As a long time Vernon resident and Wayway regular I'd like to thank
@onetracker,
@V-Dub ,
@jeffstick , Black Bear, Jorba, NJNY trail conference for their efforts in maintaining the trails. And a really big thanks to the "unaffiliated" riders ( I'll include myself in this group), especially
@Kaleidopete, who take time out their own rides to pitch in whenever they come across something missed, or yet to be attended to, by the above mentioned people or organizations.
Waywayanda is a big park. It's my understanding that the park is responsible for the major blowdowns, and erosion related issues on the double track/fireroads, that would impead emergency, and park police/maintience type vehicles. That leaves a lot of ground to cover for the volunteer organizations.
I, for one, would rather spend my energy helping to clear, or remediate trail damage if it's something within my ability to do so safely, than to use it to complain about the efforts being put in by others. We aren't talking about Mountain Creek here, with a paid trail crew, and quite honestly they don't do a much better job. Quickest way to fix the problem is to shut up, and cut, trim, or dig, rather than expect someone else to do it for you.
As far as the Ragnar, and other event parafinalia found around the park ? I'm with ya !! But this is the responsibility of the organization holding the events, and the park management holding them accountable. That is not a JORBA issue, and seems to vary depending on the event promotor as to how well the clean up gets done.Like everything, success is a balance. Park getting revenue is a good thing, the litter and trail damage that happens in the process ...not so much. Current times as they are, the park seems more interested in taking the money, regardless of the integrity of the promotors. That sucks. But not sure how ya fix that. But what ya can do is give the guys doing the work a break, and maybe even help out yourself.