dlbennett said:
Thanks, I am signed up for your ride on the 18th. Look forward to meeting you.
PS
I almost met you at Esmerelda but I tore off my derailluer hanger and turned the bike into a SS and rode up the trail backwrds but did not make it to the lake. I heard that you had come up from the other side. A YETI sighting was mentioned....
See you in a few weeks!
Dennis B.
Awesome should be good times!
Yah i was curious about the Boulder trail (aka Trail X) which turned out to be a supremely good dh trail, and i thought it would be fun to run into the group along the way. Man i had so many awesome rides this year, sigh.....
dlbennett said:
I think I am riding this Sunday at Swayer if I find a good map.....
The Jim Hendricks map is pretty good, there are a few new trails now that aren't on the map. You should be able to pick one up at Center Cycle next to Ikea or the Black Diamond Bike shop right down the road from the Coal Cart.
Bring a compass, use the highway for a sound marker, and if you run into the Lake, houses, or gravel pit you have gone too far West hehe.
Seriously though if it's your first time solo riding out there, get a map and do the trail across the street (techy), it's a loop you can't get lost on it, then do Bridges and Toy Tree. That's all the main stuff and while still confusing it will not take you much more than a half mile away from the Coal Cart. And i'm guesstamating you'll get around 12 +/- miles of trail out of just those trails alone.
slomoking said:
I fold on the Lake Sawyer.
Banner is a cool little forest. I like it because it's not real popular (location?). If you ride Sawyer often you aren't missing much and it's really not worth a long drive (imo). Maybe I can post a ride at Banner on BBTC. I've never lead a ride though.
I've never ridden Anacortes. I may join your ride on the 18th but Sundays are bad for me. I'll see if I can do a little compromising on the home front
Yah Sawyer is great, but i know i'll dig Banner. i'm always down for something new and i'm not nearly as fickle as most mt. bikers seem to be about trails.
Yah you should lead a ride, there's really not much to it. Would be nice to carry around some first aid and have common sense to help in case of an emergency but there are plenty who lead BBTC rides that don't have any common sense haha. Seriously though keys to being a succesful leader is pretty simple.
1 Make sure everyone gets out of the woods alive
2 Have fun
<sL4yEr>RuLz said:
Not sure where they came up with the names. Phil's Bikes in Twin Lakes is responsible for a majority of the work out there. Funny cause I've got different names for each trail. As far as the bridge goes, I'm not sure. It's in pretty bad shape and would take the Army Corp of Engineers to fix it. Blame the upper housing developements for that.
D Pt. is pretty short. At the most, one could do about 10+ miles out there, tying everything in with a trip to the beach. Also note that's a terrific night riding spot as well. Someone's been using 3D reflective trail markers out there that you can see from about 200 yards away. Weird thing is they're camoflaged in the daytime.
Since my house backs up to the park, I ride out there a lot. Every time I'm out there I look for building opportunities (definite no-no), but slowely, I'm adding some berms, jumps, and drops that can be tied (inconspicuously) into the natural setting of the trails. shoosh.
I will also state that D Pt. is a prime example of how an inner-city state park and mountain bikers can live harmoniously together. There's been some trying times for us, but with through good communication with the park rangers, things work really well. Show respect when out there and yield to hikers.
Yah trail names in my book are really only important for emergency situations, would be nice for so and so with a broken leg to call for help and have a name to tell the ems where he/she's at....
i think the best named trails ever are the Tapeworm trails. Mr. DNA, Tapeworm, Parasite, Crop Circles. All thematic and with purpose, but i like the Know-it-all-kid name, that's pretty odd......
Yah real bummer about the bridge, i hope they get it fixed up.
Cool well keep on being inconspicous and sounds like sound advice on the trail ettiquette. Hopefully the good relations can keep going strong from here on out.