Saturday, November 13th 2010 dawned cool and clear. It was a good day for working outdoors. We started on the South end of the trail and stopped for a break after we reached the top of the ridge.
Bart slowly and carefully sharpens the double bit ax.
Heartwood or Duramen is the older, nonliving central wood of a tree, usually darker and harder than the younger sapwood, clearly shown in this photo.
After lunch Mike takes a nap cradling his bow saw.
Gary with a little help from Larry uses the bow saw effectively, pulling and pushing to achieve the goal.
Gary's tool of choice today was his Surveyor bush hook. They are ideal for cutting brush. The blade cuts easily on the "pull" stroke, but it does take some practice.
Fungi are neither plant nor animal but have some characteristics of each. They cannot move about like an animal, but do consume organic matter - yum, like us. They reproduce by spores and in this case with the help of Mike. Can you see the greenish "smoke?"
We managed about 9 miles total, enjoyed the peacefulness of the forest, and can report the trail to be in very good shape up to the halfway point.
December 11th is our next Trail Maintenance day on The Mitchell Ridge.
(Photos and Video by Mike, Larry, and Mimi. Narrative by Mimi.)
1 comment:
Thank you so much for your hard work maintaining the trails in Sipsey. I spend a lot of time up there, and will try to come up for a workday to help out.
You guys are the best!
sincerely,
nick
Nick Timkovich
Birmingham, AL
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