Trail: building, science, art, journeys, and gear
Trail: building, science, art, journeys, and gear
Indian River Park was not a “park” when I was a child, it was a vast wooded backyard escape, which carried an air of mystery, spook, and allure with it. The “woods” as we called it, seemed vast when I was small because when you were in the middle it felt an “unsafe” distance from […]
Indian River Park, Virginia Read More »
Riding Douthat yesterday hurt a little, but it felt good. I knew it would be a big day, 30+ miles, and a few thousand feet of climbing. I did some conditioning in New York before the trip with hikes, rides, and plenty of rock and dirt work, but I knew riding and driving place to
Southern Traverse, Virginia (IMBA Epic) Read More »
A few weeks before the end of the season for the Sidehillbillies we wrapped up inventory with repairs at Wildcat. The work continued here: link
Sterling Forest, Wildcat Trail Read More »
Several Jolly Rovers, some Tahawus Trails folks, and 2013 Megalithic Trail Crew alumnus visited the sights of previous years’ work, and this year’s summary of accomplishments.
A Mega Jolly Hike on Bear Mountain Read More »
After a reunion with neighborhood friends from my childhood in the Outer Banks to surf, I headed home to California with a full plate of Epics on the menu for the return trip west (trip out east). Details to each trail journey is in the list below: Douthat, Virginia Southern Traverse, Virginia Kerr-Scott, North Carolina
The Epic Mountain Bike Journey West- Part 2 Read More »
Kingdom trails was awesome. I was fortunate enough to land a space in a cabin at Burke Cottage Rentals‎ thanks to Steve with Wildness Property Management, a trail builder I met here. It was a long drive, but I managed to squeeze in a few miles the first day. It was pretty much what I
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I went here because Eddie Walsh from Tahawus Trails suggested I check it out. He actually told me to go to the Norwich University Outdoor Center Trail Network, but I ended up at Green Mountain instead. Mainly because it turns out it was (partly) built by the same trail builder as Norwich, Sinuosity (I imagine
Green Mountain Trails, Vermont Read More »
I missed the opportunity to work with the Mid Atlantic ATC during their visit, but I manged to sit in on some Scrabble sessions with them, and do about 100 miles of  trail inventory in Sterling Forest, The Schunemunks, and Storm King during that time (livin’ the dream). I got back to the mountain recently…it was good to be
Bear Mountain, Appalachian Trail- Upper East Face Continues Read More »