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Friday May 22 through Monday May 25, 2009
Leader: Bill Velasquez, (505) 882-0555 (w); (505) 292-6030 (h); bvelasquez@gardnerzemke.com
Watch a slide show of this project.
Help us kick off 3-season backpacking by joining us on one of the
more popular trails in the Gila – the Crest trail. Plunge 250 road miles south to the west side of the Gila Wilderness. Help us continue to
clear trails north from Hummingbird Saddle to Mogollon! We will
meet Friday morning for breakfast in the charming town of
Glenwood. Following we will proceed to the Glenwood Ranger
Station and carpool from there to the Sandy Point trailhead. We will
work our way up the Crest trail towards Hummingbird spring. The
focus of this project will be clearing deadfall, which some consider to
be the most rewarding of all trail work.
Because this project is not supported, volunteers will be expected to carry everything they need for a
four day backpack. You will also be required to help carry tools. You must prepare and carry your
own food and be prepared to deal with filtering your own water, cooking and storing your own food,
and carrying anything else you would normally carry on a solo trip. Sample recipes are available for
those that wish to prepare their own meals from scratch. We are also interested in setting up carpools
to help reduce the footprint of this project!
Last updated on:
June 13, 2009