(138) 10/22,23,24/2021 
Nyack Beach steps final & 
Long Path rehab @ Landing Road - continues

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It’s Friday morning 10/22/2021 and the regular crowd shuffles in

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Finishing up the Nyack Beach steps project

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The big pile of rocks is gone

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New retaining wall replaces the old dragons tooth wall

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A look down the new stairs

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At the bottom, the stairs turn left towards the beach

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Looking uphill at the turn at the bottom of the stairs

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Looking uphill at the new stairs

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Side view of new stairs

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Side view under construction

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Side view of completed stairs

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Wide view of completed stairs

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A short walk thru of the finished steps

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Billy is back visiting, this time he’s on Jeff's tailgate

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A beautiful Saturday morning and a great volunteer turn out

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An exciting rebuild is taking shape

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And it's right back to work moving big rocks

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What's this, Jeff taking a break, oh my

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Who needs a high-line, Jeff rolls the rocks into place

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Light rain is falling as seen in the wheelbarrow

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No work until the hikers pass

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Push push, pull pull, another big rock goes for a ride

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A sturdy crib wall is needed to keep the trail from sliding down the hill

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Bob and Dr. Dave have the next big one ready

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More pushing and pulling is needied to move this big rock

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These big rocks make a stable base for our crib wall

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More hikers going by, again all work stops

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My view from the belay perch

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Looking back up the hill side to where we qarry our rocks

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Moving big rocks as what we do, over and over again

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Move it and set it

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And nudge it into place

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By the end of Saturday, the trail is looking pretty good

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Saturday end of day crew meeting under a beautiful sky

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A chilly Sunday has a small but eager volunteer turn out

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Peter has the slingshot pole, rope-puller bag, mega backpack and carrying the yellow barrier

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Moving uphill and removing an old trail support

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It took a lot of hard work just to remove the wood

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The wood is gone, now to remove the rebar

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Next we try the farm jack

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We tried hard to pull out the rebar with that farm jack

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We could not budge the rebar no matter how hard we tried

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Plan B was use the grinder to cut it off

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Marty cuts the rebar close to the ground

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Further down the trail another spot is ready

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Base rocks are in place before the big anchor rock is set

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And another big rock goes for a ride

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To get it in place, it's more push push pull pull

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And another

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The last big rock of this weekend is set in place

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Moving ahead rapidly

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Before

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During the build

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This section, Done

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Our last crew meeting for this weekend



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