Mercer County Park Conditions

[TAS]

Cleaned up the downed tree enough to make it safe & passable by going under neath. You will have to dismount.
We plan to clear it on Monday. TAS

 

[TAS]

The downed tree in Van Nest has been cleared.
Took Mick & I about 2 hours.

 

[SeeRexCrash]

The downed tree in Van Nest has been cleared.
Took Mick & I about 2 hours.
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Thanks for your hard work fellas!!!

 

[TeamMuddySprocket]

Trees down on red, L11 and P9

Trees down on lower blue east of bridges

 

[zmodica]

i played hooky and rode all of Van Nest and cleared the 4 million branches that had fallen on the trails ....oh, and i rode with this guy

 

[Big Al]

more like

Trees down on red, L11 and P9

Trees down on lower blue east of bridges

L8, I'd say, not L11. There's also one down around B7 by the Hughes Dr parking lot near the old skeet shooting range in Van Nest.

 

[TeamMuddySprocket]

Yeah. L8... dont know why i said 11

more like

L8, I'd say, not L11. There's also one down around B7 by the Hughes Dr parking lot near the old skeet shooting range in Van Nest.

 

[TAS]

Was out this afternoon about 2:30. What a mess... But not as bad as I had expected.
Lots of small stuff everywhere. Off & on the bike every 100 yards!
Nice to know that some folks still have the old maps with the grid co-ordinates!

I cleared the tree on Red L8. There was also one down on the Red loop P10 that I mostly cleared. You can get past now but have to hop the log. I'll get my big saw tomorrow and clear the tree on blue B9. Cleared a big branch on SOB L7. Someone must have cleared the tree in Van Nest @ B7. I was there about 5PM and didn't see it.

TAS

 

[TAS]

Tree on Blue, East Picnic area side, Main trail, B9 has been cleared.
Tree on the East Picnic Area, Red Loop, P10 has been cleared.
Beautiful afternoon.

TAS

 

[TeamMuddySprocket]

You are the Man Tom!

 

[Big Al]

Conditions are pretty good at the moment. I guess a couple trees came down on Sunday. There's a tree down on red between west picnic and the marina (H9). There's another one right behind the finish tower (L8). There's also a big tree down on son of blue (L7).

 

[TAS]

Mick & I went out Wed afternoon and cleared them all. Plus a big blow down in Van Nest, Happy Thanksgiving!!!

TAS

 

[Big Al]

a tree fell down on yellow near hughes drive and made a big mess. D9 on the map.

 

[stb222]

a tree fell down on yellow near hughes drive and made a big mess. D9 on the map.

Yeah, big party pooper at the moment

 

[rick81721]

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Yeah, big party pooper at the moment

Can't crouch and weave thru that?

 

[Big Al]

Can't crouch and weave thru that?

lead the way

 

[TAS]

UGH! That is a mess...I am going out for a ride today. I'll clean up what I can to make it easier to get thru.
But I don't that I can clear it completely today with hand saws....

TAS

 

[TAS]

WARNING.... WARNING... DO NOT walk or ride UNDER this blow down.

It IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS and can collapse at any time

I have cleared temporary paths around it. I blocked the trail on both sides. Please do not remove these blocks.




As you can see in this last pic there is not much holding it up.


TAS

 

[TAS]

The tree has been cleared. It was down when we arrived this morning.

Did fall on it 's own or was it the earthquake???

 

[Big Al]

The tree has been cleared. It was down when we arrived this morning.

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Did fall on it 's own or was it the earthquake???

I saw it was down last Monday morning (11/27). The earthquake was on Thursday (11/30). I think it was really windy on Sunday, the day after trail maintenance (11/26), of course.