Yesterday was a planned out rest day before coach has me doing some tests these next 2 days to see how m progress is coming along. I was never one to just sit on the couch and do nothing, ok that’s a lie, but the weather is finally nice enough that I can head out with just a pair of shorts and a t-shirt, so out with the dog I went. My goal, to clean up a bunch of the trails nearby that I will be riding almost daily.
On my ride the other night, I found 3 large downed trees, so I equipped myself with a hatchet and a hand saw and out I went. Sorry for the blurry pictures, I forgot my camera and had to use my Blackberry.
Before:
After:
Not to shabby for a clean up. I feel proud of my work. I didn’t take a before picture of this next site. Honestly, when I got there, it seemed like too much of a daunting task and I didn’t think I had enough time to do the entire thing.
Turns out I did:
These are some of the piles of Hemlock that I had to move:
If you look in the back, you can see the infamous Campycabra:
Even the Campycabra came in close enough to see what as going on:
