The Student Conservation Association was founded in 1963 and Olympic National Park was the site of its first trail crew deployment. The crew in the summer of 1982 was made up of six teenagers and our leader, Emily.

SCA crew gathering in Seattle prior to entering the park.

1982 Student Conservation Assoc. crew in Olympic National Park

SCA crew on lateral moraine

SCA crew traversing the Blue Glacier

Lunch break on the lateral moraine after a morning trail work.

Nosey neighbors above the tree line.

The happy SCA backcountry trail crew

Safety First!

The view across the glacier is other worldly.

There was also work to be done.

Five weeks on a mountain, baths are welcome, but cold!

Sections of the rain forest trail needed constant attention.

A trip to the solon

Section of Hoh River Trail

Team work makes the dreams work!

SCA crew hiking out of base camp

The time with SCA wasn't all work.