The Backcountry News Unit News With 2012 drawing to an end the Lake-Mendo Unit of BCHC has finally
completed the newest addition to the Boggs Mt. BCHC Horse camp. After over 3 years in the planning and construction, the new out house has been completed. With the aid of numerous members and non- members the outhouse is finally complete thanks to the $12,000.00 grant funds supplied by Cal Pine Geothermal of Boggs Mt. The indestructible outhouse incorporated brown split face concrete block, open beam ce iling s with 2x6 TG pine. It also f e a t ur e d green metal roofing and a sky light. The horse camp now is complete with
a
custom rock fire pit thanks to Dennis Jensen past Unit president . There is also
a manure bunker with lumber supplied by Boggs forest trees milled from the forest. The camp also features 7 eight inch metal pipe high line polls which are capable of securing over 24 horses. Boggs Demonstration Forest features miles of mild to extreme multi use trails. Its use by the horse community has sky rocketed since the establishment of this great horse camp, making it an exclusive overnight horse camp facility. Its only drawback is the lack of water at the camp but there is a year round running spring with in a quarter mile of the camp.
LAKE-MENDO UNIT NEWS Submitted by Paul Villanueva
The Lake-Mendo Unit has also recently aided BLM in their annual marijuana clean- up campaign. With over 20 head of stock supplied riding
for and
packing. Lake- Mendo members and the work crew met at the Cache Creek Redbud Trail head. Supplies were weighed and distributed between the individuals packing. Supplies were transported in one trip but a second trip was required to furnish enough water for the five day stay with 7 workers. The pack in on Nov. 5th and pack out on Nov. 9th went according to plans and no wrecks or rodeos occurred. It's always a good thing to have no problems and a good showing of BCHC volunteers.
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