Yakusugi Land Trail Carving Yakushima Japanese Cedar Tree

We were about twenty minutes into our hike when I passed over this section of trail. It was leading up a hill a bit and the trail crew had carved in a large tree stump and laid it into the trail to increase traction and reduce slipping on the wood. I’ve never seen this before and thought what a wonderful idea. So I took a quick snap with my phone as a reminder. I see this as an artful way of improving the safety of the trail while being in harmony with the forest.