What we’ll be doing: We’ve decided to continue the work we started earlier this year on the upper part (south side) of the Bridal Veil Falls trail. We’ll be repairing erosion damage and improving erosion control on the rail bed. We’ll also be making some improvements on a culvert we installed some time back. As always, we’ll of course be doing any general maintenance and brush trimming the trail may be in need of. All tools will be provided!

Be sure and bring your own drinking water, sun protection, work gloves and study boots. Depending on how the weather looks on Saturday, you may want to bring rain gear as well. As always there will be work for all skill level and ages.

When/Where: Saturday, September 20, 2014. Meet at 9am and we’ll work until noon. Meet at the upper trailhead of the Bridal Veil Falls trail. A link to the map and further directions are below if you need them. The work area will be about 1/2 mile down trail from where we’ll meet.

Directions to the Bridal Veil Falls Upper Trail head from Hwy 82 in High Rolls (click this link for a Google map):  From Hwy 82 in High Rolls, turn north at the High Rolls General store onto Cherry Blossom Lane for .3 miles, the west (left) at the stop sign onto Cottage Row. Drive .45 miles and turn north (right) onto Fresnal Canyon Road and travel .9 miles to the upper trailhead on the left. This is also the location of the lower trail head of the Grand View Trail.

If didn’t join us over the last couple of months and you’ve never been to Bridal Veil Falls, this is another great opportunity!

Thanks!

If you need any additional information, please call 575-434-1949 (ask for Grady) or e-mail nmrailtrails@gmail.com

What we’ll be doing: Continue brush trimming, tread work, and similar trail maintenance on the Switchback Trail, mostly on the western end going upgrade from the shelter.  We may end up splitting a group out to go down the trail into the canyon below the Harkey Pedestrian Bridge to clear some piles of brush and branches left behind after some previous trail maintenance work. This area is high altitude, so it shouldn’t be too hot.  Be sure to bring drinking water, sun protection, work gloves and sturdy boots.  All tools will be provided. There’s work for all skill levels.

When/Where: Saturday, August 16th, 2014. Meet at 9 am; work until noon.  Meet at Bailey Canyon Rd (just 2 miles west of Cloudcroft, off Hwy 82) .  We plan to work until about noon (we will vacate early in the event of a thunderstorm).

We won’t be doing “heavy stuff,” so just about everybody can help.  The trail in general is in good shape because it sees a lot of hikers, but in many places, the weeds have narrowed the path to about 1 1/2 feet; supposed to be 3 to 4 feet wide, and some bushes/tree branches are crowding the walking area.  We plan on having a couple of gas driven weed eaters available to make clearing of the low weeds easier.

Thanks!

If you need any additional information, please call 575-520-9724 or e-mail nmrailtrails@gmail.com