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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#0D0D0D'>Jim and all,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#0D0D0D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#0D0D0D'>The Brazos Ridge stuff is the part left off of the new map on the website. (Mile 5.6 – 9.0) I think people should roadwalk around this part until it is finished. I intend to go over there this summer and do a final “as built” trace which will show up on the maps next spring.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#0D0D0D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#0D0D0D'>Snow is melting fast in the San Juans and the past month has been unseasonably dry. This is one year when the Weminuche may be a reasonable NOBO hike. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#0D0D0D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#0D0D0D'>best wishes,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#0D0D0D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#0D0D0D'>Jerry Brown<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#0D0D0D'>(970) 403-3527 Cell: (970) 749-0496<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#0D0D0D'><a href="mailto:bcss@bresnan.net"><span style='color:blue'>mailto:bcss@bresnan.net</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#0D0D0D'><a href="www.bearcreeksurvey.com"><span style='color:blue'>www.bearcreeksurvey.com</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#0D0D0D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> cdt-l-bounces@backcountry.net [mailto:cdt-l-bounces@backcountry.net] <b>On Behalf Of </b>eagletonjim@aol.com<br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, May 01, 2012 1:08 PM<br><b>To:</b> cdt-l@backcountry.net<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Cdt-l] 11 miles of new trail open in Carson Forest Northern NM Seg 31<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>ca 10/1/10, I met Jerry and the mapping crew after dark in Lagunitas Campground. Jerry, thanks for the water. The new trail was nearly complete. <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Thanks for the update and glad to hear the trail was completed during the pcta turmoil. <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>I encourage thru hikers to hike the new trail and give their feedback to Ley. In a very limited survey, it seems that most hikers are still taking the roads from near Lagunitas Campground to Cumbrus Pass. <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>I think this relo is good, but it does have some characteristics of ones that are slow to be adopted by the thru community. Some of the trail at the top of Brazos Ridge is just fiberglass stakes in the ground. The footing is good, but not as good as the road. In two years I did not see a single vehicle on the road and the campground road is just as likely to have traffic, although for a much shorter distance. Of course for nobos, you may not see much of the upper road under the snow. When on top of the ridge, the snow was firm and we essentially took the new trail. <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Jim / Rambler<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div id="AOLMsgPart_0_1ac29f9a-224e-4bbd-8d9a-a69890b20745"><pre style='background:white'><tt><span style='color:black'>Date: Tue, 1 May 2012 10:15:48 -0600 </span></tt><span style='color:black'><br><br><tt><o:p></o:p></tt></span></pre><pre style='background:white'><tt><span style='color:black'>From: <<a href="mailto:bcss@bresnan.net">bcss@bresnan.net</a>> </span></tt><span style='color:black'><br><br><tt><o:p></o:p></tt></span></pre><pre style='background:white'><tt><span style='color:black'>Subject: [Cdt-l] 11 miles of new trail open in Carson Forest, Northern </span></tt><span style='color:black'><br><br><tt><o:p></o:p></tt></span></pre><pre style='background:white'><tt><span style='color:black'> NM Seg 31 </span></tt><span style='color:black'><br><br><tt><o:p></o:p></tt></span></pre><pre style='background:white'><tt><span style='color:black'>To: <<a href="mailto:cdt-l@backcountry.net">cdt-l@backcountry.net</a>> </span></tt><span style='color:black'><br><br><tt><o:p></o:p></tt></span></pre><pre style='background:white'><tt><span style='color:black'>Message-ID: <001501cd27b5$ae4cb940$0ae62bc0$@net> </span></tt><span style='color:black'><br><br><tt><o:p></o:p></tt></span></pre><pre style='background:white'><tt><span style='color:black'>Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" </span></tt><span style='color:black'><br><br><tt><o:p></o:p></tt></span></pre><pre style='background:white'><tt><span style='color:black'> </span></tt><span style='color:black'><br><br><tt><o:p></o:p></tt></span></pre><pre style='background:white'><tt><span style='color:black'>Maps 107 and 108, Segment 31, North of Lagunitas Campground. </span></tt><span style='color:black'><br><br><tt><o:p></o:p></tt></span></pre><pre style='background:white'><tt><span style='color:black'> </span></tt><span style='color:black'><br><br><tt><o:p></o:p></tt></span></pre><pre