One of the projects that our volunteers from Colorado Community Church took on was a little "highway" reconstruction. A portion of the main pathway in and out of the village had been in pretty bad shape for a few months. What used to be an elevated boardwalk was now missing several planks and had collapsed to one side in various points. As a result, the people were forced to use the dirt path on the side, which is also used as the horse path. With all the rain and subsequent soft terrain, plus the high level of traffic on the path, it had become quite the muddy, slippery mess.
We worked along side the locals to rebuild the path in such a way that it would withstand the rain as well as lots of users. They showed us how to line the borders with large rocks, lay out medium and smaller rocks to cover the path in between, and then spread sand over the top to make it firm and compact. It meant A LOT of trips back and forth about 200 yds away to the river to collect rocks and sand and carry them back in our arms or in rice sacks. We got dirty, we worked up a lot of sweat, and as a team we were able to see the goal accomplished!
BEFORE 2 options = broken boards or mud & slippery logs
carrying water and other supplies on the old path
