Newest trail "system" in Lane County...

Said with some tongue in cheek, but...

Some may know (none care I know) I bought some acres outside Cottage
Grove early in the year. I am finally able to do some "trail building"
as part of my therapy as long as I keep it under 4 hours per day and
don't swing an axe, hammer, etc. There's only about a half mile (+/-)
so far (350 yards single track in the trees), but more gets done
weekly. I am focusing on doing things that will make me work on tech
skills at this point and will then move on to making a loop around the
property and extend the current (and future) trails to connect with the
outside loop so we can "create" all sorts of variations. There is a
decent elevation drop from the front of the property to the back that
allows for some nice high speed sections.

I have taken advantage of pre-existing paths when possible (about 175'
worth). It's very limited at this point, but allows me to work back
into "bike mode", gives me something cool to work on that gets me out
of housework, and feels pretty cool to say it's "my" trail. There is
no name yet (though "Berry's revenge" is the early leader in the polls
with "******* falls" a close second). Anyway, here are a few shots (I
am *not* a photo pro) of some of the sections. Forgive the caption
boxes. I had to justify the software being on the 'puter...

http://gallery.mtbr.com/data/mtbr/50.../trail_001.jpg

http://gallery.mtbr.com/data/mtbr/50.../trail_002.jpg

http://gallery.mtbr.com/data/mtbr/50.../trail_003.jpg

http://gallery.mtbr.com/data/mtbr/50.../trail_005.jpg

http://gallery.mtbr.com/data/mtbr/50.../trail_006.jpg

http://gallery.mtbr.com/data/mtbr/50.../trail_008.jpg

More to follow, some day, and a RR *as soon* as the Dr. releases my fat
ass.

Kraig.


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ireman_1

On Mon, 11 Oct 2004 10:23:10 +1000, ireman_1 wrote:

http://gallery.mtbr.com/data/mtbr/50.../trail_003.jpg

Movable, changeable obstacles! Neat.

http://gallery.mtbr.com/data/mtbr/50.../trail_008.jpg
For some reason, this one shows up about 1" X 1" on my computater and I
can't tell what it is.

gabrielle

gabrielle wrote:
On Mon, 11 Oct 2004 10:23:10 +1000, ireman_1 wrote:

http://gallery.mtbr.com/data/mtbr/50.../trail_003.jpg

Movable, changeable obstacles! Neat.

http://gallery.mtbr.com/data/mtbr/50.../trail_008.jpg
For some reason, this one shows up about 1" X 1" on my computater and
I can't tell what it is.

gabrielle

not just your computer. ;-)

On Mon, 11 Oct 2004 10:23:10 +1000, ireman_1 wrote:

don't swing an axe, hammer, etc. There's only about a half mile (+/-)
so far (350 yards single track in the trees), but more gets done
weekly.

Its a start! Making a trail from scratch sounds like a really tough job.

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"ireman_1" wrote in message
...

Said with some tongue in cheek, but...

Some may know (none care I know) I bought some acres outside Cottage
Grove early in the year.

House Suffix Predir. Street Name PostDir. Street Type Unit Type Unit
33303 CRAIG LP
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COTTAGE GROVE OR 97424 9484 R002
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Hey Kraig, good work

I'm kinda local to you in PDX and get a few rides in around Hagg Lake each
season. I commiserate with the effort involved in creating trails. We have
a little land way east near Goldendale, and the steep river canyon is
riddled with deer trails. I hike them constantly with an eye towards
connection into a nice technical singletrack ride. The level of effort to
make it happen - and the fact that others own most of the land - has
prevented me from doing any but very minor trail improvements so far. It's
certainly the kind of thing that takes some planning and a lot of sweat to
make it work. Doing it in a way that doesn't harm the natural landscape is
tougher, but well worthwhile.

Gary (tree hugger) Wood

"ireman_1" wrote in message
...

Said with some tongue in cheek, but...

Some may know (none care I know) I bought some acres outside Cottage
Grove early in the year.