Dig stoke, who else likes to play in the dirt???

[rip]

Nice. Haven't ridden there in a couple decades. Seems like maybe I should swing back through some time.

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Come on out anytime! The resort doesn't do much (any) promotion for us but we've been building for awhile now. Tech flow and cc, all different ability levels. We also have kept and improved the old school dh trails

[jm2e]

Couldn’t help myself taking a couple pics of the new trail. It’s looking dead sexy I think.


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[evdog]

Trailwork at home has all been brushing lately...

Headed up to Kernville in the southern Sierras to restore a trail burned in the 2021 Windy Fire. I scouted the damage a year ago and Forest service finally let us go in and work on it.

Trail is not 100% done but we made it passable again, and most of its 2.5 miles is fully rideable. I ran hedge trimmer on two of the brushiest sections. Only gap is maybe 500ft where one chainsaw crew lost the trail and went the wrong way. Aside from that just needs debris cleared off the tread. Rode the trail day after. Great to have this one back in rotation! Locals are working on the lower trail. Combined it is a 4k descent.





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[LeeLau]

Raking

[jackstraw]

We have rain in the forecast, so building season is around the corner [emoji106]

[LeeLau]

And more raking

[LeeLau]

And back to reloaming the same trail I worked on 4 years ago

[rip]

When park season ends and you can fix some corners that have been bothering you for a few seasons..

It's a good feeling

[jm2e]

Saw this on Pinkbike. Would fucking love to have something like this for rakes, shovels, etc.

[LeeLau]

More work

[jackstraw]

^we need some moisture for builds.

Replaced my saw so I've been doing some cleaning.

Little green circle skinny hop into a down

[jackstraw]

More clearing

Made a little skinny. Tested half way on the commuter eeb. Give it a fun test tomorrow on a real bike

[LeeLau]

More clearing

Made a little skinny. Tested half way on the commuter eeb. Give it a fun test tomorrow on a real bike

You got moisture! Us too!

Mid ride trailwork

Then raked to reloam

[jackstraw]

You got moisture! Us too!

No, nothing yet. Nice dose of fog overnight, but nothing real wet falling from the sky. All I can do is maintenance pruning and clearing deadfall.

Riding is loose!! My friend went down pretty hard Friday washing out on a corner. I'm riding pretty tentatively right now. Focusing on trying to clean some steep sustained rooty ups.

[LeeLau]

Sounds like what we went thru last year. Less than 20mm total in OCt and November which was spooky dry.

Got 20+mm just today. Got wet. Got to check drainage and fix blown out sections. Tedious but necessary after 4 years

[jackstraw]

Sounds like what we went thru last year. Less than 20mm total in OCt and November which was spooky dry.

This is my first summer here, but looking at some historical records it appears to be normal. We're just dry late spring thru summer into Oct, then it rains randomly until April. The streams still have water flowing from a the springs which is pretty wild to see from my perspective. I was back east in June and that was the last time I saw rain

[evdog]

Lots of bridge work lately.

This one got knocked off it's foundations last winter when a big palm root ball came crashing downstream like a massive bowling ball. A couple pilings got torn right out of the ground so we just removed them all and repositioned the bridge, sitting on rocks to level it. But it wasn't secured to anything so it could get pushed over again by storm water or debris.

This week we went in, took it apart and installed big foundation screws to anchor it.













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[evdog]

Also got funding to install a bunch of breakaway bridges in the local parks. Storm flow can get so high that we can't build fixed bridges at many crossings. So we install bridges that can get pushed aside, cabled to trees. The first users who come by can easily put them back into place. For the month or so after storms, the flow can still be high enough that these bridges are a big help to get around. And they are nice in summer when the water is still there but stagnant and full of scum. Hikers also like to chuck rocks and branches at crossings to step on, but these get in the way of anyone trying to ride through the crossing. So these make it better for all users (no horses in these parks). They get pretty beat up so we just bolt together a simple design using 2x6 lumber for decking. For a few longer crossings we install a pivot in the middle.













