22 September - 11a: Review of I10 crossing / culvert / damage to wash and possible repairs; Review of Junction of Rte 83 and Sahuarita Rd East road crossing, repair of two washes and modest re-route to one of the washes. 23 and 25 September - 11b: Repair of Rte 83 / Sahuarita washes and re-route of small section of trail leading to second wash.
Lee Allen, Jim Ambrose, Tom Kimmel and I finished out the season working on the above sections.
The photos below include the assessment and some scenes of the finished work at 83 and Sahuarita Rd. Dates 23 and 25 September.
From Mark Flint, an estimate of total NEW trail completed this summer was about 1.5 miles and a hearty, “Thank you” from our Elfin-like Steward. Of course this distance does not include the grooming of various sections last year’s trail.
Thank you for the great summer! With a much respect to each one who came out and all of you, wil
AZ Trail - DIE HARDS - Final Event Before The Regular Season!
I10 Hiker / Biker crossing
Mark Flint pointing where the trail might be put
Or, maybe here ...
Or, from Mark’s shoulder to Steve or ...?
The two experts and trail designers will confer later with others on the I10 issue.
83 AND Sahuarita photos follow.
Trench to divert runoff from trail and into wash.
We cut away part of bank leading from the first wash to re-angle the entrance
This small section is good walking AND a fun sport for bikers as it weaves ...
through a beautiful rock formation with the opportunity for a jump or two.
Grass swale as we enter the dry creek bed.
The Creek entrance ...,
Creek bed dry as a bone ... but lift up a large rock and it was damp underneath.
Beginning of re-routed portion
Re-route leading out of wash
Branches covering old trail; in place primarily to prevent bikers from landing in washed out crossing.
The major wash crossing was totally gone! We covered the entrance and exit to wash with branches.
New crossing; as an after thought, Jim and I, both concurred it needed more work.
Tom Kimmel, Lee Allen and Jim Ambrose at Blackwells’s Gate by V Bar Ranch ... we groomed trail from 83 (next)
Wil replaced Lee who took this photo ... we cleared major re-growth and intruding cacti on trail from 83 to here.
Photo at end of re-routed trail and repair of washes.
End of second day; Tom picking up trash - nails and staples, by roadside for re-use and re-cycling!
Wil returned Monday and ...
... installed stronger outflow armoring
and inflow on
both washes
and did more work on benching to sheet water flow onto trail
and off in a uniform fashion.
Final product until the next ‘gully washer!”
Wil Schaefer at the end of wash, the day and end of the AZ Trail’s ‘Die Hard’ summer session.
