Sign up at TDG for St. Helens Trail Work

Brian Mahon will be heading up two work parties at Mount St. Helens – one in June and the other in July. I’ve mentioned before that the Forest Service has no money for trail work. That means it is up to riders like us to keep this magnificent area open.

If you ride trail, keep in mind that someone had to build it and someone has to maintain it. We are all in this together.

Here is Brian’s message. Please check your calendars now. We will have sign-up sheets at the Tour de Gulch.

IT’S NOT OFTEN THAT I BUG PEOPLE FOR TRAILWORK, BUT MT ST HOOLIGAN NEEDS US !   WE HAVE 2 WORK PARTIES PLANNED FOR  THE SUMMER:   SOUTH COLDWATER #230A TRAIL 6/27 APE CANYON #234 TRAIL 7/25    

AS MANY OF YOU KNOW , 230A TRAIL IS ONLY TRAIL OPEN TO MT BIKES ON MT ST HELENS OFF SPIRIT LAKE HIGHWAY.IT IS A WILD SPORTING AND BREATHTAKING TRAIL WITH JAW DROPPING VIEWS OF MT RAINIER MT ST HELENS AND ,ON A CLEAR DAY , MT EVEREST!  WE ARE COMMISIONED TO CLEAR BOTTOM 5 MILES-PRETTY STRAIGHT FORWARD WORK  WITH SHOVELS LOPPERS AND SNIPPERS.  

IT IS CRITICAL THAT WE BIKERS GET WORK DONE AS THE WASHINGTON TRAIL ASSOC HAS ALSO SIGNED ON THAT WEEKEND TO WORK UPPER PART OF TRAIL-WE CAN NOT BE OUTDONE !!!   SIGN UP WILL BE AT TDG 6/20-THIS WOULD BE A GREAT WAY TO GIVE BACK FOR THE WONDERFUL EVENTS OFFERED AT GROWLERS GULCH.  

TRADITIONALLY WE HAVE ADOPTED THE APE CANYON-THIS YEAR THE DAY IS SATURDAY 7/25. LAST YEAR NEARLY 1000 LOCAL BIKERS (OK, NOT REALLY THAT MANY BUT THEIR EFFORTS EQUALLED THAT MANY !) KICKED BUTT AND DID A STAND UP JOB GROOMING ONE OF THE FINEST STRETCHES OF SINGLE TRACK IN THE CASCADES. SNIPPER LOPPERS AND SHOVELS AR ETHE TICKET AGAIN.

THIS TRAIL IS MORE MELLOW  AND FIRST TIME FOLKS WOULD DO WELL ON THE APE CANYON. AGAIN, SIGN UP AT TDG   THANKS TO ALL BIKERS WHO CONTINUE TO CONTRIBUTE TO  OUR LOCAL TRAILWORK  AND MAKE AN IMPACT-SEE YOU AT THE TOUR DE GULCH (AND AT MT ST HELENS).  

MY BEST   BM