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New York Long Path rehabilitation
on Tallman Mountain - Continues

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9/20/2024
Friday morning and we are already moving big rocks

It's 9:36,
Marty has the feathers and wedges ready

Now 10:00, the first crack appears

5 minutes later, the rock cracks a little more

Wait 18 more minutes,
at 10:23, the rock cracks open

1:05, after lunch,
Marty starts on to the other end

1:07, it breaks,
not as thick, this end broke quicker

The big rock is now three

1:33, next one in line is ready to go

3:00 and still working on that rock

Down at the worksite,
getting ready for the next step

Dan maneuvers another big rock into place

The end of a beautiful but challenging day

A bright Saturday morning
and Linda is ready to get started

This is where we left off yesterday

Bob and Terri have this big rock
on the highline and under control

It's a big one and it's going uphill

Russ uses the rope puller to maneuver it into place

A little extra muscle,
is needed for this one

One of Terri's favorite past times,
you guessed it… making crush

That's polecat Peter,
way way up in that tree

This gives you an idea,
just how steep it is at our worksite

One beautiful day, three beautiful steps

Back at the Rockpile,Trinity keeps on drilling

Different rock same story,
this chapter never gets old

Our end of day crew meeting,
but this day is special

Trinity has officially joined our crew,
and awarded her LDTC green shirt

Sunday, Trinity explains the drilling process,
to new volunteer Iuliia

Iuliia is amazed at how it all works

Now teaming up to attack this big one

Trinity keeps a close watch on her student

Great teacher, good student.
I would call that an A+

Trinity drills holes in the next rock

With a little patience, the crack finally appears

It is still quite amazing,
each and every time

That is a beautiful break,
Iuliia is ecstatic

More big rocks, means more drilling

Iuliia steps in and takes over the drilling

Now a little air to get the dust out of the holes

Feathers and wedges and Tappy tap

A broken rock, Trinity just pulls it apart

Drilling the last rock for today

Again, feathers and wedges and Tappy tap

And the rock begins to crack

Our rock pile is definitely getting smaller

While we were breaking rocks,
the other part of the crew kept busy

They kept moving big rocks down the hill

And of course, Terri kept making crush

Dan used shaping hammers to trim the steps

Howie excavating a basin for the next step

Working it in for a tight fit

They kept working until it was right

Looking at major accomplishments this weekend

That's the old path, we are not going there.
We have a better plan

Our proposed plan bypasses,
the exposed bedrock

Looking back on some recent work

Slowly the crew exits the mountain.
We had beautiful weather, but a demanding worksite



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