Sagebrush personal hiking blog
Eleven or so volunteers from Socorro Trails returned to Descansos Trail west of Socorro, starting on the north end to do some rock-work.
We divided into two teams, working on rocky areas for a good mountain bike experience. The area had so many rocks that there was little soil available for making a tread, so we either had to haul dirt a great distance in a wheelbarrow, or scavenge small quantities of sand wherever we could.
Continue reading “Descansos Trail 2 2023”Fifty (!) volunteers showed up for a one-day project to start work on a new trail just west of Socorro between Grammont Peak Trail and The Shrine on Gun Range Road, named Descansos Trail. The project was organized by Rob of Socorro Trails, with participation from a Tech bike club, a rock climbing group, a middle-school cross-country team, and BLM staff.
We divided into about 4 trail crews, and leap-frogged as we scratched out trail in rocky soil, with Sofias breakfast burritos appearing for brunch.
Nick’s crew did some impressive rock work in a particularly difficult section.
Continue reading “Descansos Trail 2023”Roughly 14 Backcountry Horsemen- Gila Chapter (BCH-Gila) unhorsed volunteers met at a trailhead north of Silver City for a one-day project of lopping and signage.
After a descent to a wet-foot crossing of Rain Creek, we split into two teams to ascend the slope and lop brush on a cool crisp day.
I am fortunate to have met about half the volunteers on previous projects, so it was great to catch up.
Afterwards, Melissa took us up a trail along the creek to a secret swimming spot, with multiple pools and small falls.
