June, 2001
Davy Crockett National Forest, Texas (by Earl Conners)
The June trip to Davy Crockett was lucky. Tropical storm Allison left the area Friday afternoon and work started Saturday morning. The weather was good the rest of the week. A 2 inch rain early Friday morning was a good test of the work completed. It showed the trail had a good slope and no washouts occurred. We completed 320 yards of trail.
Meeting ADA specifications, the trail was constructed of fill dirt to level the trail as needed, then a 2” layer of limestone was applied and rolled. A ¼” layer of river pea gravel completed the surface. The trail was bordered with landscape timbers. An 18” culvert was also installed. The entire trail will be 3/4 mile in length, with the last 500 ft being a boardwalk over a boggy area. We have two more years to complete the work.
In mid-week, we were fortunate to have the help of eleven members of E-Corps (American Youthworks). It was the third time E-Corps has helped us on our long-range trips. It was a pleasure working with them. We also have a new member form the Lufkin area. He worked with us Tuesday through Saturday and is going on the Rocky Mountain Trip in September.
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