(141) 112/3,4,5/2021
Long Path rehab @ Landing Road 
Tom Jones Shelter bear cable

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Final crew weekend for 2021

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NY Parts Department transported our heavy tools

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Everyone's here so let's get to work

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That’s Joe connecting the dead end to the tree

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Sandy starts drilling the anchor holes

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She's working so hard she's smokin

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Now Sandy removes the dust from the anchor holes

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The main cable has been assembled

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Erik gets ready to tighten the main cable

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Sandy and Marty measure out the bear bag cables

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New main cable is up with the pulleys ready

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This view shows the critter guards in place

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Turnbuckle used to tighten the main cable

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Anchor holes for the individual bear cables

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A beauty shot of the Tom Jones shelter

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Another view from the shelter

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Another beauty shot of the shelter

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Our gator heads back down to the parking lot

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Park Ranger RJ waits in the parking lot for the rest of the crew

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Gator put away, time to go home

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End of day crew meeting back at Marydell parking lot

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Saturday morning and it's back to moving big rocks

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This big rock will be used in a crib-wall

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Jeff adds a few more rocks to the crib-wall

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This set of steps is almost complete

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The upper section is now connected

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It's the last rock of the day, what should we do with it?

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Turn it on its end and add it to the crib-wall

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The beginning of our last day of the season

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Eric stands where are new trail will go

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New steps will be added here next spring

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Veronica looking forward to an early spring

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Eric points the way

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It might be the last day but work continues

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Another big crib-wall rock is on the line

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Peter nudges it into place

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Safety break with a view

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Another big rock for the crib-wall

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Peter wants another big rock right here

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Peter asks, the crew delivers

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Again Peter slowly nudges this big rock into place

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Peter thinks another big rock should go here

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It's Russ's turn to nudge this one into place

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Last big rock of the season is on the line

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But further uphill, work on the trail continues

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Veronica using a pick-mattock to shape the trail

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It's time to set up the ladders and lower the high-line

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Our polecat today is Peter

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Look at that, the ladder wasn't tall enough

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The bright orange belay keeps Peter safe

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Bob and Ed roll up the high line cable

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Let's take a walk up our new trail

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All new trail

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Looks like it's been there forever

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The old trail used to climb up from the right at this tree

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New trail and more steps

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More new steps and a water bar

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A few more new steps after the water bar

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The final steps before the horizontal section

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Hikers crossing the horizontal section

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After the horizontal section, the trail turns uphill

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This is where we will start next year

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Final crew meeting of 2021



© Marty Costello-2022