WC Retreat 2003 Photos ~ Interdisciplinary Studies Department ~ Appalachian State University

Over one hundred and fifty Watauga College students, faculty, and staff spent the day maintaining and improving sections of the Appalachian Trail at Carvers Gap along with members of the Tennessee Eastman Hiking and Canoeing Club, shifting over 28,000 pounds of gravel and consuming almost as much barbecue.

Photographs by Lee Burdette Williams.

More photos of this event can be found in the October 2003 TEHCC Newsletter courtesy of Steve Wilson, including: Bucket brigade, Happy workers, Smiling bucket exchange, Avoiding the rain, Group in the rain, Playing in the rain, Sign on Roan Mountain, Group orientation, Filling webbing, Filling buckets, The scrapping crew, Laying geotextile matting, Tailgators, Getting instructions, Dumping gravel, Transferring gravel, Loading buckets with gravel, Bucket brigade line, More bucket brigade line, More gravel dumping, Skinning logs, More log skinning, and Rock steps.

FALL 2003 WATAUGA COLLEGE RETREAT ~ PHOTO GALLERY