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On May 6, David, Robin and Julie worked to create a gravel walkway through a chronic muddy area at the start of Homestead trail. After scrounging around and finding enough split locust and moving some gravel from the pile on Laurel branch rd we had us a nice section of path that will keep us out of the mud at this spot very well. It needs to be a little longer, and we will go back at some point and lengthen it to completely bypass the mud there. It is amazing the amount of users this section handles as there was a constant parade of walkers, runners, bikers, dogs, & etc. There will always be a mudhole somewhere in Bent creek, but I promise to fight on to keep the trails draining and drying quickly after a rain. If anyone knows a cheap source for gravel, split locust, rock for armoring, etc, let me know. With the forest service in their current budget crunch, we can’t hope for much help with materials to repair areas that need it. Thanks to the folks that showed up today.