January 20, 2001
Balcones Canyonlands National Wildlife Refuge, Lago Vista, Texas (by Lynda DeGroot)
On this cool, overcast day, two lone Trail Tamers (myself & Pat Dixon) met up with Rob Iski, Outdoor Recreation Planner-US Fish & Wildlife Service, at Oski’s in Lago Vista. After ordering our lunch from the Subway shop, we drove about 5 miles to another part of the Balcones Canyonlands refuge where a new trail is being created.
Our task was to do the initial clearing of cedar, dead trees and rocks that were in the way so that follow-up crews coming at a later date could see where the trail was supposed to go! So, armed with a doggone stubborn chain saw that took about half an hour to start, plus loppers, bow saws and a pulaski, Pat and I took off through the woods with Rob leading the way.
Along the first part of the trail, we were being pretty meticulous but as the day (and we) wore on, we had to skim over a few things in order to get to the end before dark! We started at about 9:30am and finally got to the end at about 5pm. It seems like we must have cut at LEAST a mile of trail though it was probably more like 1/2 to 3/4 mile!
The initial cut-through actually looked pretty darned good, and Rob seemed pleased, so after loading the gear in our vehicles and dusting off the dirt & cedar sawdust, Pat & I bid farewell to Rob and headed to our respective homes after a day well spent.
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