A friend of mine did some recon work up at El P today and came back with some devastating news If you right click and hit properties, it will tell you what the picture is of.
Get used to it. I'll be shocked to see any trail in the burn area without MAJOR damage. Nobody's going to go straight to riding once the Gabes are open. Sharpen up your shovels, tape up the McLeods, time to start training for months of trail work.
I can barely tell where that it is and I've ridden EP for 20 years. You're going to need more than a Mcleod and a shovel for that.
I'm hoping the USFS can go in with the sweco. Afterall it's not that long of a trail. I guess all those off shoots are kind of redundant now,huh? Also I wonder how much is rideable.
Cody, no one said they rode it. I believe the OP said a friend who did some recon work sent it to him. Easy lil' buddy. I anticipated (as did most) that such things could happen post fire with significant rainfall but it's still impressive how powerful such things are. Mike, I'm going to go there in a couple of weeks, stand in the middle of the disaster and wait for riders to come through so I can preach to them to stay on the trail and avoid the temptations of hitting all the illegal off chutes. lol! In all seriousness, people should stay out of there until the Forest is open. We don't need anyone else carried out in body bags.
It's still illegal. Just so everyone knows, The Forest Service has a hidden-camera in place and it's taking pictures of tresspassers and has already issued a few citations to violators.
Cody, I agree with you and you're absolutely right. You know where I stand on this issue. BTW, I fixed your comment below. I found this pic from a local JPL feed in Altadena. Water is raging!
I'm in awe of nature. Whether the trails are pristine or devastated, I'm in awe. We're all just temporary visitors and spectators anyway. I live my life on a biological clock rather than a geological one. Nature wins!
