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In
rocky terrain,
improving
the trail
can be painstakingly
slow but
relatively
permanent.
The very
nature of
(for lack
of a better
term) “rockwork”
is tedious.
Dismantling
an ancient
pile of
boulders
in attempt
to create
a fairly
even walkway
requires
removing
one to two
feet of
existing
rocks, including
the attendant
roots and
“duff”
(the top
layer of
partially
decayed
leaves,
needles
and bark
intermingled
with small
roots).
Then the
inevitable
holes left
by large,
removed
boulders
are filled
with smaller
replacements
to level
the depressions,
with duff
crumbled
and used
as a final
covering
on the walking
surface.
Extra stone
can be used
to build
up a crude
wall on
the downhill
side of
the trail.
The “Before”
and “After”
images below
represent
just such
a spot on
a rocky
ridge several
hundred
yards southwest
of Munson
Road.
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