NY-NJ Trail Conference

Long Distance Trails Crew

We Rock Your Trail

(42) 4/1, 2, 3/2016
Long Path relocation
on Long Mountain continues

1-Jeff 4/1/16

Using crutches, Jeff pulls off a classic April Fools joke

Let‘s get going

Just move the trail a little to the left

Erik wants a couple of steps through here

OK the four steps are in

The last thing needed is mineral soil for the treadway

These steps are now complete

This new relocation was built to the highest standards

Jeff on his hands and knees finishing the treadway

Jeff patting it down by hand

Saturday morning

A steady rain was falling

Chris & Jakob are prepared for the rain

Bob heads off with his chainsaw

A new waterbar

More water control

Where the Long Path crosses this stream

Don shows off new safety equipment

Sunday morning: snow, ice and a wind chill of 13 degrees

Another great turnout

A new blowdown

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Blowdown cleared

Our worksite for today

Let‘s move some rocks

It doesn‘t look too deep

Let‘s drag this one into place

Tension Puller!

Easy does it

According to Chris, this stone is level

Now it‘s on to rock #2

Erik wants to move it over there

Using rock bars as rails, we‘ll drag this rock into place

When the chief speaks, everyone stops and listens

Stepping stone #2 in place, now to make it higher

Making it higher and keeping it level

Step #2 in place and elevated

Digging in the snow for another step

It‘s in place, now we have to make it level

Using the rope-puller to move the bigger ones

We will use this big one as a landing stone

Moving it into place by hand

Using the rope-puller again

by the end of the day we had four stones set in place