pkovo
Well-Known Member
Just riding Springside and encountered 2 guys with a tractor and a cart pulling rocks off the stone row 10 yards North of the rock garden. At first I assumed it was trailbuilding, but as I approached it clearly wasnt.
They had made the beginning of the rock garden impassable because they turned up a large boulder there. Other than that the existing trail was undisturbed, but they were essentially cutting in new paths with their tractor to get there. At first they denied that they messed up the trail saying someone else must have done it...uh ok. I explained these are town trails etc and they were getting really nervous.
I think it was honestly two guys just grabbing rocks for landscaping or something having no idea they were right next to mtb trails, but thats a guess. They were moving that large boulder as I left but I was hesitant to get any more confrontational by myself.
I alerted some guys I ride with more in tune with the trailbuilders here, but wanted to put this out so if anyone ia more in the know they can alert the right folks.
That rockgarden was undisturbed yesterday so it just happened in past 24 hrs
They had made the beginning of the rock garden impassable because they turned up a large boulder there. Other than that the existing trail was undisturbed, but they were essentially cutting in new paths with their tractor to get there. At first they denied that they messed up the trail saying someone else must have done it...uh ok. I explained these are town trails etc and they were getting really nervous.
I think it was honestly two guys just grabbing rocks for landscaping or something having no idea they were right next to mtb trails, but thats a guess. They were moving that large boulder as I left but I was hesitant to get any more confrontational by myself.
I alerted some guys I ride with more in tune with the trailbuilders here, but wanted to put this out so if anyone ia more in the know they can alert the right folks.
That rockgarden was undisturbed yesterday so it just happened in past 24 hrs