In advance of February’s Chihuahuan Desert Dirt Fest and for the sake of the Park’s development, last weekend the Big Bend Trail Alliance hosted three days of trail-building in the Big Bend Ranch State Park. Unlike the January weekend were we spent a long day doing trail-maintenance on the Lajitas Trails, this adventure was much greater in scope and effort.
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On Friday, while one group began work on this new trail, myself and about 15 others engaged in a trail-building seminar, hosted by Eric, the Trail Manager for the Big Bend National Park. With his 15+ years of experience, we learned much about what it takes to build and maintain a sustainable and enjoyable desert trail.
From there it was about an hour’s drive along dirt roads and within the Fresno creek-bed to camp. The next morning, after coffee and breakfast prepared by camp-cook extrordinaire Rebecca, and with picks, shovels and McLeod’s in hand, we undertook the task of cutting 3miles of trail.
One particular section, about 150 yards long, would require a huge amount of work over those two days. This mammoth side-cut trail demanded several teams, each tasked with a particular section or feature. Rather than swinging a pick or heaving a McLeod, I and another woman were asked to supervise those crews, making sure the teams kept to the line that had been dictated. All day Saturday and Sunday, I would walk up and down that trail, managing about 15-20 hard-working volunteers, ensuring the trail adhered to the principles we’d learned on Friday. Included in the work was the building of a bridge and supporting wall; both expertly built buy Mike and Zach, two skilled rock-masons.
After more than 800 hours of work, three miles of trail were built, linking the Old Government Road Trail and the Fresno Creek Road. It was a huge project with tremendous results. Everyone worked hard, worked well and had a great time in so-doing.
Personally, it was a very rewarding experience. Not only did I learn a HUGE amount about the intricacies of building trail in the desert, but the work offered me the chance to give back to the trails I enjoy so greatly.
Now, whenever I ride that trail, I can do so with much pride, knowing that a solid and sustainable trail has been built, one that will be enjoyed by countless other mountain-bikers and hikers, hopefully for generations to come.
