Showing posts with label Trails. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Trails. Show all posts

Monday, August 3, 2009

Enjoying the Fruits of My Labor

The weather has been dismal the past several days, and I have neglected my bikes in favor of doing trail work at the Whirlpool Trails here in town. However, with the break in the rainy weather today, I decided to get out and enjoy the fruits of my labor and thread a little single-track.

I could have published more photos of the trails but my camera went on the blink, probably from condensation since it was in my jersey pocket and I was sweating like a pig. It appears the dog days of August have arrived. I had to stop every mile or so to wipe the sweat out of my eyes. It was simply awful! I perspired so much while riding that I lost close to three pounds in a two-hour ride.


This used to be a very nasty dip on the Weldy Trail at the bottom of a down hill run. It totally screwed up the trail flow, so I filled it with large sticks and packed everything down with a layer of dirt and sand. I also used some large rocks I found to give it a little "edge".

This downed tree on the Stunt Trail used to bring everyone to a dead stop. I piled up logs and sticks to create a “log pile” and packed it with dirt. I promise it’s stable and fun to ride.

Too far to the left and you clip the sapling. Too far to the right and you hit the root with your tires.

There used to be a vertical drop close to eight inches between the stump and the tree that was almost imposable to get over. The worse part was a root that protruded upward and would usually clip my pedal. I solved this by cutting the root back and constructing a “ramp” from sticks and dirt. Now this section is much smoother.

This section is just crazy fast. You zip one way and zag another.

The funny thing about this sapling is I debated if I should cut it out or leave it alone. I decided to leave it alone. Well, today I clipped it with my handlebar and took a dirt dive. The sapling is bent over because I bent it that way after my collision. I'd have cut it down on the spot if I had my machete.