On April 8, 2008 the Trail Hogs did an outstanding job of installing a tree bridge over a slough in the Yellow River swamp.  Those attending this first of a kind work day were:  Bob Deckert, Joe Concannon, L B Jones, Larry Ankeney, Ed Walker, John Hooten, Tom Daniel, Paul and Wallis Mayo.  Thanks to the hard work of the crew, there is now one less slough to get your feet wet in!  Other than the one reported incident of a hog with poison ivy, it was a perfect day to work in the woods.

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Rollers were used to move the log towards the slough	John cutting the treadway on the large end of the tree	Bob cutting the treadway on the small end of the tree	Larry, Tom, and Paul working on some chain saw issues
A good crop of poison ivy was growing at the work site....just ask Larry about it!	Paul and Ed go by boat to the other side of the slough	The log being winched over to the other side	Turning the log into position
It's part way over the slough now	Lunch break and still enough log to use as a bench	Paul, Bob and John trying to turn the tree	Getting closer to the other side
Into the slough	A block, cables, and chain used in moving the tree	Working on both side of the slough to get the tree over	Joe, Larry and Tom
It's successfully over!	Setting the tree on the sill	The cable to secure the tree in place	Tom testing the finished product
- Bob and Joe begin tearing down the rigging	Hogs on the completed bridge:  Bob, Joe, L B, Larry, Ed, John, Tom and Paul	The Trail Hogs head home after a hard day's work	View of the completed bridge