My <2 pennies: I totally get the frustration (and potential danger to both human and dog) of unleashed dogs on the trail. So many owners are clearly being irresponsible especially when they know that MTB'ers ride there (heck, we're on the cover now!) But FWIW, I wouldn't go any further than increased signage, at most. In so many places where we ride, I always get the feeling of being the unwanted trail user that many other trails users would like to ban. It doesn't help our cause when there are a few MTB outliers out there that completely flout the rules and appropriate etiquette. (Some of these people tick me off as much as the unleashed dog owners!) I, for one, wouldn't want to draw additional (negative) attention from other trail users that already have a hard-on for us and probably wield greater influence with the powers that be.
personally, I think its a dumb idea... I get that dogs off-leash are against there rules and there is a potential for danger there, but some passive aggressive snapping of pictures and posting on a wall of shame seems silly to me and only leads to hikers and other trail users creating their own thread/wall of shame where they post dumb MTB'ers doing illegal things.. It all just leads to further division of groups that should be together, united in gaining access and use to trails. That division will ultimately result in less use in the future and less access.
I get it, dogs off leash can be dangerous, but most of the people are just out to enjoy a walk and they don't realize... it is so much easier to just say, "hello, isn't it a great day to be out here. Oh what a beautiful dog, I didn't seem him and almost crashed. You might want to keep him on a leash so he doesn't get hurt. Have a great ay and enjoy your walk." We can just talk to each other like human's, no?
personally, I think its a dumb idea... I get that dogs off-leash are against there rules and there is a potential for danger there, but some passive aggressive snapping of pictures and posting on a wall of shame seems silly to me and only leads to hikers and other trail users creating their own thread/wall of shame where they post dumb MTB'ers doing illegal things.. It all just leads to further division of groups that should be together, united in gaining access and use to trails. That division will ultimately result in less use in the future and less access.
I get it, dogs off leash can be dangerous, but most of the people are just out to enjoy a walk and they don't realize... it is so much easier to just say, "hello, isn't it a great day to be out here. Oh what a beautiful dog, I didn't seem him and almost crashed. You might want to keep him on a leash so he doesn't get hurt. Have a great ay and enjoy your walk." We can just talk to each other like human's, no?
I totally get not wanting mtb's to be looked upon poorly, but what's wrong is wrong and don't think we need to retreat just because we are afraid their going to outlaw mtb's on donated land.
I totally get not wanting mtb's to be looked upon poorly, but what's wrong is wrong and don't think we need to retreat just because we are afraid their going to outlaw mtb's on donated land.
Oh and I encountered 17 dogs during the 61 minutes I was riding. 16 of them were off leash. Interestingly, the owner of the leashed dog also had another dog which was off leash. So with the limited sample size of dog owners encountered during my ride it seems as if 100% of dog owners seem to think it's ok to allow their dogs to roam free.
The bathroom is heated and still open, so you can get water there; however, the sinks are shallow so it's a challenge to get water into a tall bottle. They should have put a water fountain/bottle refilling station in there.1. The water fountain at the rocky point lot near the trailhead has been winterized. I've been using this to reduce the amount of water I carry since it allowed for easy refilling of bottles but that is over until next year. If you have been doing the same you'll need to bring more bottles or a pack for longer rides.
Yeah, I had an "oh, crap" moment when I plowed into some deep sand disguised with leaves yesterday at Huber. Fortunately managed to save it.Did Cuesta and Laurel today. SLICK. Prime time leaves. give you confidence by convering thing up...then reminds you you arent that good!