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Digging through the berm (ridge on outside of the trail) to make a channel for water to drain off
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The dirt is pretty hard but the pick-axe makes quick work of it
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Chopping down the berm to make the trail slope outward and to widen the useable surface
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A lot of progress is made in just 20 minutes!
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The finished drainage channel. The log was later removed from the top because those are now recognized as trail hazards. Several years ago, all these waterbars were removed from this trail.
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Digging another drainage channel
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Using a rock bar to remove large rocks from the middle of the trail, and filling in the rut with dirt from the berm
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Filling in the center rut and smoothing the trail
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Pete is chopping out a tough stump...
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... Now grasp tightly and pull...
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... Success!
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Smoothing and widening a very rocky stretch
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The rocks from the inside and center of the trail are removed and the berm on the outside is cut down
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Prying out a rock with a rock bar
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Pick-axes are used to remove the berm
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Sloping the trail to the outside so that water will run off it, rather than down the middle where it will make a rut
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