RR: So Cal Bike Park Sneak Peak

[lukewiens]

Tonight I went out to Vail lake for my usual Thursday evening training ride. I was curious to see what all the talk has been about with my own eyes. I know this thing is still in it's early stages but I was still a little excited to see what was going on. So I figured I would do my normal routine...dam climb a couple of times in the middle ring and start pounding some descents. While I was out I figured I would pop over to see EC's recent work.

When I pulled up in the parking lot I ran into Robert Herber (Racers and Chasers). He was chatting with his buddy Matt and I decided to try and hang with these guys for the evening. We climbed up ladders and rode some more new single track. We got tunnel in of course and at the end of evening I wanted to go check out what EC had been working on to snap a few pics. I can't wait for this thing to come alive.

Everything is way to soft to ride but it all looked really cool. We just gotta hope that MX guys don't come and destroy the work so if you see anyone out there ask them nicely to piss off!! Here ya go...

Chillin in the shade...


EC's home as of late...



Little tabletop...














Calf burner up and left...


Nice little gap...


Another view...


You would be heading this direction...


Kicker gap...

[DownHillPhil]

Gonna be SIIICK!

[TKCastle]

Wrong, Wrong, Wrong. All we need is some MX asses seeing your photos and going up there. Please remove your photos. I not flaming but like you I have been waiting years for a park. Be a brother and do the right thing.

Mike.

[destroyer]

Can't wait to ride it!

[ghixon]

Wow - he's been busy in the past few weeks.

[1080P]

I do hope all the proper permits were puilled and Environmental Impact Reports were properly prepared and filed before you started that project.

[allison]

Originally Posted by 1080P

I do hope all the proper permits were puilled and Environmental Impact Reports were properly prepared and filed before you started that project.

It's all privately owned land. Not sure if that makes a difference or not.

[1080P]

Originally Posted by allison

It's all privately owned land. Not sure if that makes a difference or not.

No, it makes no difference. Zoning laws, sensitive species, too many people in California, it's all regulated to death when it comes to private property and what you can or can not do, even in the wasteland known as the desert, let alone this, in Riverside County, near Vail Lake.


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vail_Lake

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ceanothus_ophiochilus

[Zippy]

So you're NOT supposed to plow under protected plants to build jumps? Oh...

[sdyeti]

Let's not all assume the worst here. We, the general STR public, don't know how long these plans have been in the works. They could have had their EIR done long ago.

Originally Posted by 1080P

No, it makes no difference. Zoning laws, sensitive species, too many people in California, it's all regulated to death when it comes to private property and what you can or can not do, even in the wasteland known as the desert, let alone this, in Riverside County, near Vail Lake.


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vail_Lake

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ceanothus_ophiochilus

[dirtvert]

i don't get it, 1080. you have a link to a rare plant that grows near vail lake- it has only 3 populations, one on private property. i'm thinking that's one of the reasons why we have zoning laws, regulations, etc. you should read "desert solitaire" if you think the desert is a wasteland. or go to the visitors' center in j. tree. or just take a walk.

Originally Posted by 1080P

No, it makes no difference. Zoning laws, sensitive species, too many people in California, it's all regulated to death when it comes to private property and what you can or can not do, even in the wasteland known as the desert, let alone this, in Riverside County, near Vail Lake.


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vail_Lake

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ceanothus_ophiochilus

[sdyeti]

TK, with all due respect, these aren't the last pictures of Vail that will ever be posted. If Luke hadn't posted them, you would've seen someone else do it eventually. When it opens and folks go to ride there, this site will have pics of Vail posted on it.

In fact, pics of Vail went up on littermag.com today.

Originally Posted by TKCastle

Wrong, Wrong, Wrong. All we need is some MX asses seeing your photos and going up there. Please remove your photos. I not flaming but like you I have been waiting years for a park. Be a brother and do the right thing.

Mike.

[danlorek]

now, now... it's only ok to annihilate sensitive species when you’re building the countless housing developments and strip malls that abound that area. I drive past there on the 79 on my way to amago mx track almost weekly and that whole area is being leveled for the above.

But, if you’re going to pile dirt up into mounds it all of the sudden becomes a detrimental thing to the fragile environment. I hate people sometimes, er, usually.

[surlygal]

Vail lake resort is owned and ran by Native Americans not sure if the land is reservation land too, but the laws may be different due to this.

We have spent a ton of time out at Vail Lake for numerious races put on by several organizations, my assumption would be Vail Lake Resort is doing everything by the book.

[Reedster]

Originally Posted by danlorek

I hate people sometimes, er, usually.

"It's not that I hate people, it's just that I feel better when their not around" -Charles Bukowski, Barfly

I agree with the overdevelopment of the land and how cool this bike park will be. I see my riding going to another level when it finally opens.

~R

[dirtvert]

you're right, of course. we should napalm the 909 and start over from scratch. or just drag it up closer to bakersfield.

btw- barfly's a great movie.