PORT ANGELES — Volunteers needed to set up tables and hand out water and snacks for the Great Olympic Adventure Trail run Saturday west of Port Angeles.
Volunteers will meet at the Karpen Road gate off Dan Kelly Road at about 7:15 a.m. with the first runner expected about 7:45 a.m. Volunteers will hand out water and electrolytes, energy snacks and oranges and should expect to be done by 9:45 a.m. to 10 a.m. The weather is expected to be dry but cool in the morning.
If people are interested, they should contact Gordon Taylor at gptaylor98363@gmail.com or 360-452-2925.
Peninsula Adventure Sports, which runs the GOAT run, the OAT run in April, the Big Hurt in September and the Frosty Moss in the winter, is a platinum sponsor of the Olympic Discovery Trail.
The GOAT run goes along the Olympic Discovery Adventure Trail and back roads along Kelly Ridge between Olympic National Park and the Strait of Juan de Fuca in the mountains west of Port Angeles.
Registration for the half-marathon, marathon and 50-kilometer GOAT run closes midnight Friday. People can go to www.tinyurl.com/GOATrunregister to register.
Fall ONP closures
PORT ANGELES — Hurricane Ridge Road and Obstruction Point Road will be closed for periods of time in the fall for a safety and accessibility road project.
Obstruction Point Road closed Tuesday at the junction with Hurricane Ridge Road and will remain closed for the rest of the 2022 season. Hurricane Ridge Road will be closed at the Heart O’ the Hills Entrace Station beginning Sept. 16 and will remain closed to Oct. 21. The Heart O’ the Hills Campground will remain open.
The $1.7 million contract for this project was awarded to Bruch and Bruch Construction of Port Angeles. Work will include widening Obstruction Point Road to provide a safe vehicle width. On Hurricane Ridge Road, a reinforced soil slope wall will be installed to secure unstable soils near the road. Electrical and fiber optic lines in the work area will be relocated.
