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Riz, that's arbutus. It has relatives all the way down the west coast of the continent, in Cali they call it manzanita. While it is generally the same plant region to region, it takes different forms. It's cool because it isn't an individual tree, but shares a root network with a whole community of its ilk that can cover a large piece of ground. Thanks for the props bro!
Matt, take a look at the second to last of the first set of pics. The stuff I'm cutting there is called ocean spray and it is very tough and hard. Also, you should be able to see the spiny wild rose in the upper left hand corner. It's extremely tough and spiny and shreds flesh like none other. Imagine swinging a knife into that stuff with your bare hand. Cutting stuff around here, one has to be accurate. Even with gloves on it's easy to impale your hand or get a spiny tendril drawn betwixt your fingers and damn that hurts.
This is normal, I don't often return from a trail building session without lacerating my hands but then again, very few work days go by where I don't do the same. Bloody knuckles come from building trails and fixing bicycles
Matt, take a look at the second to last of the first set of pics. The stuff I'm cutting there is called ocean spray and it is very tough and hard. Also, you should be able to see the spiny wild rose in the upper left hand corner. It's extremely tough and spiny and shreds flesh like none other. Imagine swinging a knife into that stuff with your bare hand. Cutting stuff around here, one has to be accurate. Even with gloves on it's easy to impale your hand or get a spiny tendril drawn betwixt your fingers and damn that hurts.
This is normal, I don't often return from a trail building session without lacerating my hands but then again, very few work days go by where I don't do the same. Bloody knuckles come from building trails and fixing bicycles
