Other members helped disassemble the rotten portions of the bridge and cut and peeled on-site material for the bridge’s reconstruction.
The Back Country Horsemen contributed a total of over thirteen hundred man hours and eighteen hundred horse hours into the Salmon Forks bridge’s reconstruction.
Sometimes people ask why our chapter continues to go to Meadow Creek every Memorial Weekend to do trail work when it’s not the handiest trailhead to get to. We do realize that the drive to the trailhead can be intimidating for people who haven’t been up there before. It is about 70 miles of gravel from Coram to the trailhead.
Our chapter has been clearing trails out of Meadow Creek for over 40 years.
Deborah and I have been joining in the fun for about 30 years. The Forest Service really appreciates us getting started on the trail clearing early in the season. Then, when FS trail crews start their summer work, they can get deeper into the Wilderness quicker.
There are many trails leading out of the trailhead so we can spread out and have crews of 5 or 6 people working on each trail. The trailhead is large enough that 40-50 people can camp there comfortably. There is also a lot of work that can be done around the trailhead for people who don’t have horses or are not comfortable taking their horses out on the trail. For me I keep going because it’s often the first time I am able to ride in the Bob for the season.
Learn more online: www.bcha.org