Happy Trails

 Trail work isn't as satisfying when it's not for skiing, but it keeps me busy.

Had to enlist Connie and Andy for tree removal in Caroline.  State regs require someone with 1st aid certification if there's a chainsaw involved.  I couldn't have done it without them anyway.

Back to the steps in the Wildflower Preserve.  It won't be the last time.

A cheap saw carrier.  It didn't work for rocks, so I either have to make adjustments or buy an actual external frame pack with straps.

The reroute we did in Shindagin got some use last summer.  It was wet last summer.  There was mud this spring.  Improvements have been made with more to come.

Kari has some steep slopes, and work that takes place on the steep slopes.  I gave her two platforms.

 

Cornell Botanical Gardens and the Cayuga Trails Club teamed up for some trail replacement on the Monkey Run Cayuga Trail.  It took a big hit when an ice dam flooded the area above Flat Rock.  The old folks got things set up and in place in the morning, and slowly the scholars woke up and trickled in to contribute.  They had at least 10 wheelbarrows moving gravel for much of the morning and all afternoon.

Both Gary and Jack helped out with the boardwalk built long ago.  Hopefully the replacement and expanded walkway will last as long.  It's going to have to withstand more flooding though.

This bridge is slated to be rebuilt next summer and David is glad he won't have to be in charge.
 

I purposefully walked the three-mile trip home so I could get some ice cream at the Dairy Store.  Due to several events on the athletic fields, that plan didn't pan out.

We lobbied for a alteration in the design, but it was rejected and a few of the guys were enlisted in lowering a root.  Good thing there were a few experienced geezers to demonstrate the use of the tools.  Only the tree was hurt in the process.

Another day, another trail project.  To assure the Cayuga Trails Club status with Treman State Park, a few of us from the club did maintenance in the Finger Lakes Trail in the park on Love Your Parks Day.  None of the other volunteers joined us, but we got a long section cleared and improved.  The dozens of people did quite a bit around the park to get it ready for the summer season.