These folks did a fantastic job, and we can't
wait for their next visit!
A Group Shot. Front row: Dana, Patrick, Ann, Austin,
Serena, Ron. Back Row: Ben, Hayley, Joe, Ian, Sarah,
Chris, Jinky. |
Bruce Bailey, the Executive Directory of the St. Louis office,
is on the left. Thanks, Bruce! |
The "Culvert Crew" |
The trail crosses the output from a spring, making the
surrounding trail a boggy mess. A culvert will fix this. |
After digging in the muck, a 12' pipe is put into place. |
Creek rock was hauled in to finish the tread. |
A side view of the finished culvert. |
Another group worked on a short bridge over another small
waterway. Here are the footings. |
Stringers are tested for size and position. |
The completed bridge (2 days later in the snow) |
Time to build trail. Step 1: establish the upper edge. |
Chris takes his first whacks on his section. |
This work was part of a 100-yard 'hand-line' on a steep
stump-filled slope that was too much for the trail dozer. |
Step 2: start grubbing. |
Jinky and Dana hack away to get down to our final tread depth. |
Ben had to remove a lot of soil, roots, and rock from this piece
of trail. |
Voila! Finished trail!
(We'll cut that stump on the next trip) |
Dana tamps down dirt over a stump hole. |
Before... |
After! Ian did a great job on this section. |
Again, many thanks to Americorps! |
The finished trail, two days later (after an ice & sleet storm). |
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