10/16/2026
Volunteers gathered for a five-day blazing event (September 30 – October 4) honoring former Medford resident Gerald “Buzz” Meyer, a longtime Ice Age Trail Alliance volunteer who died last year.
By the time the event wrapped up, volunteers had painted more than 4,000 yellow blazes across 60 miles of Ice Age Trail in Taylor County – the biggest blazing event in Alliance history!
For those who knew Buzz, the week was about much more than repainting Trail blazes. It was a chance to carry forward something he cared deeply about.
“Buzz would be smiling,” said Luke Kloberdanz, the Alliance’s Executive Director. “He loved Taylor County and the Ice Age Trail winding through it. He was the area’s strongest advocate for both, and he would be so proud—quietly and modestly, of course—that the miles are now blazed to Alliance standards across the county.”
Buzz’s siblings, Ann Meyer and David Meyer, painted the final blaze Saturday evening after spending the day working alongside the volunteer crews. As the last yellow mark went onto the tree, Buzz's vision was complete.
Read more about the Buzz Bash event: https://bit.ly/3TM2fMu
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📸: Photos by IATA Staff, Jake Woehlke, Julia Silvers, and Allicyn Nelson
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