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(53) Recap - Bog Bridging done right
on the Appalachian Trail
Kloiber Field, Monroe NY

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Bog Bridging done right

1- before

Before - the view from the road

2- after

After - the view from the road

1- Friday morning

Ok lets begin, first get our banner up

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We will be repairing these and adding several more

2- and we begine

And so it begins

3- the logs arrive

The logs arrive

5- next came the top boards or planking

Next came the top boards or planking

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All this wood has to be moved off the street

6- the last two boards are moved off the road

The last two boards are moved off the road

7- boards stacked and ready

Boards stacked and ready

8- logs ready to be peeled

Logs piled up and ready to be peeled

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Old sections had to be moved out of the way

12- Russ peels the bark off a log

Russ peels the bark off a log

14- Terri and Andre help peel the logs

Terri and Andre lend a helping hand

18 - Lunch break at the debarking station

Lunch break at the debarking station

25- All logs stripped of their bark

All logs stripped of their bark and ready to be used

15- Peter and Mile carrying the planks

Peter and Mike carrying a plank

19- Staging begins

Staging begins

21- old sections in good condition will be reset

Old sections in good condition will be reset

22- Mike customizes the hole for the log

Mike digs in the mud to set this log

24- Jeanne & Russ work on the next set

Jeanne & Russ work on the next bridge section

27- Don poses with his favorite borad

Don poses with his favorite board

29- Sat crew meeting with A.T. hikers

Crew meeting with A.T. hikers

28- New sections layed out

Here is an area getting new sections

Sunday morning 7/10

Sunday morning 7/10/16 we are ready to start securing the planks

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Each new board gets 6 nails, 2 into each support

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The support wood was OK in some sections

34 lower area complete

Lower area complete

35 lower section Close up

Lower section close up

33 Hikers already on the new sections

Hikers already on the new sections

37 we‘ll finish this section today

All boards are nice and level

7/22 gravel delivered

7/22/16 Weekend # 2 begins, gravel delivered

2 digging support holes

Digging more support holes

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Yes it is level

right now at least we are in the shade

Right now at least we are in the shade

7- meandering trail

Bog bridging forms a serpentine path

8- we got a whole lot done today

We got a whole lot done today

12- First cut through the root field

Cutting through the root field

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A short section without bog bridging

18- Other sections needed 2 planks

Some sections needed only one new board, some needed 2

19- AT hikers appreicated the cold water we were offering

AT hikers appreciated the cold water

20- Erik shaping a support log

Erik shaping a support log

22 it‘s hot but Terri is still smiling

It‘s hot but Terri is still smiling

23 End of day crew meeting in the shade

End of day crew meeting in the shade

24 Sunday and the AT hikers are already filling up with cold water

Sunday 7/24/16 and the A.T. thru-hikers
are filling up with cold water

25 Same scene just a diffeent day

Same scene just a different day

26 Erik sharping the axe

Erik sharping an axe

29 Mike and Lou digging support holes

Mike and Lou digging support holes

31 Russ drilling a few holes

Russ drilling a few holes

32 Erik trimming a plank

Erik trimming a plank

33 Peter checks the final section for this weekend

Peter checks the final section for this weekend

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7/5/2016 - weekend #3 begins

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Haven‘t we done this before?

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This board needed a wedge

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David works the hammer

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David asks, is this the last hole?

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End of day crew meeting huddled in the shade

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So close to the road we brought chairs

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An un-welcomed guest hangs onto a bridge section

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Coming into the final 6 sections

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A.T. hikers enjoying a little trail magic

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Nothing better than Italian ice and cold water

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More root cutting

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Getting close to the end

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Terri using the skill saw

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Final sections coming together

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Chris making it nice

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A new short bridge on the other side of the road

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Adding a transition to the bog bridging

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Digging in the anchor rocks

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Tamping down the transition

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Peter adding the last of the gravel

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Time to celebrate, project complete

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Now a few photos of the new bog bridging

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Photo 1 - first section at the stream

8- we got a whole lot done today

Photo 2 - winding it‘s way northward

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Photo 3 - a small step up and each section is level

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Photo 4 - winding it‘s way through the trees

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Photo 5 - past a few white birch

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Photo 6 - and out toward the road

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Photo 7 - where the bog bridging comes to the end
and meets the road

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Photo 8 - the view from the road

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David‘s GPS track for this project

Bog-bridging done right, a 3 min walk through