American Tobacco Trail Workday this Saturday, September 17

[Bill Bussey]

Hi Volunteers for the American Tobacco Trail,
 
This is a reminder of the American Tobacco Trail workday this Saturday, 
August 20. We'll be meeting at the Fayetteville Road Parking Area 
<http://triangletrails.org/DIRECTIONS.HTM> at 9 AM.

*Saturday, September 17 at 9 AM* is our southern Durham County ATT 
Workday at Fayetteville Road Parking Area 
<http://www.triangletrails.org/DIRECTIONS.HTM>. Park on the shoulder of 
the road, but be very careful as the road is heavily used. We may have 
folks parking in Chancellors Ridge to walk over to the site.

Here are better directions to the work site than are at the links given 
above.
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DIRECTIONS TO THE FAYETTEVILLE ROAD TRAILHEAD*

This future trailhead parking area is located on the west side of 
Fayetteville Road just north of the bridge passing over the American 
Tobacco Trail (ATT).

 From I-40 take Exit 276 (Southpoint Mall/Fayetteville Road). At the top 
of the exit ramp, turn south, or toward Southpoint Mall. Follow the 
directions to Southpoint Mall. Go past the mall on your right. Pass 
Massey Chapel Road on your left, then Massey Chapel Road again on your 
right. Pass Drees homes development on your right. See a cement bridge 
on Fayetteville Road ahead. *Immediately* before the bridge, there is an 
obscure driveway on your right. This is where we will be. There will be 
cars parked on the shoulder of Fayetteville Road.

If you cross over the bridge, which goes over the old railroad and now 
American Tobacco Trail, and/or you see the Chancellors Ridge subdivision 
on the right, you have gone too far. Turn around and go back and cross 
the bridge. The drive will be on your left, if going north on 
Fayetteville, immediately after the bridge.
The directions to this parking area at the links above may not be clear. 
I've provided better directions below. We'll update the website 
directions soon.

Bill Bussey, Frank Bennett will lead volunteers in clearing and cleaning 
our soon to be graded parking area on Fayetteville Road. Trees in the 
parking area were trimmed earlier this week, so we'll be cutting up and 
dragging the trees into the adjoining woods. Steve Lund will also be 
dropping a few pine trees that need to be removed for safety reasons. 
 
Bring work gloves, full shoes or boots, clothing appropriate for the 
weather, water and a snack if you like.* I* *Please wear long pants 
*because we may get into some brush.

We'll probably work till about noon or so. If it is raining badly or all 
over the area, or the forecast is for such, we'll cancel this workday. 
Feel free to call Bill Bussey at 919 545-9104, as late as 8 a.m., to 
verify a go or no go. However, if you aren't comfortable with the 
forecast, use your best judgment and join us or not as you prefer. 

Please let  Frank Bennett <mailto:FJB675 at hotmail.com>  919-851-3992 or 
Bill Bussey <mailto:billbus at gte.net> 919 545-9104  know if you have any 
questions.

For more information on ATT workdays, please see our Volunteering page 
at: http://triangletrails.org/VOLUNTEERS.HTM

For directions to workday meeting places and ATT Trailheads go to our 
directions page at:
http://www.triangletrails.org/DIRECTIONS.HTM
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* <http://www.triangletrails.org/DIRECTIONS.HTM>

Look forward to seeing you this Saturday or later this Fall on the 
American Tobacco Trail

Please let me know if you have any questions.

Happy Trails,

Bill Bussey
President
Triangle Rails-to-Trails Conservancy
americantobaccotrail at earthlink.net
www.triangletrails.org
919 545-9104

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