Trail Work in Mercer CP - Sandy Cleanup

Updated: Dec 11, 2012 Short URL: http://gonj.me/3085xd
This weekend JORBA took on a few very large trees behind the tennis courts, and the trails within the far western side of the park. This was just about the last larger section of down trees that needed to be removed!
Fixing the mess
There used to be a trail here
There used to be a trail here as well
Look.. a HILL in mercer CP :)
We lost a big one here
We lost a big one here 2
Lots to do
Gotta start somewhere
Looking good, Mick!
Chuck is the man
Chuck is the man 2
Almost through!
We got her down with some pulling and cutting
Yuri working hard before getting it stuck :)
The big monster has been taken out.
The big monster has been taken out Panoramic
The big monster has been taken out 2
The big monster has been taken out 3
Clearing trail
Going over this one I see
The trees around here are too weak
Wedge cuts prevent snags
3 big ones in a row
How will we tackle this?
Always stand at a safe distance
Another wedge cut saves the day
One down..
The pine section took a big hit
The pine section took a big hit 2
The pine section took a big hit 3
The pine section took a big hit 4
The pine section took a big hit 5
See.. all cleared
We'll get through it

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lat: 40.2667999, lon: -74.6453476
New Jersey
Delaware River Region
Mercer County
Lawrence

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