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Welcome to Camp Agnolo
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| View From Pad #4 |
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| Blue Sky Finally |
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Why the name Camp Agnolo?
The name, Camp Agnolo, is a tribute to the father of modern cycling, Tullio Campagnolo, who invented the bicycle
derailleur system. Today, Campagnolo components are still the standard by which all bicycle components are measured.
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| Camp Agnolo Architectural Drawing |
Current State Of the Camping Pads
These are the most recent pictures. A full set of before, planning, and construction pictures can be found by clicking the previous links.
Click on the image to the right to see the original engineering plan.
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| Panoramic |
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| View From |
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| Pad #1 |
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| Driveway Entrance |
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| Lower Driveway |
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| View to Rt. 15 |
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| Walking Path |
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| Upper Fork |
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| Loop Road |
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| Side of Loop |
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| Sweep to Site 4 |
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| Pad #4 |
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| Pad #1 Graded |
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| Pad #1 Spring |
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| View From Loop Road |
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| Pile Of Stone |
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| Back Corner Pad 1 |
Construction Surprises ...
During every project there are construction surprises. These little gems are all "Oh My" moments.
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| Locust Tree - Roots! |
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| More Stumps |
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| Spring In Sand Seam |
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| Silt Basin |
Boondocking Area
Within the tree section of the property, there will be a clearing for boondocking space. If the land has more than 4
campsites, it falls under the auspices of the health department whether it is private or commercial campground. The septic
system for that is huge, so it will remain a FHU boondocking space rather than a campsite.
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| Road To Boondocking |
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| Upper Edge Facing South |
Creating the Driveway
Steuben County DOT/DPW rejected the original engineering plan because the driveway entrance was on a curve. They
suggested and approved the modifications (moved the entrance ~100' to the south) but did not require a new engineering
drawing. This little move added over 200 tons of stone to the drive way, and required a small wall. Here's a YouTube video of the HDT and Camper making their first appearance on the property.
UPDATE: Major setback. The new road created a frost dam in front of the springs behind the wall. When it defrosted,
the soil behind the wall turned into a slurry that blew the wall out into the road way. Work will stop on the other sections
until the wall can be repaired.
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| Top Edge |
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| Wall Collapsed |
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| Bottom Edge |
UPDATE (6/16): The collapsed wall caused the drainage system to fill with silt, which flowed into the Seuben County
storm water system, which in turn had some (fill in the blank) call the state and file a formal environmental complaint.
So, after a visit from the NYSDEC and the Director of Steuben County Storm Water Management, I was given the opportunity
to correct the mess rather than face formal reprimand processing.
Following four days of intense reading to become knowledgable about civil engineering and storm water mitigation, filing
an environmental permit, and delveoping a full Storm Water Pollution Protection Plan (SWPPP), complete with structural drawings,
we got back in business. It does force us to redirect resources into storm water mitigation from sewer installation
and wall repair though.
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| No 6. Stone in Basin |
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| Wall Drawing |
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| SiltBasin |
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