Yellow trail work Sat. Nov. 9, at 9:00

[muddymatt]

we should GO Pro it.

[Brad C]

Thanks to Steve K, Mike V, Matt L, Rich K, Robert B, Jim L, Matt Mc, and your humble narrator for helping with reroute around a section of the yellow trail that is falling into the Wolf River. It is sometimes amazing what can be accomplished by 8 mountain bikers in 3 hours.

This is the old trail section that is collapsing into the river.


We started with this.












Getting rid of privet roots and all!


Rich with his ninja weed eater.


Starting to look like a trail.






















New trail looking east - old trail going to the right.


New trail looking west - old trail going to the left.


Test rides.

[MorrisM]

Great Job!! would liked to have been there.

[BradSm]

I was able to get out there this afternoon and ride the new part of the trail. Great job guys! Thanks for the work y'all did.

[SteveK]

Nice photos Brad......great workng with a great bunch of guys.

[rich_k]

OK, I admit it; I like the new bypass. Rode it today as fast as I could from east to west; nice "features"!

[Brad C]

I sent the same set of pictures to the Shelby Farms list late Saturday. Operations Manager Larry Pickens replied in a little while. More responses will probably arrive in the next few days.
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Great job! Pictures do tell the story!

Thanks
Larry

[Brad C]

Another reply on Monday morning (11-11-13).
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Brad,

We are so grateful to you guys for all the work you do to keep our trails safe.

Jen

Jen Andrews | Director of Development + Communications
Shelby Farms Park Conservancy

[Brad C]

Brad

This is remarkable, and I know this is very hard work. Thank you so much for your tireless dedication and passion to helping make our trails safe and useable.

Cameron

Cameron Mann | Development Manager - Corporate + Foundation Support
SHELBY FARMS PARK CONSERVANCY
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Ditto. Can't wait to try it (in hiking boots)!
Laura

Laura Wolff Adams | Executive Director
Shelby Farms Park Conservancy

[dantheman]

Sorry I missed it. I was in Alabama. Plus I've been about as sick as I've ever been. I can hardly breathe with all my congestion. Hope u guys knocked it out. I did get myself another chainsaw and a trailer. I will try and come out to the next one. Thanks again guys.

[Brad C]

For our non-Facebook readers, over on the MSTA Facebook page we received some positive comments about this project from the running community.
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As a runner, I'd like to say THANK YOU in a big way. The mtn bike community has and continues to do wonderful things to maintain the trails used by both mtn bikes and runners alike. I'm happy to share the trails with them. Just let me know when you're coming up from behind me so I can move over.
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I had a chance to run the new section yesterday. Outstanding. Thanks to everyone.