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Skyline Trail Backpack (Santa Fe NF)
June 25, 2020 @ 9:00 AM - June 28, 2020 @ 2:00 PM
Contact Leader(s): Mike Timmer, 281-622-6858, m.timmer@nmvfo.org; Jim (Sagebrush) Sells, 505-898-6345, j.sells@nmvfo.org with any questions.
RESULTS: Thirteen hardy folks, including a ten-year-old boy and his father, volunteered for a four-day backpacking project into the Pecos Wilderness in the Santa Fe National Forest (SFNF) The group cleared 67 downed trees (deadfalls) using crosscut saws and removed brush using loppers and pruning saws along 2.5 miles of the Skyline Trail from Puerto Nambe to Penitente Peak. They set up a base camp in the meadow at Puerto Nambe surrounded by spruce-fir forest. The Pecos Chapter of the Backcountry Horsemen of America supported the group by transporting tools and equipment to and from the base camp. In accordance with SFNF COVID-19 protocols, the group was split into four-person work crews. Each crew was led by a USFS-certified sawyer. The crews worked so hard that the trail was cleared by the end of the second day. Most of the group spent the third day climbing Santa Fe Baldy and visiting Lake Katherine.
Description: Join us on a four-day backpacking project to clear downed trees and improve drainage and
tread along the popular Skyline Trail. We will be setting up a base camp in the beautiful meadows at
Puerto Nambe surrounded by spruce-fir forest. The Backcountry Horsemen of America will be
supporting us by transporting our tools and cooking equipment to the base camp. The base camp will be
about 4.2 miles from the Winsor trailhead at the Santa Fe Ski Basin. While the project starts on
Thursday, June 25th, you are welcome to join us on Friday or Saturday and spend as much time working
with us as you can. Reminder: Pets are not allowed on NMVFO projects.
We will be practicing social distancing on this project. Specific details will be provided prior to the start
of the project.
Meet at: Winsor Trailhead at the Santa Fe Ski Basin Lower Parking lot, GPS Trailhead Coordinates N35°
47.698’ W105° 48.262’
Please sign up below. Closing date for sign-ups is Saturday June 20th, 2020.
Difficulty: 3 Pulaskis
Group Size: Up to 15
For more information: If this is your first NMVFO project, you can find more information about difficulty ratings and what to expect at https://nmvfo.org/volunteer/volunteer-faq, or email the project leader(s).
This project is made possible by a grant from the National Wilderness Stewardship Alliance.