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[evdog]

More bridge work. This rock crossing got blown apart by storms the last couple winters and has been on my list to fix, but the water hasn't receded enough until recently. Finally dropped enough to get in here and work on it.

I gave it a shot on Friday but there were two rocks that were sitting at awkward angles and heavily suctioned in some muck that I couldn't break free. That night I built around it, but with the water and sand combined with the turns of the bridge made it treacherous to ride. The offending rocks are on the near side, on the right.




Came back this weekend with more leverage and got them free. They each had nice flat sides and I was able to use them. I dug the bigger rocks way down into the stream bed to help anchor the bridge in place. The rest went together nicely and it's pretty solid. I piled up more rock on the upstream side to help direct water flow over the bridge. Silt and organics that collect will help hold it together as well. Hopefully it holds up longer this time. No wooden bridges here, the water can flow 10-12ft deep during major storms. This one should flow pretty well. Has to, because there is a short steep climb immediately after it.






Also added a couple more bridges in a different park with the ranger. These ones aren't for a water crossing, they're for perpetual mud holes that form on the trail each winter. No way for water to drain here, and so people keep going wider and wider around the mud making a huge mess. These will help keep the area nice.



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[ironhippy]

I love seeing the trail work from other areas. Around here we have pretty steady streams that flow year round which require more substantial bridges. My bridges are mostly several miles from a road so it's a pain to bring in lumber.

I've been grooming the trails for fat biking in the winter, so I try to drag the material in during the winter with a snowmobile. It's a lot easier, but requires more planning.

[evdog]

Since these are urban canyons we have pretty good road access. Otherwise I wouldn't bother. But there is lots of sand at each crossing and it sticks to your drivetrain riding through the water. Every ride gets pretty crunchy by the end. Wouldn't be a problem if there was real dirt instead.

[jackstraw]

Finally a solid rain here today, so build season has begun.

Finally have solidified my connection with the local builders my age, so looking forward to working with those guys. The build happening right now is park level features in the middle of the woods by the 2.0 version of the old school guys I met up with. The commitment is next level which is so nice to see. And these "kids" rip!

We had a couple wind events recently and the amount of redwood duff is awesome. Flatter sections is like riding a new unbroken trail.

Had a few blowdowns to deal with.

The last one is what happens when you eat an edible and go into the woods with a chainsaw.

[evdog]

More bridge work recently.


There was still a problem with the rock bridge I worked on recently. The climb out of it is a mess with a drop off into a sand pit. We replaced a few bridges in another part of the canyon this summer but saved the old ones for projects like this.


Before




After. Not pictured, but I came back after this and dug in a row of pavers between the rock bridge and wooden ramp. Staked all of it in with T-stakes so hopefully it will all stand up to winter storms. Floods can top 10-12 feet here during big storms.







A second bridge got recycled here. This one was a lot heavier and took six of us to carry in. Pro tip is to attach handles to the bridge to help. I had 4 of them. Those got moved to the ends to help move it around while working.




It it probably 10 years old and a bit janky, so I installed a new 2x8 as a third stringer, plus some blocking to help stabilize it.




Much more solid now.




Finally, I got some cable from the rangers and went back in to all the breakaway bridges we installed recently and cabled them to trees. They'll get pushed aside during storms and then the first people through once water recedes can move them back into place.



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[jackstraw]

Ah, bridge.

We have a short, maybe 6' bridge on a trail but it's pretty decent drop off...4-6'. The boards are parallel with the trail and it's right after a turn going one direction. A kid on an eeb went down on it. Didn't get hurt luckily. I just look at that bridge and cringe tho. Wooden boards should be perpendicular.

[XXX-er]

My ski bud is ( great skier, shitty mtn bike rider ) became a quad this summer from crashing on a bridge no crazier than in the last set of picts so its suprising how little it can take to really change your life

localy the association are building everything to the whistler bike park standards and they have taken stuff down to be compliant so we can get free money