{"id":2924,"date":"2026-07-10T13:12:36","date_gmt":"2026-07-10T17:12:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cardiganhighlanders.com\/?p=2924"},"modified":"2026-07-11T12:44:26","modified_gmt":"2026-07-11T16:44:26","slug":"july-9-2026-erosion-mitigation-on-mount-cardigan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiganhighlanders.com\/?p=2924","title":{"rendered":"July 9, 2026: Erosion Mitigation on Mount Cardigan"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\t<p>Two senior volunteers, \u200bJim and Craig, built a rock wall on Mount Cardigan&#8217;s West Ridge Trail to keep soil on the trail rather than let hikers wear another herd path and see the tread creep downhill. Rocks in trench beside trail hold soil on it. Trail is now twice as wide, yet more durable. 2 x 4: 8 hrs. Hot humid day, we quit by 1300.<\/p>\n<p>All the Best,\u00a0 Craig<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/cardiganhighlanders.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/7-9-26-West-Ridge-Trail-1a.jpg\" target=\"_self\" itemprop=\"url\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiganhighlanders.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/7-9-26-West-Ridge-Trail-1a.jpg\" alt=\"Before.\" itemprop=\"image\" height=\"600\" width=\"450\" title=\"7-9-26 West Ridge Trail 1a\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\"  \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\tBefore.\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/cardiganhighlanders.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/7-9-26-West-Ridge-Trail-3a.jpg\" target=\"_self\" itemprop=\"url\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiganhighlanders.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/7-9-26-West-Ridge-Trail-3a.jpg\" alt=\"7-9-26 West Ridge Trail 3a\" itemprop=\"image\" height=\"600\" width=\"450\" title=\"7-9-26 West Ridge Trail 3a\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\"  \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/cardiganhighlanders.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/7-9-26-West-Ridge-Trail-2a.jpg\" target=\"_self\" itemprop=\"url\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiganhighlanders.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/7-9-26-West-Ridge-Trail-2a.jpg\" alt=\"Construction completed.\" itemprop=\"image\" height=\"572\" width=\"417\" title=\"7-9-26 West Ridge Trail 2a\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\"  \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\tConstruction completed.\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiganhighlanders.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/bb-plugin\/img\/pixel.png\" alt=\"\" itemprop=\"image\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\"  \/>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Two senior volunteers, \u200bJim and Craig, built a rock wall on Mount Cardigan&#8217;s West Ridge Trail to keep soil on the trail rather than let hikers wear another herd path and see the tread creep downhill. Rocks in trench beside trail hold soil on it. 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