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Friday June 19 through Monday June 22, 2009
Leader: Wayne Brown, (575) 538-3648, waynejbrown@gmail.com
Come to the tall pines of southwest New Mexico for a long weekend
(or a day) to help reroute a rough section of trail. All skill levels of trail
work will be useful: chores include cutting a trail corridor with
chainsaw, hand saw, and loppers, cutting new tread, and inserting
water-bars and rolling dips in appropriate places along the new
trail. Here's a chance to make your mark in history by constructing
brand new tread on the Continental Divide Trail. An informal visit to
the Signal Peak Fire Lookout Tower will be included. All meals from
dinner Friday through lunch on Monday will be provided. USFS will
provide a water buffalo with our potable water. We'll meet on Friday
at 11:00 a.m. at the Silver City Forest Service office at 3005 Camino
del Bosque.
Directions: I-25 South to Exit 63 (to Hillsboro & Kingston). Follow Hwy 152 to Santa Clara. Turn
right on Hwy 180 (to the west) and continue to Silver City. Turn right at the stop light across from
Wendy's and Motel 6. The Forest Service office is approximately 1/8 mile on the left.
For those coming later: continue past the Forest Service office to Hwy 15. Turn right. Follow Hwy 15
to the Signal Peak Road. (FR 154: gravel). Follow the Signal Peak Rd. about 4 1/2 miles. Our
campsite will be on the left. Watch for the green VFO project signs along the route.
Last updated on:
May 24, 2009