As a trail adopter and volunteer for the Appalachian Mountain Club I am responsible for maintaining a section of trail in the Southern Presidential Range, in the White Mountains of New Hampshire.
I am also an AMC volunteer Naturalist, and volunteer astronomer for astronomy night and Dark Sky night events.
Upcoming Naturalist Evening Programs and Astronomy Nights:
Orange: Approach trail to my trail goes from base opposite the Highland Center to Webster-Jackson Fork.
Purple: My trail goes from the fork to the Webster summit and lies right at the edge of the gorgeous Crawford Notch State Park, more or less bordering the White Mountain National forest boundary.
The second of four trees down right across my trail. This one was not dead, meaning it took a bit longer to clear. Trees down don't always block the path but sometimes affect drainage and confuse the trail direction leading people and animals to form braid paths that cause corrosion in the forest.
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Trail Maintenance: Webster/Jackson
Axe training! Working on bucking practice on a down-and-dead tree in the absolutely pouring rain out on the Imp trail behind Camp Dodge.
A muckity-muck mess that happens when drains back up and pour water down the trail!
The merry flowing of a clear drain across the trail!
A brushed in braid path which has been blocked off to make it less accessible and obvious.
Credit: Jerry Callen
An example of a braid path, where people or animals have created an apparent trail off the main trail which is not supposed to be there but leads people astray and/or adds to corrosion.
Credit: Bes Fransen