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Rim to Reno – October 15 | Poedunk

Wolfy — Wed, 05 Oct 2011 14:21:17 +0000

The end of trail work season is coming. Please help spread the word about this event:

Saturday October 15 is the last RIM TO RENO TRAIL DAY scheduled for 2011 . Includes free lunch!

Hosted by the Tahoe Rim Trail. Please Sign up and let them know you are a mountain biker (Poedunk, TAMBA, bike shop, etc). Board members Dale Beesmer and Randy Meyer have volunteered to be assistant crew leaders for many days this summer and they are super stoked to have local mountain bikers participate.

via Rim to Reno – October 15 | Poedunk.

The Bacon Strip Trail on Peavine

Wolfy — Wed, 20 Apr 2011 03:45:11 +0000

If you venture up on Peavine Mountain above Reno, past the Hoge Road radio towers, past the Hippy Cairn, above the Luge Run and almost to the Mahogany Forrest, you probably have riden a piece of single track mountain bike trail called “the bacon strip.” [lower case is the trail, upper case is the blog]

What you probably don’t know is who built that. You aren’t going to find out here cause I don’t know either. But I can tell you who did NOT build that trail.

I bring this up because The Poedunks, often get credited, much to their DIScredit, for having built it. They did not. In fact, The Poedunks weren’t formed until March/April of 2007 and the bacon strip trail was built in early March of that year.

The problem is best outlined in the emails below.

From: Gregory Peek
To: Tuesday Night Riding Group
Date: 4/18/2011
LINK

Tuesday riders,

See below for a special announcement from Dale Beesmer, President of Poedunks. For those of you who are unfamiliar with Poedunks, they are the group of dedicated MTB riders who have built most of the trails at Peavine – including Halo and Bacon Strip. We all owe them a debt of gratitude.

They will be with us tomorrow night. Stop by their table. Support them. And, most importantly, thank them!

~gp

The Poedunks TOTALLY appreciate Greg’s support and that of the whole of the Tuesday Night Riding Group, and understand why we’d get credit for building a favorite local trail, but the fact is that The Poedunks did not built the bacon strip trail. But only if the USFS and Washoe County Parks trust us and we can maintain a good relationship can The Poedunks continue to build new trails, and maintain old trails, and get existing trails put on the map.

To that end, I sent this to Greg, which he posted here.

From: Michael Henderson [mailto:mehwolfy@...]
Sent: Tuesday, April 19, 2011 4:28 PM
To: Gregory Peek
Subject: the bacon strip trail

Gregory,

I’m Mike founder of The Bacon Strip blog [http://www.teambaconstrip.com/], and a founding member of The Poedunks.

I want to point out that the trail known as “the bacon strip” is an illegal bootleg trail and was not built, maintained, sanctioned, or approved by The Poedunks. In fact, the trail predates incorporation of The Poedunks and any work we did as The Poedunks.

When people go on the record associating the reputable, legal, official Poedunks with a bootleg trail of any kind, but particularly the bacon strip, it damages our relationships with agencies who approve our projects, take our recommendations and allow us to continue working to build, maintain and advocate for mountain bike trails.

I did not build the bacon strip. I don’t know who built the bacon strip. At one point i had an email with incriminating evidence in it, but that’s long gone. We can say that it is a bootleg trail that was built in early spring of 2007 by local mountain bikers. Also, at this time I am not on the board of The Poedunks and do not speak for them or represent them. Iam an active supporter, volunteer and member and encourage TNRG members to donate to The Poedunks and become members.

Please let your membership know that The Poedunks did not build this trail. Please help them keep the reputation that lets them maintain and improve existing trails, as well as build new trails like Halo and Connector and hopefully incorporate illegal bootleg trails like the bacon strip and that bootleg that went in west of keystone last year into the map and add them to the legal trail inventory.

Here’s the first record i have of the bacon strip trail on my blog: It is dated march 2007. It also shows how the trail got it’s name: I simply made it up for the map.

Here’s a post from that same period which is the beginning of what would become the Ppoedunks, but is before incorporation and before The Podunks’ MOU with the USFS:

Thanks, and have a great ride!

