Maintaining the Los Robles Trail - West ("Space Mountain") in Thousand Oaks on March 22, 2008

The trailwork was organized by the Santa Monica Mountains Trails Council.
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Chopping out a root
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A nearly-finished water channel. The rocks disperse the water so it doesn't form a rut that eats into the trail. The hump just downhill of the new channel (hard to see in the photo) blocks water from flowing down the trail.
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Claudia puts on a few finishing touches
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Steve doesn't think it's perfect yet!
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There is a lot of rut that needs to be filled in
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Widening and deepening a drainage channel
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Pete loosens up some dirt
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You don't see shovels being used much on trailwork, but Liz has found a use for one
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Frank scoops loose dirt out of a new drainage channel
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Frank watches as the dirt gets loosened so he can scoop it out
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This is the tool to use on a stubborn rock...
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... Presto - Now it's gravel!
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That trick is easy to repeat!
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North Ranch Mountain Bikers Claudia, Steve and Norm at the end of the day


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