Trail: building, science, art, journeys, and gear
Trail: building, science, art, journeys, and gear
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
Kingdom Trails, Vermont (IMBA Epic) Read More »
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 »
Bravo for the NYNJTC for putting this on. While mostly focused on hiking, per their mission statement, it was great that TC wanted to hold this event, for the obvious reason that hiking is still done on multi-use trails, and the number of multi-use trails is growing. This is due in part to demand, as
In The News- Multi-Use Trail Design/Layout Class Read More »