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splat
04-22-2007, 08:06 PM
Was a trial day today , a beutiful day and our Numbers were a little low. I can understand that too, one of the first really awesome weekends, and I too would have rather have been riding , but so be it.

we had about 15 people today , and off to work we went.

a down tree in the way.

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b227/jgoeller/trailwork/april22/img_9940.jpg

Foret moving it , Chainsaw time !!

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b227/jgoeller/trailwork/april22/img_9941.jpg

we had 2 crews going/ one up top working a roller/ a Go around , and the Berm.

the top part. the roller.

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b227/jgoeller/trailwork/april22/img_9942.jpg

in the Berm

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b227/jgoeller/trailwork/april22/img_9944.jpg

and the lower crew making a berm before a step up.

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b227/jgoeller/trailwork/april22/img_9945.jpg

Dirt , we always Need Dirt!!!

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b227/jgoeller/trailwork/april22/img_9946.jpg

the top berm the end needed rework.

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b227/jgoeller/trailwork/april22/img_9948.jpg

The lower crew placed all there rocks fr the berm andthe crew Dirting was busy at work, so the rock workers moved to a large Rock Berm/wall Lots of rock work here.

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b227/jgoeller/trailwork/april22/img_9951.jpg

meanwhile up on the top berm moving rock also

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b227/jgoeller/trailwork/april22/img_9953.jpg


Lunch Break!!!

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b227/jgoeller/trailwork/april22/img_9954.jpg


BAck on the lower berm taking some shape.

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b227/jgoeller/trailwork/april22/img_9956.jpg

Mean while the lower berm is looking just about doen.

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b227/jgoeller/trailwork/april22/img_9958.jpg

ZAch has to test his work

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b227/jgoeller/trailwork/april22/img_9959.jpg

and Peter decided to try it too!

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b227/jgoeller/trailwork/april22/img_9960.jpg

now teh top berm is getting dirt. note the drain at the bottom

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b227/jgoeller/trailwork/april22/img_9961.jpg

Closer look at the drain. we dug teh pit right unter the berm wall, filled it with small stones, the coverit in a silt cloth , and added more rock on top of that ,

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b227/jgoeller/trailwork/april22/img_9962.jpg

adding dirt to the Roll out.

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b227/jgoeller/trailwork/april22/img_9963.jpg

Tamping out the top berm.

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b227/jgoeller/trailwork/april22/img_9965.jpg

at this point I needed to leave.

However . a little later , we would have our chapter meeting, at a local watering hole. over half the people in attendance were also helping dig the trail.

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b227/jgoeller/trailwork/april22/img_9977.jpg

TreeSaw
04-22-2007, 08:45 PM
:thumb: Sweet! We did some trail work yesterday and today and managed to get some good riding in too :D

I Are Baboon
04-23-2007, 12:55 PM
Splat, are these new trails you guys are building, or fixing up existing ones?

splat
04-23-2007, 01:28 PM
this trail is new , we started the original cut last September, you might have been on it in its early stage

Quo Fan
04-23-2007, 01:35 PM
This is the trail from 1 NEMBA square?

splat
04-23-2007, 02:59 PM
yup ..

SloMoJo
04-23-2007, 06:49 PM
Fantabulous!!! :clapping:

Sorry, I could not make it with the kids and baseball practice Sunday.
Excuses .... I got em. ;)