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 Telegraph poles are remarkably heavy to carry...
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 ...but luckily there are lots of OCVers here to move this one
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 In the foreground everyone is busy digging holes for posts. In the background four lucky volunteers are out on boats, pulling reeds
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 Tamping in one of the posts. Either it is a very deep hole or someone has cut a section off the telegraph pole.
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 Digging a hole for the next post
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 This volunteer may look legless but in fact he's just happy
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 Third task at Standlake. Time to finish that bridge.
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 The biggest task remaining is to add some planks to walk on. These are wired onto the pipes.
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 On the other side, steps up to the bridge are needed
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 Each of the boardwalk-type planks needs to be drilled so it can be wired on...
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 ... and the wiring must be done from a slightly precarious position above the water!
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 Handrail team looks slightly maniacal already?
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 Steps up to the bridge are nearing completion
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 Richard never misses an opportunity to do a little coppicing, even in an awkward position like this
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 Finishing touches
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 Bridge. Done. 'Nuff said.
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 Bridge over untroubled waters
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 Meanwhile, some volunteers are off on a boat trip. Is this the van officer admitting defeat?
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 Nope, it's just a way to transport some tree stumps to the island to be used as seats
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 The stumps are moved up to the top of the island to form a seating area
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 So we've got a boat, we just built a bridge, PING! <lightbulb icon>
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 View of bridge from boat
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 Our completed bridge - one last photo
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 Handrails seem sturdy enough, at least for skinny people
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 The view from beneath the bridge.
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 While we're out in the boat, might as well bash a bit of scrub. We're OCV, it's what we do best.
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 Proud bridge designer demonstrates his confidence in his creation by holding on with both hands
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 And finally... we still love the old rope bridge too!
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 Admiring the rope bridge and slide at the Ranch
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 Pipework!
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 Chris cuts the pipe to the right length
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 Eeek, watch what you're doing please!
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 Cut end of pipe
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 First pipe in place
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 The rope is needed to get one end of the pipe across the water
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 Construction of steps begins with two diagonal side pieces. Each step will have supports on both sides.
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 It was a bit of a damp and muddy day!
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 Work on the second set of steps
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 Re-using old materials doesn't always make for the straightest of lines. We call it rustic.
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 Almost finished, just need one set of steps, some boards to stand on and a handrail
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 This is the part of the lake that we are to bridge
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 We will be using these bits of old telegraph poles for uprights
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 And these old pipes to span the gap
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 Starting to dig a hole for the first upright
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 Pounding in an upright with a sledgehammer
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 Meanwhile, elsewhere on the ranch, some steps are going in to a steep bank
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 And some more steps further along the path!
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 Putting in a half-round upright to hold the step in place
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 Back at the bridge, a support is going in for the upright, and a hole is being dug for the second upright
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 Chris takes a break from supervising
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 These steps are coming along nicely
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 And so are these!
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 Second bridge-post going in slowly but surely
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 And this one gets a supporting strut too
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 Until our bridge is complete, this rope bridge is the only way to get to the island...
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 ...unless you want to try floating across on a telegraph pole?
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 So now this lovely tranquil site has...
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 ... new steps and a handrail, ...
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 ...two extra steps here, plus another set of steps not pictured,...
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 ...and one end of a bridge. We'll be back another day to complete the job.
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