If Josh is OK with this idea...Mike and I discussed Rawk Garten and The Hump. We suggest "combining" them. We are thinking we use Hump to fill in gaps in RG and ramp. It serves 2 purposes, 1) RG is technical, but not a ricky-dickerous death trap, 2) the Hump eye sore is minimized. RG will still be an RG, plenty of exposed, jagged, jutting rawks just a bit easy to negotiate. Right beside it we will have a line with rollers that can be humped/pumped or jumped. IIRC there is a discarded telephone pole very close by that could be on the opposite side of RG that could be a skinny or we could make wood jumps or a teeter. A veritable smörgåsbord of TTFs (Technical Trail Features) in one place. Also thinking, ramp to a boulder, elevated skinny, ramp down from next boulder...
The major take away from this post - we are single digit
man-hours away from DT!
Was going more for the death trap vibe. I wanted blood and tears left as badges. Ha. Nss that was our original intent when building it. Didn't plan on stealing dirt from hump because I thought we were gonna nail it. But I don't care. Not like I'm gonna be sponsored by Red Bull anytime soon. We also thought about making side ramps to make it a playground but couldn't think of anything good to use at the time. Looks like we need shovels now.
ReplyDeleteYou know me, I'm all about painful penalty for failure. Just think it will make it more practical and used. Yea, the plan was to use Hump as a feature, it's not in the right place and it's kind of ugly. We are just re-purposing it - multi-purposing it. How environmentally friendly is that, yo!
DeleteMy quality doodle alone is reason enough to move forward.
Pick ax and Mcleod Hump into wheelbarrow - wheel it, dump it, repeat, no shovels needed. Lean that WB against Hump and slop it in.
Sounds like you hate shovels
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ReplyDeleteI rode this evening. Nice work out there this week..It is insane how much you cut since Sunday morning!
ReplyDeleteI passed AJ Camp and a couple riders (passed them while they were stopped..I'm not that good) on the way out then rode sweeper on the way back since I had my light and they only had 1 between the 3 of them.
Anyway, the banked corner at big cedar is holding up very well..super sick in both directions.
I will be out again Sunday morning to work.
ok eric....so you shave your legs but wont wear bib shorts? thats not adding up. bibs are the bomb son! they shave hundredths of secz off my blazing timez.
ReplyDeleteYou assume too much. Not since we have known each other have I shaved my legs. Only back in me meathead day did I do that, never have done it for riding or Tri. I just have sexy, naturally hairless legs. Not that I wouldn't shave again, sheets feel like silk... Shorn scrotum, now that's a given, make the junk look bigger.
DeleteSo, big baller - it's Thursday, you gonna take us home or work on re-bench?
haha. I stand corrected, but yes you do have silky legs. so hot.
DeleteI'm going to work on log jam turn first and foremost, then if I happen to finish that I will work on other crib/bench in that area. monday I plan on tackling the craggy one and the turn before that.
Dude, at Craggy Rock put a wide line that goes right into the fence. I want to see skin, blood and lycra hanging from the barbs!
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