Kudos to the builders…
The builder of fantasy Island should be acknowledged. Chuck Boyer and Craig Randall "aka the bike monk" were the working force behind Fantasy Island. Build many years ago by them and the loyal Lone Cactus Group, the bike path has actually saved the land from development by the unscrupulous Developer Don Diamond, scrape, build, and turn. He turns desert into rows upon rows of identical brown town urban sprawl. The presence of fantasy island and the multitudes of users as well as the grass roots local movement to save our darling Island in the city has transitioned the land to a reserved space, some of the southern land will still be developed but the main trails are in a space hopefully soon to be designate a city park area.
The land was once divided into a landfill and the State Trust Grazing Land, this explains the large open area that is fill with new garbage cans waiting to be delivered as well as the cattle. You go around the landfill on both the dead cow loop and bo's loop.
Eventually the land fill will be converted to a public park with acess to the loops through the perimeter of the park. A victory for all I think especially the developments that are beginning to border the Island.
For all those that have ridden and built out there the F.I. is the place where all our dreams come true.
david
