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Gathering at the trailhead after being dropped off by the bus
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Starting up the trail
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This section, the lower switchbacks, was an exising trail. This is what it looked like before trailwork
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Another section of the lower switchback on the way up
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The lower switchbacks looked like this on the way down after they had been fixed up
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This is part of the brand new trail. The side-slope is pretty steep
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This will be the upper switchback when finished
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Back on the old trail that goes straight up the ridgeline. Because it's so steep, it has become rutted, rocky and loose. The new trail will be not nearly as steep
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Turning onto the new section again
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On the way up, this section only had the brush cut off it
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After trailwork, the same section is broad and level
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The very top of the trail goes through an oak grove. The orange flags mark the lower edge of the future trail
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Looking down on the upper switchback from near the top of the trail
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Ranger Bruce has been putting in the flags to mark where the lower edge of the trail should be
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Our crew leader explains how to use the tools, in this case a McLeod
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Other crews are hiking up the trail behind us. Behind them is Dos Vientos and Conejo Mountain
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Looking at a tough spot on the upper switchback
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Measuring the width of the new trail. When finished, it will be 4 feet wide with a slight out-slope to allow water to run off it.
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Crew leader Dave inspects the trail...
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... then digs in himself
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There are lots of people working on the upper switchback below us
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