NY-NJ Trail Conference

Long Distance Trails Crew

We Rock Your Trail

(77) 8/10, 11, 12/2018
Appalachian Trail on Black Mt.
trail rehabilitation - continues

Friday morning 8/10/18

AT BK Mt 5-02

First order of business get the high-line ready

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Erik looking for the part number on the next step

AT BK Mt 5-04

More and bigger crib-wall

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The Chief taking a break

AT BK Mt 5-06

Dr. Dave digs a hole for the next step

AT BK Mt 5-07

Dr. Dave trying to use his camera with gloves on

AT BK Mt 5-08

Marty trying to use his camera with gloves on

AT BK Mt 5-09

New steps after the upper turn

AT BK Mt 5-10

Bob R adds another anchor rock

AT BK Mt 5-11

End of day wrap up

AT BK Mt 5-12

Looking down at the new crib-wall

AT BK Mt 5-13

View of the upper turn and steps

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Part of the walk back to the parking lot

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End of day safety meeting and daily recap

AT BK Mt 5-16

Saturday morning 8/11/18 and it‘s still raining

AT BK Mt 5-17

Pretty when wet

AT BK Mt 5-18

A high wire act

AT BK Mt 5-19

More fog and rain

AT BK Mt 5-20

Umbrellas are the best tool today

AT BK Mt 5-22

Chris using his umbrella to stay dry while

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Erik enjoying his snack?

AT BK Mt 5-24

We are working on a real steep hill

AT BK Mt 5-26

The belay is secured

AT BK Mt 5-25

Polecat Dr. Dave asks, I‘m going where?

AT BK Mt 5-27

Oh way up there

AT BK Mt 5-28

Adding more ladder sections to the top

AT BK Mt 5-29

A polecats view

AT BK Mt 5-31

Belay at work

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More rain

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Connecting the cable to the haul line

AT BK Mt 5-34

Our next pole cat not using the ladder

AT BK Mt 5-35

Major water bar before the slope

AT BK Mt 5-36

Another successful day comes to an end

AT BK Mt 5-37

Sunday morning 8/12/18

AT BK Mt 5-37a

Small crew out today

AT BK Mt 5-38

Working in the clouds

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Strange cobwebs

AT BK Mt 5-40

Close up of web

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Erik assessing the next section

AT BK Mt 5-42

Where will the next steps go and how many

AT BK Mt 5-43

We quarried big rocks for steps and anchor rocks

AT BK Mt 5-44

More rocks quarried

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More rocks

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And still more rocks quarried for the next section

AT BK Mt 5-48a

This was Friday afternoon

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Sunday afternoon

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New cribs-wall and crush looking north

AT BK Mt 5-51

New steps at the turn

AT BK Mt 5-52

Upper turn complete

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Lower turn and steps going downhill

AT BK Mt 5-54

54 steps so far in phase 1

AT BK Mt 5-55

That‘s all for this weekend, see you all in 2 weeks

AT BK Mt 5-56

Final crew meeting this weekend and finally some sun.