BluesDawg

Several of us have been working on building new singletrack trails on a trail system in central Georgia, the Rock Hawk Effigy Trails. Yesterday, many of the workers set down the tools and tried the trails on our bikes. Lots of fun and some tough, technical sections. One of the main guys building the trails is a pro photographer who shoots many of the MTB races in Georgia. Here are his photos.

I love these he got of me picking my way around a tricky turn.

maddmaxx 

Must have been an X rated turn.

At last the weather is picking up enough to get out and ride......

BluesDawg

I tried linking the photo, which didn't work. Can you see the attachment now?

maddmaxx 

Yep, red x successfully overcome. Nice ride.


Edit..........its gone again!

Edit 2........its back.

The Smokester

Very nice. Trails look in ideal condition.

BluesDawg

Far from ideal, actually. These are brand new trails that need to be ridden to pack the dirt down to make a smoother rolling surface. Right now they are so soft they seem to suck the energy from the wheels. But they are fun. We can see the potential for a good race course once we make a few adjustments, a little more clearing and add some more sections.

SaiKaiTai

Yahoooooo....

stapfam

Soft soil is one of the things I am not used to. Hard packed chalk and even mud is a lot more comfortable to ride on.


Only one thing for it- Get a bigger working party and ride the trails till they give in.

Bill Kapaun

Just to show my ignorance, what is the difference between-
Multi track, single track, ? track etc.

BluesDawg

This explains it pretty simply.

BluesDawg

Here is some in your part of the country. Looks fun.

big john

I guess you're healed up from your recent fall? Why do your gloves look like they have firecrackers across the knuckles? Is this extra protection against the saplings?

Bill Kapaun

So you don't have to pedal uphill?

Mojo Slim

Those pictures show why professional photographers can make money taking pictures, while the rest of us just get snapshots. Great project for your group. And making the trails better by riding them seems like a no-brainer for a "work" party.

BluesDawg

Yes, I'm feeling fine now. I had a terribly painful day Friday, but after several treatments from a Belgian named Stella during the Son Volt concert Friday night, I woke up Saturday able to move freely with only minor pain. The more I move the better I feel. Obviously no cracked ribs.

The firecrackers are merely the hideously gaudy pattern on the cheap Performance crochet gloves.

Catweazle

I would SOOOO crash and burn trying that, because it looks to be so much fun that I wouldn't be able to contain myself and would end up riding WAYYY beyond my capabilities!

jppe

You guys are about a week ahead of us in terms of foliage.

BluesDawg

Then the dogwoods must be amazing up there. Ours were for a couple of weeks, but are now just about all gone green.

maddmaxx 

We almost have buds on the trees....

Even though the temps are getting into the 60's during the day, we still go below freezing at night so its possible to still find ice in the shadows under the trees at midday.

BD...Ice is that stuff you folks put in drinks....................

stapfam

There is a Full finger Mountain glove that has "Extra" protection along the fingers- for the saplings and brambles that will cut your hands to ribbons. The Summer weight ones are not a warm glove and they do restrict finger movement a bit but for the cost of them- they save a lot of pain- and blood- and swearing.