Last patrol and signs!

Jason V. and myself had a good day of patrolling last Saturday the 1st. We put a lot of signs up that Jason and his wife made in an effort to keep folks going where they want to. Let us know how you feel about the signs.

Cheers!
-Nick


How often do you get to carry power tools on a ride? My back was a little sore afterward!



Jason getting style points over the log!


A little air time for myself.


More air time!


Try not to get lost heh? :)


Hopefully the signs survive the winter and serve a good purpose!

End of the road

Wrapping things up this weekend and I wanted to thank every one of you who got out and patrolled at West Magnolia this season. You exceeded all my expectations and have made a great impression on the BMA and FS that will hopefully lead us to MORE trails in the future. I would like to get a patrol log from each of you by the end of Sept (you can download blanks from the BMA website) so I can tally our hours, etc for Ed P at the FS. Email or mail them to me at 5256 HWY 72 Golden, CO 80403. Take advantage of our sweet sponsors if you are in need of fresh bike parts, a fresh bike or a sweet lamp and please let me know of any suggestions that can make the patrol even better in 08! -Matt

Mushrooms everywhere

I think the harvest has arrived.

If you like seeing them, hit the school bus trail. Lots of them, and all kinds.

A sample

I got your rain right here

Saturday's patrol at Wet (I mean West) Mag was a tad bit rainy. Nicole and I took the 10am bus from Boulder to Ned along with the BMA crowd that was riding over Rollins Pass to Winter Park, which seemed like a late start for them given than rain was forecast for the afternoon. Hope they made it. But sure enough, within a half-hour of hitting the trails Nicole and I got a nice steady rain which transformed the buffed-out singletrack into trickling streams. A brief dose of sunshine was quickly followed by more steady rain, and rather than belabor the point by putting more tracks through the middle of muddy puddles, we got outta there round 2:30pm. But GREAT to get the moisture! Saw less than 10 mtb'ers, 4 motos, and 4+ serious bubbas on ATVs, sloooow day. Saw the FS law enforcement and County sheriff at the Peak2Peak trailhead, sounded like they were looking for someone sketchy near the 927 trail (Root Canal) but we hadn't seen anything that they deemed useful info.

Gangway!

Fine ride up to Lone Star on Tues night, trails look great, woods are deep and green and quiet (we only saw 2 other riders), and the 32 x 16 gearing on my single led to some nice mellow hikes up the steepest bits. What do you suppose the yellow soil near Champion Mine is made of?