Photos of the Day: May 26
Get ‘Em Outta Here!
Whew, what a day! After a year of preparation, volunteers removed 130 tires from Linville Gorge for good!
Pinch-In Power
Today a team of trailwork veterans headed down the infamous Pinch-In Trail to remove an 80-pound steel cable found by volunteers last spring.
Life in the Trenches
After weeks of brushwork to open the way, an enthusiastic crew tackled the tough stuff to help get the water out of Babel Tower Trail’s dreaded ditch. A study in the urban-wilderness interface, Babel shows what happens when a … Continued
Volunteer Work that Lasts
The retaining wall at Babel Tower was capped today, filling a gaping gap on the Linville Gorge Trail. Over a hundred hours of work have gone into this erosion control measure at one of the most heavily used sites in Linville … Continued
A Ton of Rock Work
Crews have been stockpiling rock since May 25, and today work began on a retaining wall to staunch the terrible erosion at the intersection of the Babel Tower Trail and Linville Gorge Trail. In many places, top soil and up … Continued
Photos of the Day: May 21, 2016
The other trail crew.