Trail maintenance

[injinji]

My hiking trails are a mess. I've been working on them at my pace, (ie. slow as hell) since the hurricane. A couple three weeks ago the wife and I were walking down near the river house. We ran into a couple who were checking on the readiness of peanuts (way too early) on the adjacent farm. The young man offered to clear the road going into the creek in exchange for sucker fishing rights. He was the 4th or 5th one to offer. But unlike all the others, they got started last week, working on it when they could.

Still kind of rough, but after 22 months, it's clear for walking. Driving too, for those who like that sort of thing.

 

[injinji]

All the things at the creek camp that I was worried the most about came through alright. The pump and outhouse escaped major damage.

 

[injinji]

First sighting of the creek. (it's a lot clearer than this now, but I didn't get any pictures when we walked down there this afternoon)

 

[injinji]

This is the area the sucker set will go in. They have already got most of these trees out of the creek.

 

[DCcan]

Chainsaw and 24 hr campfire while you stay, beat everything green down in your spare time till you get elbow room.
I'd do a big 40-50ft palisade/brush circle around the camp with all the small and medium branches, let nature take it over. It actually doesnt take long to do and that soil looks soft.

 

[injinji]

We got a circle drive going on down to the river. (they lost the road) Everything past the camp is still pretty rough.

 

[cannabineer]

All that makes me think Deep South. What’d I win??

 

[injinji]

Chainsaw and 24 hr campfire while you stay, beat everything green down in your spare time till you get elbow room.
I'd do a big 40-50ft palisade circle around the camp with all the small and medium branches, let nature take it over. It actually doesnt take long to do and that soil looks soft.

It's raining everyday, so now would be the time to burn. Since the hurricane everyone is scared to death of wildfires. Several tons of tender per acre on the ground.

During sucker season (Feb and March) lots of it will get burned by the fisherfolks.

 

[DCcan]

The damage to those trees is just insane when you see where they broke and plucked out of the earth by the roots.
More lightning strikes must be a worry too with fires.

 

[injinji]

All that makes me think Deep South. What’d I win??

I'm in LA. Lower Alabama. (NW Florida)

 

[cannabineer]

I'm in LA. Lower Alabama. (NW Florida)

Nice

 

[injinji]

The damage to those trees is just insane when you see where they broke and were just plucked out of the earth by the roots.

We had 90 minutes of 130 mph winds. Gusts much higher. Just to take off and walk through the woods is impossible.

 

[injinji]

First view of the river. This was yesterday. I trimmed all the side limbs off the red cedar last night on my midnight ramble. I'm saving all of the red cedar that are easy to get to.

 

[injinji]

If you look straight across, you can pretend this is a wild and natural stretch of river. (I would love to charge every one that lives across from me a view tax)

 

[injinji]

We hired the same guys to clear half a mile of power line right of way. (which the power company should have done) They are real cheap. $125 per hour for a man with a chainsaw and one on the bobcat. They did the right of way, and down to the beach at the river house, moved several brush piles, pulled some big cedar logs out of the woods and pulled a leaner up by the roots. 440 bucks.

 

[injinji]

Last couple three days I've been working clearing out the mouth of the creek. Lots of broken cedar, and I'm saving what I can for posts. I'm putting everything that is already in the creek, down the creek. Well, out to the mouth anyway. It will stay there until the next good flood.

 

[injinji]

This is the next bend. Still plenty of cutting and dragging to do.

 

[injinji]

I was back in the creek yesterday morning. Got a little done before I ran out of time.

 

[injinji]

This morning I was working on a completely different section of trail. This is across the slough, where I hired the fellows to cut and pile a few standing dead and move all the downed trees. Still lots of limbs to be picked up. I figured burning would be the best option for the small stuff. So. . . . .

 

[oldsilvertip55]

LOOKS LIKE YOU ARE gettin stuff cleared out,