A popular section of the Finger Lakes Trail in Danby got a much needed fix-up. The Abbott Loop is a rough trail over quite a bit of rolling terrain cut by streams, I ran it once to impress a woman and learned running eight or nine miles is different than hiking the same distance. After that, I was pretty sure Gail would stay with me whether I ran it or not and haven't tried again. So far so good. This is a new section of puncheon over a stream that shifted.
We rebuilt two sections that had deteriorated beyond safe use. It couldn't be done without getting in the mud a bit. Wood and stone have combined for happier trails.
I tested out an impressive stone carrier and came home and started shopping for one.
Ross spent the most time in the mud. Thanks for a valiant effort to him and everyone else who showed up, including Cornell students who helped haul materials a half-mile from the road.
On a drier day, the largest group in the 48 years of the Caroline Walk About embarked on a jaunt that took us to a section of the FLT in Caroline/Berkshire.
It's gotten so short, it doesn't get underway until late morning so Gail and I followed the old schedule and had a couple hours to hang out with Connie and Andy. Nice to chill in their kitchen with them again.
Will we make it to 50 years? Stay tuned.
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