style='background:white'><tt><span style='color:black'> </span></tt><span style='color:black'><br><br><tt><o:p></o:p></tt></span></pre><pre style='background:white'><tt><span style='color:black'> </span></tt><span style='color:black'><br><br><tt><o:p></o:p></tt></span></pre><pre style='background:white'><tt><span style='color:black'>New trail has been built to get the route off of roads north of Lagunitas </span></tt><span style='color:black'><br><br><tt><o:p></o:p></tt></span></pre><pre style='background:white'><tt><span style='color:black'>campground. Walk north through the campground to access. This is built all </span></tt><span style='color:black'><br><br><tt><o:p></o:p></tt></span></pre><pre style='background:white'><tt><span style='color:black'>the way to the overlook at mile 5.6. Once the overlook is reached, follow </span></tt><span style='color:black'><br><br><tt><o:p></o:p></tt></span></pre><pre style='background:white'><tt><span style='color:black'>the road to mile 9.0 then resume again on new trail. Rejoin the old route at </span></tt><span style='color:black'><br><br><tt><o:p></o:p></tt></span></pre><pre style='background:white'><tt><span style='color:black'>about mile 14.0. Trail crews will be working on the piece between mile 5.6 </span></tt><span style='color:black'><br><br><tt><o:p></o:p></tt></span></pre><pre style='background:white'><tt><span style='color:black'>and 9.0. If you see new trail continuing north past mile 5.6, it will </span></tt><span style='color:black'><br><br><tt><o:p></o:p></tt></span></pre><pre style='background:white'><tt><span style='color:black'>probably end up being a bushwhack. (don't follow it) It probably will be </span></tt><span style='color:black'><br><br><tt><o:p></o:p></tt></span></pre><pre style='background:white'><tt><span style='color:black'>done when the SOBO group reaches NM next fall. </span></tt><span style='color:black'><br><br><tt><o:p></o:p></tt></span></pre><pre style='background:white'><tt><span style='color:black'> </span></tt><span style='color:black'><br><br><tt><o:p></o:p></tt></span></pre><pre style='background:white'><tt><span style='color:black'> </span></tt><span style='color:black'><br><br><tt><o:p></o:p></tt></span></pre><pre style='background:white'><tt><span style='color:black'> </span></tt><span style='color:black'><br><br><tt><o:p></o:p></tt></span></pre><pre style='background:white'><tt><span style='color:black'>Provisional maps showing the new trail are on the Bearcreek website. If you </span></tt><span style='color:black'><br><br><tt><o:p></o:p></tt></span></pre><pre style='background:white'><tt><span style='color:black'>are NOBO now, try to retrieve and print these maps before you reach Segment </span></tt><span style='color:black'><br><br><tt><o:p></o:p></tt></span></pre><pre style='background:white'><tt><span style='color:black'>31. </span></tt><span style='color:black'><br><br><tt><o:p></o:p></tt></span></pre><pre style='background:white'><tt><span style='color:black'> </span></tt><span style='color:black'><br><br><tt><o:p></o:p></tt></span></pre><pre style='background:white'><tt><span style='color:black'> </span></tt><span style='color:black'><br><br><tt><o:p></o:p></tt></span></pre><pre style='background:white'><tt><span style='color:black'> </span></tt><span style='color:black'><br><br><tt><o:p></o:p></tt></span></pre><pre style='background:white'><tt><span style='color:black'>best wishes, </span></tt><span style='color:black'><br><br><tt><o:p></o:p></tt></span></pre><pre style='background:white'><tt><span style='color:black'> </span></tt><span style='color:black'><br><br><tt><o:p></o:p></tt></span></pre><pre style='background:white'><tt><span style='color:black'> </span></tt><span style='color:black'><br><br><tt><o:p></o:p></tt></span></pre><pre style='background:white'><tt><span style='color:black'> </span></tt><span style='color:black'><br><br><tt><o:p></o:p></tt></span></pre><pre style='background:white'><tt><span style='color:black'>Jerry Brown </span></tt><span style='color:black'><br><br><tt><o:p></o:p></tt></span></pre><pre style='background:white'><tt><span style='color:black'> </span></tt><span style='color:black'><br><br><tt><o:p></o:p></tt></span></pre><pre style='background:white'><tt><span style='color:black'> <<a href="mailto:bcss@bresnan.net?">mailto:bcss@bresnan.net</a>> <a href="mailto:bcss@bresnan.net?">mailto:bcss@bresnan.net</a> </span></tt><span style='color:black'><br><br><tt><o:p></o:p></tt></span></pre><pre style='background:white'><tt><span style='color:black'> </span></tt><span style='color:black'><br><br><tt><o:p></o:p></tt></span></pre><pre style='background:white'><tt><span style='color:black'><a href="http://www.bearcreeksurvey.com/" target="_blank">www.bearcreeksurvey.com</a> </span></tt><span style='color:black'><br><br><tt><o:p></o:p></tt></span></pre><pre style='background:white'><tt><span style='color:black'> </span></tt><span style='color:black'><br><br><tt><o:p></o:p></tt></span></pre><pre style='background:white'><span style='color:black'><br><br><tt><o:p></o:p></tt></span></pre></div></div></body></html>