The end of the flagging is right at the top of the ravine. The last 40-60 yards runs right beside the upper turns of Snake Ridge.
Monday, July 23, 2012
NEW Trail Map
The end of the flagging is right at the top of the ravine. The last 40-60 yards runs right beside the upper turns of Snake Ridge.
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Looks good.
ReplyDeleteLooking at it it's tempting to think "we could have milked it more" but in reality with keeping flow and keeping it interesting, I think we have done a phenomenal job maximizing what we have. Of course, I'm biased, but oh well.
Chomping at the bit to get out there and lay down more distance. The berm close to the houses needs some more smoothing in the "trough" part and the actual berm face needs more tamping. I tried to hit it and it just kind of gave way on me.
I also plan on lengthening the first berm you hit in the trunk on the "Walnutty" portion. As you are heading East back out of the trunk, you can't commit to a really hard turn because you run out of berm. Crazy how the trail changes as you learn it and berms pop up to facilitate speed.
The trees around the S turn across from WTF need to be trimmed as well. Coming down off Snaggle rock (heading East) with some speed means that leaning into that turn gets you a chest full of cedar (or whatever those are). I'm going to do all this myself, just mentioning for the record in case someone gets out there before I do and has the same issue(s).
Milking it would have yielded another 10th of a mile at best. Considering the terrain and what we would have gotten out of it, not worth it. Now, if we were ok with going much closer to the houses, there definitely would have been some very nice rocky lines to use, but did not want to expose us to that.
DeleteAlso, you might think there is a "sizeable" gaps in the map to the right of the gray pins, between the trail and neighborhood. Believe me, the gap is not as big as the GPR makes it look, the trail loop up closer to the houses than it shows. Example, take a look at where the trail turns at Jagger's - now we all know it goes out into the scree open area, but the GPS cuts it short.
I did not take offense, just wanted to point out the short-cutting done by the GPS makes the gaps look bigger.
Can't wait to cut the ravine!
Nah, definitely...I think trying to milk it more would have been counterproductive, and I agree...that was kind of my point that my mind was trying to tell me we could have gotten more out of it, but I realize how close we are to the houses already compared to how the GPS seems.
DeleteI think we have gotten everything out of that section we can, and I definitely feel good about it. I was laughing coming down the plunge yesterday on a quick ride because at the bottom I went through the drainage deal before the climb and got bucked offline. I didn't crash or come out of the pedals, but it sure changes things the more speed you try to hit stuff with. Overall, I'm giddy over the trail and the fact that we HAVE something of decent distance now that feels like genuine singletrack.
Got a little more done yesterday. I was just going to ride, and then the bug bit me to cut some more. Added a berm on the newest part and I THINK I got us going on the line that leads to the ravine. I didn't scout the rest of the flagging.
ReplyDeleteI'll be out there again on Saturday in the later PM....prob. around 6 or 7. I guess that area is called The Trap. The land area is shaped like a Trapezoid, but saying the whole word is a bit too much work. Besides, The Trap sounds better anyways.
I think Saturday I'm going to spend a lot of time on the existing trail cleaning up cactus that are growing into the trail, cutting limbs that need to be trimmed back due to interference in turns, etc etc. Once the tools get across the ravine, the desire to do that stuff will become less and less.
I haven't really walked around in the area across the ravine, but I'm looking forward to checking it out.
Thanks for your efforts! I think each month we probably need to have a maintenance day from start to finish. It would go quickly if we have 4-6 guys out. Frankly, I'd prefer periodic maintenance vs an overly wide trail corridor with less frequent maintenance.
ReplyDeleteWe really need to have a dedicated work day to get everyone out at the same time - so we can get social afterwards! Let's aim for mid August.
Brian, check with the Popo crew to see if Sat or Sun works better.
Sun is better for me, but I can make a Sat happen with advance notice.
Yeah, we have differing opinions about the corridor, but I'm willing to go your route as long as it's maintained.
DeleteI'm liberal about taking out cactus but only if it means the tread gets no wider than it is. I'm picky about limbs. I freaking HATE getting slapped by them, and even more hate trying to lean hard into a turn and getting arms and chest full of cedar/myrtle/whatever...but organized maintenance is a good idea. We are definitely to that point.
This weekend I'm going to get some pruning "scissors" or whatever they are called. I plan on carrying them with me every other ride or so so that I can trim limbs as I go in real time rather than the "I'll get that later approach." I think that would go a long way if people could do that.
I can do a ride and hang pretty much any time on a weekend with enough notice.
I'm out of town this weekend, but I'll try to get the popo and his side kick to get out this weekend.
ReplyDeleteWhat time/day are you heading out?
No go on the popo.
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