Last week I had the pleasure of being a work skills instructor for the Student Conservation Association. I was one of two instructors for a 15 member AmeriCorps program on the Salmon-Challis National Forest. It was a great experience to teach and share some of the trail maintenance and construction skills I have gained through the years.

I led a rock station and we started with the basic... selecting rocks, moving rocks, using rockbars, dry masonry techniques, trail structures and more. My station rebuilt two switchbacks that were no longer suitable for horse use and beginning to fail.

Some of my rules for rock work.