double up driving screws into signs as Colt (5) pulls the trigger and dad Scott Abernathy provides support (literally).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/gartra.org\/outdoors\/images\/WorkDays\/Whissenhunt\/Jan-2023\/44.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We took a break for lunch, burgers, hot dogs, chips, drinks, and all the fixings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/gartra.org\/outdoors\/images\/WorkDays\/Whissenhunt\/Jan-2023\/45.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And then back to the trails to set up more posts and signs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/gartra.org\/outdoors\/images\/WorkDays\/Whissenhunt\/Jan-2023\/50.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/gartra.org\/outdoors\/images\/WorkDays\/Whissenhunt\/Jan-2023\/49.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/gartra.org\/outdoors\/images\/WorkDays\/Whissenhunt\/Jan-2023\/30.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>GARTRA president Bill Shilling has long been in discussions with the USFS to make the trails at Whissenhunt One-Way where possible to reduce the likelihood of head-on collisions and enhance safety on the trails. &nbsp;Recently the USFS approved the plan and gave us the go-ahead to arrow the trails directional. This past workday, Saturday 1\/21\/2023, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_uag_custom_page_level_css":"","site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[12,11],"tags":[31,18,46,30,15,32,45],"class_list":["post-1389","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-gartra-latest-news","category-work-days-news","tag-atv","tag-chattahoochee-national-forest","tag-dahlonega","tag-dirt-bike","tag-georgia","tag-volunteer","tag-whissenhunt-ohv"],"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":false,"thumbnail":false,"medium":false,"medium_large":false,"large":false,"1536x1536":false,"2048x2048":false},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"Bruce Dreher","author_link":"https:\/\/gartra.org\/outdoors\/author\/bdreher\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"GARTRA president Bill Shilling has long been in discussions with the USFS to make the trails at Whissenhunt One-Way where possible to reduce the likelihood of head-on collisions and enhance safety on the trails. &nbsp;Recently the USFS approved the plan and gave us the go-ahead to arrow the trails directional. 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