While we figure out when the rescheduled JJTrail Races will be, take a look through our video and photo collection from the volunteer work on the trail for these past 5 years.
We also have a volunteer photo gallery – if you are not in it, send us your photos!
Some of the highlight videos include:
2016-2018 Trail Clearing and Bridge 1 & 2
(includes the decking by drill light timelapse on bridge #2 near end) – https://leathermansloop.smugmug.com/OtherEvents/2019/John-Jay-Trail-Building/Updated-Progress-Video/i-2spKs2f/A
Boardwalk 1
(spring 2019) – https://leathermansloop.smugmug.com/OtherEvents/2019/John-Jay-Trail-Building/Boardwalk-1-building-time-lapse/i-txg4pS7/A
Boardwalk 2
(June 2019) Winter’s Wipeout – https://leathermansloop.smugmug.com/OtherEvents/2019/John-Jay-Trail-Building/2019-Summer-Time-lapse-Collection/i-pJmbgrG/A
and finalizing boardwalk exit – https://leathermansloop.smugmug.com/OtherEvents/2019/John-Jay-Trail-Building/2019-Summer-Time-lapse-Collection/i-XNRwGM4/A
Megaboardwalk
(combined boardwalk 3 & 4 – June-Aug 2019) foundation work – https://leathermansloop.smugmug.com/OtherEvents/2019/John-Jay-Trail-Building/2019-Summer-Time-lapse-Collection/i-dQBb3Kn/A
beginning the decking – https://leathermansloop.smugmug.com/OtherEvents/2019/John-Jay-Trail-Building/2019-Summer-Time-lapse-Collection/i-Mb7gfFd/A
extending the foundation – https://leathermansloop.smugmug.com/OtherEvents/2019/John-Jay-Trail-Building/2019-Summer-Time-lapse-Collection/i-s8jTFdb/A
penultimate foundation pad and more decking – https://leathermansloop.smugmug.com/OtherEvents/2019/John-Jay-Trail-Building/2019-Summer-Time-lapse-Collection/i-hBcc9qv/A
final foundation pad, blocking, and decking – https://leathermansloop.smugmug.com/OtherEvents/2019/John-Jay-Trail-Building/2019-Summer-Time-lapse-Collection/i-jnN6v5W/A
and finishing up decking the beast – https://leathermansloop.smugmug.com/OtherEvents/2019/John-Jay-Trail-Building/2019-Summer-Time-lapse-Collection/i-TJghFDS/A
Boardwalk 5
(July-Aug 2019) walkthrough https://leathermansloop.smugmug.com/OtherEvents/2019/John-Jay-Trail-Building/2019-Summer-Time-lapse-Collection/i-SCkVvw5/A –
foundation work – https://leathermansloop.smugmug.com/OtherEvents/2019/John-Jay-Trail-Building/2019-Summer-Time-lapse-Collection/i-mvkRr9w/A
joists and blocking – https://leathermansloop.smugmug.com/OtherEvents/2019/John-Jay-Trail-Building/2019-Summer-Time-lapse-Collection/i-KnF96TL/A
more decking – https://leathermansloop.smugmug.com/OtherEvents/2019/John-Jay-Trail-Building/2019-Summer-Time-lapse-Collection/i-z2pJdz9/A
south ramp excavation through decking – https://leathermansloop.smugmug.com/OtherEvents/2019/John-Jay-Trail-Building/2019-Summer-Time-lapse-Collection/i-MCTxNth/A
Boardwalk 6
(July-Aug 2019) Foundation work – https://leathermansloop.smugmug.com/OtherEvents/2019/John-Jay-Trail-Building/2019-Summer-Time-lapse-Collection/i-b6hrfzZ/A
Blocking and Decking – https://leathermansloop.smugmug.com/OtherEvents/2019/John-Jay-Trail-Building/2019-Summer-Time-lapse-Collection/i-x59nH4m/A
More decking – https://leathermansloop.smugmug.com/OtherEvents/2019/John-Jay-Trail-Building/2019-Summer-Time-lapse-Collection/i-bXq35hG/A
Downhill ramp – https://leathermansloop.smugmug.com/OtherEvents/2019/John-Jay-Trail-Building/2019-Summer-Time-lapse-Collection/i-CjMFBHh/A
more downhill ramp – https://leathermansloop.smugmug.com/OtherEvents/2019/John-Jay-Trail-Building/2019-Summer-Time-lapse-Collection/i-GXdgXjn/A
