(190) 5/3,4/2024
Appalachian Trail relocation
on Surebridge Mountain… continues

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Friday May 3, 2024
Tiorati parking lot closed for line painting,
so we assembled in Camp Mosholu's lot

Today we have a crew of 15 volunteers

At one end,
half the crew finishes the steps

Moving a few big rocks into place

This is the last rock needed at this end

The chief does a final inspection
and is proud of our efforts

The southern end of this relocation is ready,
we will block it off until the northern end is finished

Work continues at the northern end

More side-hilling

Continue building a water-bar

Removing small boulders or cobbles

More crush and pavers added here

Dr. Dave gets to the root of the problem

Marty uses his iPhone as a level,
while Rich keeps it in place

Too many black flies today,
so Marion is wearing her bug net

Using a rock tub,
Rich brings in mineral soil to cover the crush

Dr. Dave and Jim
discuss moving these rocks out of the way

Now out of the way,
the trail will be easier to maintain

Building a better water-bar

When we are finished,
no one will see this crush

The final section of the northern end will go here

Still more side-hilling
leading up to the final section

Jim covers the crush with mineral soil

Lets take a look at some of the sections
of this Appalachian Trail relocation

Beautiful trail across the hillside,
and no longer down in the swamp

Hidden crib-walls,
support a smooth sturdy trail

The southern end of this relocation
finished today

What a great day,
now it's time to head out

Regrouping in the woods lot

Crew meeting today at camp Mosholu

What a beautiful spot,
nice tables and a great view

Saturday morning and back at the woods lot,
with another great turnout of 15 volunteers

Hiking up the soon-to-be northern end of this relocation

Once again, our day starts off with side-hilling

No big rocks, no highline, just more side-hilling

We still need a handful of steps,
so Russ looks for a few big rocks

This is the layout of the northern end

Russ walks the northern end

Did I mention we are doing a lot of side-hilling today

Just ahead we turn and go downhill,
the turn blaze is already on the tree

Marty keeps cutting roots
and making a space for a step

Digging a base for the next big rock

Safety break,
and finally a rest from side-hilling

Moving big rocks downhill,
using only a rock tub and a belay

Moving rock movie

It takes teamwork to set it in place

Dig the hole a little deeper,
this is one big rock

It‘s in,
now let‘s make it level

It's level, now let‘s put some crush around it

Anchor rock will help
to hold the new step in place

The first of two steps at the downhill turn

Howie and Dan continue to work on step two

Further down the hill they're making great progress

Russ makes crush to fill in the gap

Marty making crush to fill in another hole

Crush now covered with mineral soil

The downhill turn steps are almost complete

This is the final section of this relocation

This is the final section of this
Appalachian Trail relocation,
and where it connects to the current trail

The southern end of this relocation,
is blocked with debris until we are finished

Done for today, it‘s time to head back

Our Day in under 4 minutes

EOD crew meeting at Tiorati parking lot.
Sunday's crew worktrip was a rainout



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