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• McKittrick Canyon Trail Maintenance Project

  • Start
    Sunday, February 13, 2022
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    2:00 PM (MST)
  • End
    Saturday, February 19, 2022
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    11:00 AM (MST)
  • Location
    Guadalupe Mountains National Park, Salt Flat, Tx
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    3 registrants

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  The Trail Tamers are returning to the Guadalupe Mountains National Park (GMNP) during the week of February 13th to trim brush and perform trail maintenance on the McKittrick Canyon Trail between Pratt Cabin and the McKittrick Ridge campground.

  The project will be supervised by the NPS trail crew and will include a series of projects starting each day at 7:30 AM and ending each day at about 4:00PM. Participants should be able to hike 5-8 miles each day and use loppers, hand saws, and other trail tools provided by the NPS. As always, participants should prepare for inclement weather and high winds.

  Kevin Deiters is the project leader.

  Participation Fee for Members: $75

  Fitness Level Description:  This project is suitable for individuals in good physical condition and participate in a regular exercise routine. Project components will include one or more of the following: hiking 5-8 miles each day, the trail may be rough, steep, and/or rocky, elevation change over 500 ft over the course of the hike, moderately physical work activities, and/or backpacking.

  Equipment and Clothing

  Tools will be provided by NPS and include loppers, hand saws, shovels, picks, Pulaskis, and McLeods.

  Participants are expected to furnish their own gear, including tent, sleeping bag, day pack, water bottles, personal mess kit, and some sort of container to use for packing their lunch. Work clothes should be practical and include long-sleeved shirts, long pants, and well-broken-in hiking boots. Most importantly, participants should bring good work gloves and safety glasses.

  Food and Accommodations

  Meals will be provided from Sunday dinner through Saturday breakfast. Participants will share in the preparing meals and cleaning dishes. All efforts will be made to provide substantial, well-balanced meals. Please let the project leader know if you have any food allergies or preferences.

  GMNP is located in West Texas on U.S. Highway 62/180. The driving distance is 110 miles east of El Paso, Texas, or 56 miles southwest of Carlsbad, New Mexico. 

  The crew will camp in the primitive campsite by the Ship on the desert (Elevation 5,200') that is located on McKittrick Road near the McKittrick Canyon Visitor Center.  Cell phone coverage in the park can be a problem.

  A map of the vicinity is available at the following link:

  McKittrick Canyon Map (PDF)
  

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• CDRI Botanical Gardens and Nature Center March 2022

  • Start
    Sunday, March 06, 2022
  • End
    Saturday, March 12, 2022
  • Location
    CDRI Botanical Gardens and Nature Center 43869 TX-118, Fort Davis, TX 79734
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  Building New Trail at the Chihuahuan Dessert Nature Center and Botanical Gardens, Fort Davis, Texas promises to be one of the best projects the Trail Tamers have been involved in for many years. See below for details about the amazing perks of signing up for this project. 

  The project: The Trail Tamers will be joining up with volunteers from the Davis Mountains, Fort Davis, Alpine and Marfa area to work on a re-route of the most important trail in the whole nature center. Leading from the Visitor's Center to the geological wonder of the Modesta Canyon, this work will transform this trail into a showcase for generations to come.   

  The Perks!: The CDRI is generously providing lodging to 10 Trail Tamers for six nights each at the Mountain Trails Lodge and three meals per day on workday (Monday through Friday) for the Central Texas Trail Tamers.  For the lucky 10 who sign up first, this is a value of $780 for lodging and roughly $150 for food per person. So, no cooking and no tents! You will share a double room with another Trail Tamer, so if you want to pick your roommate, let me know asap as you sign up.  

  Even with all those perks, the cost for this event is only $150. It comes with the free lodging and meals, so it is unlikely we will ever beat this deal again. This is event is for members of the Trail Tamers only. Please register as soon as you can. Because of the Lodge's Cancellation policy, we will need to give the a final head count at least 30 days before the project starts.  Last day to register is February 1st, but sooner is better. 

  We will meet Sunday evening March 6th for a welcome dinner and a preview of the project. Work commences Monday morning and we will have five full workdays. Each worker gets two half days off during the week for recovery, as needed.  We will celebrate the new trail on Friday March 12th.  Plan to be present for the whole project. Scott Newsom and Kevin Deiters will lead this project. 

  
  

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