Sagebrush personal hiking blog
Eight hikers, supported by 7 Backcountry Horsemen riders, backpacked into Lilley Park in the Gila to lop brush and work on tread for 4 days, on a joint NMVFO and BCH-Gila project. Our site was without water, so riders had made several trips before we arrived to haul in water, and the riders camped at a different site to do sawing.
We did have snow flurries during the first two days, even during working, but little or no wind. A hot tent was really welcome in the morning before the sun came up.
Seven volunteers from Socorro NM met up to install new metal trail signs on local BLM trails: Blue Canyon, Black Canyon, Descansos, Gramont, Dirt Wall, and one more.
For some signs we pounded in t-posts, and for others used existing t-posts.
Near the end of the project we enjoyed “burrito o’clock“, a tradition with Socorro volunteers.
A big thanks goes to the BLM Socorro Field Office, and all the volunteers.
Several volunteers help set up the race course for the New Mexico Interscholastic Cycling League NMICL state finals racing at the recently-built Lasso Loop Trail, next to the Socorro Rodeo Grounds.
We pounded stakes into the ground, and placed PVC pipe over the stakes, and zip-tied snow fencing to direct the start and finish of the race and for crowd control. Volunteers also strung flagging tape, and set up canopies for check-in, first-aid, and refreshment.
Though not a biker myself (yet), it is gratifying to see our trail get used by a worthy organization.
