Sagebrush personal hiking blog
NMVFO volunteers met at Ox Canyon Trailhead in the Manzanos to work on trails. Several camped overnight Friday, but I arrived early enough Saturday to enjoy breakfast burritos.
We split into 3 squads, and my group of 6 hiked up Ox Canyon Trail and turned south on Manzano Crest Trail, for a 10 mile day with 2k elevation gain. We ended up clearing 41 blowdowns, using our trusty 2 person crosscut Saw #2.
We enjoyed views from the west and the east from the crest.
13 NMVFO volunteers joined with AWF Albuquerque Wildlife Federation over Labor Day weekend, returning to Limestone Canyon in the San Mateos for the 20th year.
Most NMVFO volunteers were new to AWF water restoration methods, and we learned about building one-rock dams, trash-racks, and baffles.
This year Limestone had a few pools and wet areas in the water channel, and the meadow was resplendent with tall grasses and wildflowers. Rain showers cooled us during the weekend.
Nine NMVFO/Socorro Trails volunteers lopped and cleared blowdowns on 2 miles of trail in the bosque, heading north from Otero Park.
The Rio Grande was completely dry at Otero. What a low-water year!
Hopefully this section of trail will be formally accepted into the Rio Grande Trail in the near future.