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​MATC Caretaker and Ridgerunner 2010

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From June through September of 2010 I was fortunate enough to be employed by the Maine Appalachian Trail Club as a site caretaker and a trail ridgerunner.  My main job function was to educate, promote, and model Leave No Trace ethics.  I was also responsible for a 45 mile section of the trail.  While ridgerunning I continued to meet and greet hikers while also performing light trail maintenance.  From the MATC website:
"The Piazza Rock Caretaker is fortunate to encounter all abilities of hikers at this site, and has many opportunities to speak with visiting overnight camps and college orientation groups about the Leave No Trace philosophy. Piazza Rock sits at the base of the majestic Saddleback Mountain Range.  The Piazza Rock Caretaker is also responsible for ridge-running across some of the most physically strenuous and visually stunning miles on the Appalachian Trail. The location of the tent platform offers the caretaker a certain degree of privacy and a comfortable, quiet place at the end of the day."
   


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My workplace
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Another aspect of the job is to make illegal firepits disappear
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  • About
    • Who I Am
    • Author
    • AT Ridgerunner '10
    • Professional Guide
  • Current Adventure
  • Hiking in PA
    • Trails A-M >
      • Allegheny Front Trail
      • Appalachian Trail
      • Black Forest Trail
      • Blue Marsh Lake
      • Bucktail Path >
        • Trails East of Bucktail Path
        • Square Timber Wild Area
      • Chuck Keiper Trail >
        • Dennison Fork
        • Eddy Lick Loop
        • Yost Run Loop
      • Donut Hole Trail
      • Horse Shoe Trail
      • John P Saylor Trail
      • Laurel Highlands Trail
      • Loyalsock Trail
      • Mid State Trail
    • Trails N-Z >
      • Old Loggers Path
      • Pinchot Trail System
      • Quehanna Trail System
      • Standing Stone Trail
      • Susquehannock Trail
      • Terrace Mtn Trail
      • Tiadaghton Trail
      • West Rim Trail
  • Support Crew
  • Gear
  • Long Distance Hikes
    • AT '05 >
      • AT pics
    • Cohos Trail 2017
    • Long Trail hikes >
      • LT '07
      • LT '10 >
        • LT Journal 2010
    • PCT '09 >
      • Pre-Hike Schedule
      • Pre-Hike Drop Box Schedule
      • PCT Pics
      • PCT Journal Entries
    • Great Eastern Trail >
      • Pre-Hike Schedule
      • Detailed Gear List
      • GET Pics North to South
      • GET Journal
    • Tuscarora Trail
  • Hike With Me
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