final downhill ramp decking – https://leathermansloop.smugmug.com/OtherEvents/2019/John-Jay-Trail-Building/2019-Summer-Time-lapse-Collection/i-njMhsK8/A
uphill ramp excavation – https://leathermansloop.smugmug.com/OtherEvents/2019/John-Jay-Trail-Building/2019-Summer-Time-lapse-Collection/i-QDg25sN/A
more uphill ramp – https://leathermansloop.smugmug.com/OtherEvents/2019/John-Jay-Trail-Building/2019-Summer-Time-lapse-Collection/i-Psh9XJm/A
final walkthrough boardwalk 6 – https://leathermansloop.smugmug.com/OtherEvents/2019/John-Jay-Trail-Building/2019-Summer-Time-lapse-Collection/i-S2Rcb7j/A
Frog Hollow Boardwalk
(Sept 2019) initial foundation work – https://leathermansloop.smugmug.com/OtherEvents/2019/John-Jay-Trail-Building/2019-Summer-Time-lapse-Collection/i-nGhtzP7/A
joist work – https://leathermansloop.smugmug.com/OtherEvents/2019/John-Jay-Trail-Building/2019-Frog-Hollow-Boardwalk/i-HXpLLqp/A
more blocking – https://leathermansloop.smugmug.com/OtherEvents/2019/John-Jay-Trail-Building/2019-Frog-Hollow-Boardwalk/i-C3MwNJV/A
walkthrough after joists and blocking in place – https://leathermansloop.smugmug.com/OtherEvents/2019/John-Jay-Trail-Building/2019-Frog-Hollow-Boardwalk/i-BpXC2tc/A
The Causeway Boardwalk
(Sept-Oct 2019) removing temporary pallet causeway – https://leathermansloop.smugmug.com/OtherEvents/2019/John-Jay-Trail-Building/Fall-2019-photos-and-videos-from/i-C6M6ss9/A
securing foundation block with rebar – https://leathermansloop.smugmug.com/OtherEvents/2019/John-Jay-Trail-Building/Fall-2019-photos-and-videos-from/i-4jB5dJg/A
causeway foundation taking shape – https://leathermansloop.smugmug.com/OtherEvents/2019/John-Jay-Trail-Building/Fall-2019-photos-and-videos-from/i-2vdCJ2B/A
cutting blocking for joists – https://leathermansloop.smugmug.com/OtherEvents/2019/John-Jay-Trail-Building/Fall-2019-photos-and-videos-from/i-77QNdqx/A
causeway with some decking – https://leathermansloop.smugmug.com/OtherEvents/2019/John-Jay-Trail-Building/Fall-2019-photos-and-videos-from/i-HWVdxfM/A
decking the causeway – https://leathermansloop.smugmug.com/OtherEvents/2019/John-Jay-Trail-Building/Fall-2019-photos-and-videos-from/i-DPMCqqj/A
showing causeway proximity to bridge #2 – https://leathermansloop.smugmug.com/OtherEvents/2019/John-Jay-Trail-Building/Fall-2019-photos-and-videos-from/i-P2mnWQP/A
uphill ramp time lapse – https://leathermansloop.smugmug.com/OtherEvents/2019/John-Jay-Trail-Building/Fall-2019-photos-and-videos-from/i-r7HG835/A
finished causeway time lapse – https://leathermansloop.smugmug.com/OtherEvents/2019/John-Jay-Trail-Building/Fall-2019-photos-and-videos-from/i-KgDZwJd/A
Boulder removal
bridge 3 south foundation (Fall 2019) time lapse – https://leathermansloop.smugmug.com/OtherEvents/2019/John-Jay-Trail-Building/2019-10-Boulder-Moving/i-fXjQN4W/A
Bridge 3
July 2019 to date into 2020 – https://leathermansloop.smugmug.com/OtherEvents/2019/John-Jay-Trail-Building/Bridge-3-Video/i-VM4JF5r/A
Thank you!
In addition to our fantastic volunteers, we also like to highlight our incredible donors and our fantastic sponsors who have made this all possible.
We also have a ton of photos and even more videos here of the John Jay Community Trail Project volunteers in action: https://leathermansloop.smugmug.com/OtherEvents/2019/John-Jay-Trail-Building – this link has all albums to date that we have uploaded photos and videos too.
Finally… follow us on instagram @jjtrail