So in summary, Poedunks didn’t build the bacon strip, but with our support, they can help bring more legal and well maintained trail to Peavine, and perhaps rehabilitate bootleg trails, like tbs.

Thanks to Greg Peek and the Tuesday Night Ride Group for supporting the Poedunks!

-Mike

If it’s in the trail, it’s part of the trail

Wolfy — Fri, 08 Apr 2011 15:54:21 +0000

I can’t stand shit like this. If it’s in the trail, it’s part of the trail. Just stack up some logs and RIDE THE COW!!! -M

YouTube – dead cow removing.

Bike Carson » Sabotage! on the Ash Canyon Trails

Wolfy — Tue, 12 Oct 2010 05:13:26 +0000

“Be Alert! Someone has sabotaged the trails in Ash Canyon by digging deep holes in the middle of the trail. The holes are located in high speed sections or in places where you wouldn’t see them until too late. Hitting one of these holes at speed would cause serious injury or even death”

via Bike Carson » Sabotage! on the Ash Canyon Trails.

Aaron Ralston’s 127 Hour race

Wolfy — Fri, 01 Oct 2010 17:36:39 +0000

Danny Boyle directing. James Franco Starring. in the EPIC Aaron Ralston arm severing story.

Aaron Ralston’s 127 Hour Experience Comes to Silver Screen | Wend Blog.

Bike Carson » Hobart Link Trail

Wolfy — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 15:57:06 +0000

As reported on Bike Carson

“Lake Tahoe Nevada State Park Ranger Bill Champion is constructing a new trail at the State Park which will connect Hobart Reservoir to the Tahoe Rim Trail at the Marlette Peak Campground. This link will be a great addition to an already outstanding network of trails that begin at Spooner Lake.”

New Peavine Trail Maps

Wolfy — Mon, 31 May 2010 17:02:23 +0000

Peavine Trail Map by The Poedunks

Lee, Dale and Randy of The Poedunks made some new trail maps that they posted in Kiosks at the trailheads. I’ve updated our Peavine Maps page with the new maps.

Please click over to the Poedunk Maps page and click the “Recommend” or “Like” buttons or post a comment. If you like the maps and find them useful, please consider also clicking the DONATE button at the top and becoming a Poedunk Member.

-M

Environmental Health of Ski Runs

Wolfy — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 23:49:13 +0000

Heard part of this on Capitol Public Radio this morning:

Jennifer Burt
“Researcher for the UC Davis Department of Plant Sciences; she’s a restoration ecologist who recently studied the different ecological and financial implications of grading and clearing ski slopes.”
“In active ski areas, I quantified the effects of different methods of ski slope creation (machine grading vs. tree clearing) on aspects of ecosystem function, including plant community composition, diversity, and aspects of soil and hydrologic functioning. This research was published in the journal Ecological Applications in 2009″
Listen here

-M

Halo Trail Work and Ride

Wolfy — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 06:15:23 +0000

If you haven’t ridden the newly completer Halo Trail, come check it out this Saturday. I’ll definitely do a lap after some finish work!

The last two miles of the Halo trail are almost complete. Come join us this weekend to help do some finish work and seeding. Meeting at Hoge Road Trail Head, Sunday November 29 @ 9:00 am. Bring your bike for a test ride after.

-M

McCain and Coburn want bikes out of the Transportation bill

Wolfy — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 22:49:23 +0000

Some crappy news about the Transportation bill and those looking to prevent federal funds being spent on bike and pedestrian infrastructure:

Speak up for Trails, Walking and Biking Now

On Tuesday, September 15, Senators John McCain (Ariz.) and Tom Coburn (Okla.) issued two amendments to the FY10 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development appropriations bill. If passed, these amendments would eliminate the majority of available federal funds for trails, walking and bicycling.

Amendment 2370 would prohibit the use of federal funds for pedestrian or bicycle facilities, efforts to reduce vehicle collisions with wildlife, or other specified Transportation Enhancement (TE) projects if the Highway Trust Fund cannot cover unfunded highway authorizations.

Amendment 2371 is even trickier; while it claims to allow states to opt out of spending on TE projects, the actual amendment text in fact notes that “None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to implement” TE projects.

For more information check the Rails-To-Trails website.

-M