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Another method we have tried is to lad a marker onto a 4-wheel cart and then pull the cart to the location where the marker is to be installed. Our latest trial is shown in the above photo. This method was developed by Tom Dougherty who built the cart for us to try. This is a good method when the surface is fairly level. A possible improvement would be the addition of some means of strapping the marker to the cart.
This photo also shows the design of the Trails West Markers. Each marker consists of an approximately 6-foot long stem and a top and bottom crossbar. &ngsp;The top crossbar is about 2-feet wide, while the bottom crossbar is anywhere from one to 2 feet wide. We do not have to be more precise with the length of the bottom crossbar because it is buried and thus hidden in the ground. It can be seen from the photo that the marker being hauled on the cart was removed from one location for use at another location. How can one tell? Look at the color of the stem near the bottom end of the marker (the end being held down by Don Enneking). The color near the bottom end is slightl lighter than the color of the rest of the marker. That indicates that the bottom end of the marker was once covered by dirt and was painted after being installed. Photo by Richard Hallford taken along the Truckee Trail. |
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