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Appalachian Trail on Black Mt., 
trail rehabilitation - continues 13

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BK Mt. 13-1

It's our last weekend of 2018and another great volunteer turn out

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The sky is clear it's a beautiful day

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Great stonework

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New this season,these steps look like they've been here forever

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Of course it's starting to snow

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Sandy and Jeff enjoying the day

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Making crush will always keep you warm

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Just a little snow but will make everything wet

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A strong uphill retaining wall being built here

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The highline is still up so might as well move some rocks

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Using crush to control drainage along the trail

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All that is left to do here, is a little cleanup

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Russ Marion and Jeff on their way to the parking lot

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The stream is still too high to cross safelyso it's a road walk back to the parking lot

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Saturday, at least it's bright and sunny

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That once green hillside has turned winter silver

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Bob and Terry along the Woods Road.

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Back at the work site it's time to move rocks

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Jeff and Carlo have the next one ready

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That's the way we do it every day

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A busy work site to the very end

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Sunday, our last day and it's cold and wet

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Today our goal is to get the remaining tools down the hill

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A fitting ending to a very wet year

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Along the Appalachian Trail on Black Mountain

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Beautiful sights abound, sometimes right in front of you

BK Mt. 13-31

All the tools ready to go, just waiting for transport

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All of our tools together weigh about 2400 pounds that's a lot of weight to carry

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The Parks department is helping us by transporting our heavy tools back to the parking lot

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The chief waiting for the next transport

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Finally we make it back to the parking lot

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Last crew meeting of 2018. Have a safe winter everyone. put it on your calendar now, next outing March 29, 2019



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