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Restoring the Backbone Trail between Mulholland Hwy and Etz Meloy Mtwy on October 31, 2015

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Before the workday started, a rider came up and told us that a tree had fallen across the trail a short distance away. It was very close, only 100' down the trail.
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The roots gave way, perhaps in the wind we had yesterday.
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After these folks came through, we cut off the pointed branches to make it easier to get past the tree without any puncture wounds.
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Out on the trail for our planned workday, we mostly cut overgrowing brush back and hid it off the side of the trail, mostly out of sight or passers by.
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The fellow in red, in the background, is jumping on a pile of cuttings to smush them down so they won't be visible from the trail.
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With us today were 5 members of mountain biking teams from Calabasas area schools, and two parents. Here they are taking a well-deserved break.
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Today's work was a joint effort with the Santa Monica Mountains Trails Council.
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On the way back down to the cars after the work was finished, this was the view. The ocean was much clearer than in this photo.
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When we got back to the cars about 2:30, the park service had already cut the fallen tree up into little pieces and cleared the trail!
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