Ride Report New construction at The Oaks

[carbonman]

I'd encourage you to drop cactus and up bumblebee to grasshopper to hawk next time, good fun.

Steve

Thanks we'll give it a go.

 

[UEDan]

*Fingers Crossed*
I hope the trails hold up with these rains =(

 

[Lovin]

*Fingers Crossed*
I hope the trails hold up with these rains =(

Of course they will.

 

[StumpJumper420]

Lovin the new work at the oaks, can't wait for a year or so to go by so some stuff can grow in, I think it will shape up nicely.

lately its been:

- Deer
- down Barham Ridge
- down Chutes, up Chutes B
- down Cactus, up Bumblebee
- down Hawk, up Mountain Goat
- and either up Barham and out, or Cactus/Bumblebee again , up the 3rd B and out.

 

[denmother]

Someone put out the recommendation to get involved if I had a problem, so I did.

I met with the park ranger this morning to discuss the changes and it turned out to be a very informative conversation. I was surprised at how easy it was for an individual trail user to set up a meeting and provide feedback. He was able to explain the reasoning behind many of the changes, as well as the history of the park.

For example, I had felt that Yucca had been bulldozed unnecessarily. The idea was to completely erase the ditch that had formed, and improve the drainage. Yucca might not be as fun in the short term, but it will be much better off in the long term.

In addition, I was concerned that the trails might have been simplified in order to reduce liability. It wasn't the case. They talked about technical features that were added, as well as how they planned to keep existing features when fixing other drainage problems. They care about safety, but also feel people should use their best judgement.

I also asked about the trail leading to Robber's Peak, because there is a lot of signage in the area indicating it is not park property. Basically, it is owned by a private land owner and it is up to that person to enforce. The park has no plans or duty to block access to that area.

Finally, they assured me that the trails would go back to being more natural in a few years time. The wider trail base will allow them more flexibility in the future.

I still have my opinions on the trails, but at least now I can focus on riding and not wondering.

Thanks for the info!!! Just curious, did he mention to you where they got the funding for all the work or was it "Anonymously" given?

 

[speckledtrout]

Thanks for the info!!! Just curious, did he mention to you where they got the funding for all the work or was it "Anonymously" given?

Nancy, the money's from me. You're welcome. 8-[

 

[mtnbikej]

Thanks for the info!!! Just curious, did he mention to you where they got the funding for all the work or was it "Anonymously" given?

Money has come in from several private groups....including an equestrian group, and a group of riders/hikers.

 

[Rascal]

of course, back in the day peters was much better because big red (we called it giant commie back in the day) was a technical singletrack with jumps every 50 feet. and we rode with onions strapped to our packs, as was the style in orangeville, which was what we called tustinville back then, and it cost a nickel to ride the trails, and the nickels had bees on them, so you'd say "give me 5 bees for a quarter"...wait, where were we?

That's a great Abe Simpson quote

 

[Silver]

I'm still kinda shocked at the versatility we have now regarding route selection. I haven't ridden up the bitches in a a long time, there's too many other ways to get up to the top that are more fun now.

 

[Winger]

Thanks for the info!!! Just curious, did he mention to you where they got the funding for all the work or was it "Anonymously" given?

I didn't ask that question, however I have an e-mail from August of 2010 that said it was 95% privately funded.

 

[denmother]

I didn't ask that question, however I have an e-mail from August of 2010 that said it was 95% privately funded.

I heard the same thing and was just wondering if it was heresay or the truth.

 

[monstertiki]

I only rode the old oaks once... I like the new oaks better, been there 3 times already and plan to go back more. It's a fun loop with some good areas to play and practice on.