March 2nd Trail Day!

[warcricket]

i saw the beginnings of the trail today. it looks nice but i'll miss that balance beam thing alot
oh and are the pink ribbons on the trees the outline for the trail? they seem to fit the pic

 

[jdog]

J, are you cleared to be mechanized in the park?? I have a DR mower that eats stickers and brush alive.It's an old model thats like only 20" wide

I would love to use it but I am not allowed (yet). We have done all the heavy cutting already but thanks for the super offer!

J-

 

[jdog]

i saw the beginnings of the trail today. it looks nice but i'll miss that balance beam thing alot
oh and are the pink ribbons on the trees the outline for the trail? they seem to fit the pic

The ribbons mark roughly where the new rout will be.

That balancing log is coming along for the ride.

J_

 

[Brian Snyder]

I would love to get a hold of that hole digger and posts sooner. Maybe I can grab them from you at Allaire on Sunday??


J-

J, we are riding Allaire @9:30 tomorrow. I have 2 boxes of deckmate 8x3" screws, the post hole digger, and some wood. I also have all kinds of nails, bolts and stuff if you need.

 

[Norm]

J, are you cleared to be mechanized in the park?? I have a DR mower that eats stickers and brush alive.It's an old model thats like only 20" wide

We used to have something like this on the farm. It was basically a huge blade stuck on a huge engine, with 2 wheels and bar to push. Thing destroyed everything in sight.

 

[ArmyOfNone]

Man ...thing is gangsta

I sure hope im supin the morning

 

[Brian Snyder]

J, we are riding Allaire @9:30 tomorrow. I have 2 boxes of deckmate 8x3" screws, the post hole digger, and some wood. I also have all kinds of nails, bolts and stuff if you need.

Ride has moved to 11 AM. It is not manditory but most will be SS. See you for the ride @ Allaire.

 

[Brian Snyder]

Ride has moved to 11 AM. It is not manditory but most will be SS. See you for the ride @ Allaire.

Ride is now with gears but still at 11:00 AM. Ride what ever you want, all are welcome.

 

[jdog]

J, we are riding Allaire @9:30 tomorrow. I have 2 boxes of deckmate 8x3" screws, the post hole digger, and some wood. I also have all kinds of nails, bolts and stuff if you need.

I will be there around the time you guys are. Look for my Green Tundra with the "Ride a Fucking Bike" Sticker. Just leave the stuff in the bed. It should be cool there.

I will return what i don't use if you like.


Thanks a ton.

J_

 

[jdog]

Man ...thing is gangsta

I sure hope im supin the morning

Classic Drunk Typing by Fred.

 

[walter]

Classic Drunk Typing by Fred.

Check out his 10:38 response in his "Grandma's Ride" thread, good stuff.

 

[hardtale70]

We used to have something like this on the farm. It was basically a huge blade stuck on a huge engine, with 2 wheels and bar to push. Thing destroyed everything in sight.

The classic Gravely mankiller perhaps.............

 

[jimmysnukastyle]

Trail Maintenance

I work on a construction site - lots of tools and scrap wood. Let me know what you need.
Dan

 

[jdog]

I work on a construction site - lots of tools and scrap wood. Let me know what you need.
Dan

Right now I need a few more 4x4s and 2X 6's.

Any left overs will be used for my next projects on the 27 side.

j

 

[jimmysnukastyle]

Trail Maintenance

I'll see what I can round up and I'll let you know. Does anyone have a pickup? Any materials that I may be able to gather will be coming from about 5 miles away.
Dan

Right now I need a few more 4x4s and 2X 6's.

Any left overs will be used for my next projects on the 27 side.

j

 

[Wobbegong]

I went out today to GPS the new trail to see how it will add mileage to the front section. I headed out on foot from the canal road lot and it Started to snow like mad.

I love snow, so I didn't mind it at all. The wind was a bit scary, I kept a close eye on the trees above me. It snowed for about 20 minutes and then it stopped instantly. I cought this image just after it stopped snowing.

Then the sun actually came out,

The new section is going to be fantastic! the blue on the map below is what the new route should look like. You can see where I drew in a section that goes up to the existing trail and cuts back down, its not exact, but you get the idea. The park service wanted us to keep a section of the existing trail and the field markers don't reflect that yet. When I walked it today, I went straight from marker to marker.

The existing trail section is .2 miles long. The route I walked today was .71 miles long. Considering the extra section to include the piece of existing trail, plus a bit of twist we'll build into the trail, it should come out to about .9 miles long, maybe longer. Five times the distance, Nice!

The new section we cut in November is colored green.

 

[warcricket]

Here is a rough idea of the plans for the next month or so:

what would the boardwalk be? something like the thing on the yellow trail or maybe a plank course thingy?

 

[Wobbegong]

Something hiker friendly, we need to be multi-use.

 

[jdog]

The boardwalk will be both biker and hiker friendly.

I have been looking at these pics for ideas:

The rainbow and the log drop are not practial for this spot but if I am on the look out for a tree shaped in an arch.

 

[warcricket]

that looks sick. i like the curved turns. what would you do with a curved tree?