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Almost every hiking trail we walk on today is maintained by volunteers. These men and women work alone and in crews, to build, maintain and protect these valuable resources.

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(117) 10/23, 24, 25/2020
Marydell Upper Nyack / White Trail relocation - continues

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Friday, October 23, 2020

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Another great volunteer turn out

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First thing in the morning set new lines

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We always pick the tallest trees

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Once again it‘s polecat Dr. Dave

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Securing the top of the extension ladder to the tree

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Melissa is able to hold the cable

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Lift rock, move rock, repeat

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Time to move the extension ladder

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Saturday morning and another foggy day

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Looking west

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Looking west, the trail goes down
and across a sometimes wet area

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Looking east from the tree across the trail

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Saturday morning and the side-hilling beings

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Saturday afternoon and a trail emerges

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Side-hilling continues across the hillside

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More work needed through here

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Looking west at the new trail section

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New trail right up to the griphoist

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Looking east from the griphoist

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More new trail being built right here

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Chris works hard to fill this void

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This section looks a little harder

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Sunday morning and a whole lot colder

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This is the way we do it

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Making sure each paver is solid

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Close enough

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Our last difficult section this year

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Addison controlling this rock with the belay

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Another big rock on the line

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Another big rock is moved into place

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Eric moving this big rock out of the way

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Is that a sling snake?

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More big pavers now in place

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This big one will make an excellent paver

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Working hard to finish the section

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End of weekend crew meeting

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A beauty shot from this weekend

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Painted and styled by mother nature

End of weekend walk through

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