Segment 86 November 2021

Cairn and two doggies joined me to work for one day on CDT Segment 86. I am supposed to visit my adopted trail section at least twice a year, so this completes my mission for 2021.

On this visit I mainly worked on tread on the north end, scraping grass and rabbitbush out of the path with a McLeod. Slow going, but necessary.

Before:

And after:

We treated ourselves to pie at the Pie-O-Neer in Pie Town both before and after our work– decadent, but supports the local economy. Pecan and blackberry before, fresh blueberry afterwards.

Author: Jim, Sagebrush

Jim (trail-name Sagebrush) codes audio software for Windows, Linux, Android, and embedded systems. When not working at sagebrush.com, he enjoys backpacking, which this blog is about.