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NY Long Path rehabilitation
on Hook Mountain - begins

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Saturday 11/7/2026
NY Long Path rehabilitation
on Hook Mountain - Begins

There are a lot of tools and things to carry in

On our way to the staging area

No tools left in the truck,
where did they go?

Everything went uphill to the staging area
about a half mile hike

Next we took a survey hike
of the entire project

This project will end atop Hook Mountain
and what a view

You can even see NYC in the distance

While we were up there, a Raptor flew by

The crew split up into two groups.
This group is setting up the highline.

But first, we let a group of hikers pass by

Tom is our polecat today

He needs to get as high up in the tree as he can

Standing on the top of the ladder,
he attaches the sling and block

This is Tom's view of Tom from the top of the ladder

And this is Tom's view looking down

But this is the view Tom really likes

Another part of the crew
begins improvements on a lower section of the trail

Deer are everywhere,
this five point buck just strolled on by

This old stump sure looks unworldly

Russ has the first rock on the line

Len starts prepping the base for our first step

By the end of the day,
the lower group is really making progress

End of day crew meeting

11/7/2026 8:42 am
Stunning

11/7/2026 3:47 pm
Still stunning What a beautiful day

11/8/2026
Sunday morning at the trailhead

A great place to hike and a great trail

The view from the summit of Hook Mountain

A three minute project video

Not the Greatest Of All Times,
just two goats, out for a hike

At the lower section,
Ian and George are building new steps

Ian is gathering more crush

Dr. Dave steps in to give Howie some help

At the lower section,
Joe is building a base for a new step

First time using the new
four person rock transport device

Transport heavy rocks to the site
then just roll them into place

Uphill, Stephanie is operating the griphoist
and moving big rocks

Next, she's making crush.
An enthusiastic volunteer who does it all

Howie sets in the last rock of the day

Old boundary lines were defined by rock walls

The upper crew has installed two new steps today

This view never gets old

Final Crew meeting for this weekend.
We'll be back in two weeks



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