Things that wind through the Wilderness

There is way more wilderness in our country than most people can comprehend.  Yesterday Kadizzle set off by himself to find a trail. For days our trail crew has been working on the Sycamore Creek trail. We have been clearing and improving the trail.  A major project is finding the trail.  That was Kadizzles goal yesterday.  Who made these trails is a question one always wonders.  Was it Indians, was it miners, was it cattle people, was it the CCC, the Forest Service, who made the trail.  It might have simply been animals.  Usually you can tell if the trail was an old road. If you see some stone work it may have been cattle people or the CCC.  Often the trails go to a spring.

When you drive along the road and look at the mountains you don't realize how much land is between you and the mountain peaks.  You think there is very little, but just get out and walk, then you will find out how much wilderness there is.  So much of our work is related somehow or other to the Arizona Trail. The Arizona trail goes from Mexico to Utah.  It is 800 miles long.  Often we meet people who are walking that 800 miles.  This is not a walk in the park.  Around here water is a problem.  If you are going to walk the trail you may need a support person that places water at certain key points.  Finding your way can be at times tricky. The trail is not always a trail. Sometimes the trail is a road, and sometimes you come down out of the mountains to cross a bridge.  People on the trail will see land few people ever get to see.  Think about your typical person.  Most people only get to see the country from a car or airplane. Cars and plains are limited to where they can go.