(100) 9/27, 28, 29/2019
Marydell - White trail relocation - continues

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Friday morning September 27, 2019

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Starting a new section today

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Finding big rocks for the crib-wall

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Joe‘s first time as a pole cat

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Climb and disassemble the tree ladder

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Up into the tree tops

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Yes… take the ladder apart as you climb down

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Whew. Joe did it and he is still smiling

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All rigged up and ready to go. Tree #2

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Back up into the tree tops

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Joe reaches the top and is still smiling

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Back at the crib-wall, Jeff has found a big one

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Oh yes that is a big rock

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We are using a the griphoist to pull this rock

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This one is going to fit nicely into our crib wall

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Big rock is in place, now fill with crush

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End of day crew meeting and bird watching

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Bald eagles, raptors and more soar over the mountain

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Saturday morning

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First order of business, finish moving the highline

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Here we are using the 40 foot extension ladder

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Today it‘s Bob R turn as our pole cat

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This section will need lots of crush

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Jeff and Carlo find more crib wall rocks

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Mike determines the best position for this big rock

Teamwork

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This section is filling up with large crush

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Large crush is covered with smaller crush

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Chris begins to add the mineral soil

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Smaller crush is covered with mineral soil

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On to the next section

Time lapse video from Saturday… 57 sec.

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The beginning of the next section will need a step

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Carlo works to fit a rock into the crib wall

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Chris finishes the steps from our last crew outing

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This is what the steps looked like Friday morning

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Saturday afternoon after Chris was done

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A big rock in the way right at the turn

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The upper half of this crib wall is almost complete

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But second half of the crib wall still needs big rocks

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Moving a big rock into place on the lower crib wall

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Using a rock sling without the highline

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Filling this new section with crush

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Another section has been filled in with mineral soil

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Looking ahead, this will be the next section we tackle

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From the next section to the one we just completed

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At the last turn

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The section we completed on Sunday

Sunday 9/29/19/time lapse video

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Last crew meeting of the weekend

More Teamwork

Sunday 9/29/19/time lapse video 1.40



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