New Steps

  Back in 2012, Cornell Outdoor Education teamed up with the Natural Areas Commission to install some steps in the wildflower preserve.  It was kind of a new trail to replace one and reduce erosion and stress on trees whose roots were exposed and walked on by too many people.  Due to circumstances, the steps didn't get done quite right, but the new trail was a hit.  Since most of the stones needed for the steps were still right there, I just hauled gravel to set them better this time in the hope that they'll last more than 10 years.

 There was nothing in it for me other than having the pleasure of building another set of nice stone steps and knowing a little less sediment will end up in the creek.  But (there's always a "but"), if any of these stones end up in my garden, well that would be such a nice reminder of the steps.  These curbing stones were cast aside when a culvert was replaced under the access road near the steps.