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Post by brando on Sept 25, 2013 22:33:38 GMT -5
Rode Turkey today before the rain moved in. There's a couple trees down after the giant one at the 2.2 mark. One around 5 miles in is very troublesome. Not too big but there's no way around, and it's laying at a height that makes it hard to get the bike over or under it. Use CAUTION on the bridges. The ones w/o the wire mesh are very slippery when there's moisture around. Overall in good shape.
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Post by brando on Sept 5, 2013 21:55:59 GMT -5
For Carolina: Deer rifle season already in on Aiken county and south towards the coast. For Edgefield and Mccormick counties north:
Archery begins sept 16 Muzzleloader: Oct 1 Rifle: Oct 11 Hunting not allowed on public lands on sunday. Not sure about Ga.
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Post by brando on Aug 28, 2013 19:54:05 GMT -5
Anybody who has never rode this trail is missing out. More sustained downhills than FATS, but not as many woop-de jumps. Well worth the hour drive from Augusta. Theres a 15 mile inner loop and 21 mile outter. Tuesday evenings a big group of riders of all skill levels rides. There was at least 15 vehicles in the parking area last night.
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Post by brando on Aug 26, 2013 12:54:28 GMT -5
Sorry I didn't get to say goodbye yesterday. After riding in with Nevin and Becky to help with downed trees I decided to ride on out to Key rd. The way to Key rd was spent mostly clearing fallen limbs and debris. Came across 2 trees that will need a chainsaw, both w/in mile 1 of Key rd. One big rotten log has washed up on top of an old unused bridge and blocks the trail. 2 or 3 people may move it but it was too big for me. The other tree is w/in sight of the kiosk near the Pedestrian bridge. I plan on riding this trail a lot more. It should dry out nice this week.
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Post by brando on Aug 23, 2013 20:20:29 GMT -5
Rode here on Friday, aug 23. Trail in good shape. Very little mud. Cant imagine what it looked like before the DR mower in the clearcut section (4?), I bet unridable. Did a lap CCW first, then CW. Think I'll stick to CW from now on. The trail track goes away in the clearcut section (follow the mower path). Maybe with FATS closed this week it'll get rode in better.
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Post by brando on Aug 23, 2013 19:56:15 GMT -5
I stated my opinion about the USFS. My opinion comes from personal experience in seeing how the Service manages its land. My point is that the less the USFS has to think about something the better off everyone is. They don't have the desire or manpower to go locking and unlocking gates or checking trail conditions. I feel They'd rather slap a closed notice on gate rather than work through an issue and come up with a specific management plan. In your meeting, tell em SORBA-CSRA has everything handled. That your using the groups extensive knowledge of trail management experience to protect the resource while also allowing the public access to recreational opportunities. Just my opinion.
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Post by brando on Aug 23, 2013 10:03:39 GMT -5
Keeping a few mud riders off the trails by getting the Forest service involved may keep everybody off permanently. All the USFS cares to manage is pine trees. Recreation is a secondary headache to them that gets in the way of their logging contracts.
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Post by brando on Aug 15, 2013 17:15:25 GMT -5
Long cane trails have missed the rain this week. They're dry and ready to ride.
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Post by brando on Aug 15, 2013 17:11:57 GMT -5
Long cane trails near Greenwood have had almost no rain this week and as of now (thurs. afternoon) are dry and ready to ride. Some like these trails more than FATS.
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Post by brando on Jun 18, 2013 2:14:32 GMT -5
Ok ok I see all of you Loggers point of view. I can't wait till my skills advance enough to ride Modoc w/o ever getting off my bike.
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Post by brando on Jun 16, 2013 12:32:49 GMT -5
90% of the people in the CSRA go ride the FATS cuz its fun. I don't recall any big log crossings out there. Why not raise the bar on other trails? Since a small percentage of riders like the big logs let the logs lie on a correspondingly small percentage of trails. I'm new to serious mountain biking so my opinion shouldn't hold much weight when it comes to these long established trails, but for me it's all about the "Flow" and I say to hell with a big log. How bout we put a 2x6 on each side of em and make it possible to jump over em. There is usually enough room where the boards would be an option. I bet 99.5% of riders would ride the boards over em as opposed to crossing them traditionally. I'm up for some trail maintenance but don't work a regular schedule. It's easier for me to get off during the week.
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Post by brando on Jun 12, 2013 20:38:28 GMT -5
My buddy and I rode this trail for the first time today and we won't ride it again until a chainsaw burns a tank of gas on it. Big trees down everywhere. Probably 10 places where you have to climb over and through. They totally killed what little flow there was. Other than the trees the trail was in pretty good shape. The creeks all had water but surprisingly very few muddy places. The roots were real slick tho. I have a chainsaw but would rather not hike the 10 miles with it. Though it may come to that. This trail needs more riders.
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