Leftover Turkey
I saw this on my way to the Cedar Creek today. Funny, I guess these were the leftover turkeys. At least these guys made the cut...and will live another day.
So, G-wiz and I headed up to Cedar Creek to check out some new (to me) trails. They were no disappointment! These trails are my type of trails. Rocky, ledges, steeps, berms, and nice views. These are actually some old trails that are open to horse use. To me that is a good thing.
The horses have gouged deep troughs into the steep topography leaving behind a mottled trail with a very rough texture of exposed rock and roots. Some may not enjoy this sort of challenge, but we certainly did. It may not be for everyone, but anyone seeking a challenging trail that will keep you under a 10 mph average (probably well under), check this one out!
I was under a time constraint such that I could not stay to ride the entire trail (there are many miles of trails out there), but the 10 or so miles that we covered were great.
What is more, some of the locals have been building new trails out there too. They are not completed, but what exists so far is really cool. Some of these trails are closed to horses too...so there is something for the MTBers that seek a smoother ride!
Search
 |
Horse Trails
Lots of the nice trails near me are Horse Trails.
Mountain biking last week with a friend on a fairly challenging trail - for the reasons you mentioned - I fell and got a little jab.
On further inspection we saw that all along the trail old trees / fence posts/etc had been cut down to a few inches of height and were like spikes ready to impale.
YIKES
Dummies
Why would you cut at an angle on trees next to a trail? It would be much smarter to cut straight across, hopefully resulting in a lesser injury in the case of falling on one. We had a tree on Binder for the longest time, that when riding the trail backwards was a dagger. It was prob. 3 or 4 feet long, and it was coming out of the ground at an angle that was perfect for jousting you off your bike right thru the heart... Glad to say non of us was the victim...
Ignorance can be dangerous
That seems pretty silly to cut fence posts like that. I can not imagine a land use where that would be beneficial (better to leave the posts intact). A farmer would not risk destroying a tractor tire by leaving a post like that, equestrians probably would not leave a sticker like that either. That blows my mind...it must just be ignorance.
Yes we were appalled
If I knew who to complain to I would, but it's a nice remote place. But very bizarre and wrong
Post new comment