Director’s Letter September 2019
It’s a small thing, but it makes me proud. In early September Volunteer Outdoor Colorado (VOC) visited Gothic and reworked the Judd Falls Trail (see the adjoining article). One of the most heavily used recreation areas, the previous trail was not “designed”. It “emerged” as people scrambled through rocks and picked their way, occasionally through research, to the overlook.
RMBL’ers Alice and Steve Jennison took charge. VOC knows how to mobilize volunteers, Alice is an expert in trail planning, and Steve runs RMBL’s facilities, so the great result is not a surprise. Fifty plus individuals chipped away at boulders, cleared vegetation, and stacked rocks. Within 2 days we had a beautiful trail, with no erosion problems, clearly leading to the overlook. The old trail will soon be forgotten.