After a short winter hiatus, Trail Crew met back up in January to begin a mostly indoor project that would keep us out of the weather for a while near Green Valley State Park, just outside the town of Creston, IA. The park recently accumulated some adjacent land which includes a house and some outbuildings. The house still had some belongings in it, and during its vacancy it seemed to have become a refuge to all sorts of six- and eight-legged creatures trying to get out of the weather. Trail Crew started cleaning right away--many vacuumfuls of Asian Lady Beetles later, the house was suitable for us to stay overnight in, and we spent most of the week cleaning the bedrooms, kitchen and bathroom, and starting to clear out the basement/garage area. We found all sorts of goodies, including a mounted Amazon parrot, an operational Pirate and Traveler board game, lighting kits, mason jars, an old wallpaper sample book, army clothing, vintage apple crates, countless old books, and much, much more. Far from finished, we plan to re-use many of these things (particularly tools and crates), and what is still in good shape that we can't use we plan to donate to D.A.V. stores, Habitat for Humanity Re-Stores, and other charitable organizations.
Ceith and Adam cleaning the kitchen
One truckload down...
Hey, all work and no play makes Adam and Ewan dull boys...
We will be returning next week to continue to clear out/repair the house, and we will be able to use the house as a great base station when working on projects in the surrounding area--so expect to see lots of Trail Crew in Green Valley for some time!
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