Today i left indian springs arriving wood river valley. I visited with Chip at Sun Summit South. While there Doug of indian springs called and spoke with Chip. Chip said that Doug had read my previous post about his trails. The impression I walked away with was i dissed the trails. I reread my post, i just described what i experienced. The back story not shared is that i really like these trails and that i almost always stop to ride then.
Yes, it is cattle range and riding over wet sloppy cow splatters justifies a front fender. The cows created some of the trails saving effort of clearing the sage brush. The stuff that is built for bikes is great as they are like trails i learned to ride on: ain’t no Starbucks around that corner. Hardly any ground work to break up the dirt. Hence good old school trails sustainably built.
If you ate less beef there would be less manure on the trails.
Or should i not be saying how enjoyable the riding is here?
I missed the new trail, will get it next visit.
Thanks to Doug et. al. For the trails.
Update:
I arrive at Steve’s. I learn there is a volunteer trail work project. I attended. I conversed with a woman about the indian springs trails. I said that bikers are using cow paths. She said no no. She helped build the trails and that cows have taken over the trails. Need a cow whisper to build a trail that we can ride but cows trample elsewhete. Bummer deal for Dry Gulch as the route is defined by the gulch. The only way to solve this situation is for everyone to eat no meat.
Our trail project was on a piece of Fox. Chris was the tech person tonight. Project was to build numerous drains. His instruction was the best i have ever experienced. As a result volunteers built many quality drains. Maybe 25 volunteers. I cut brush back