| Southwest Way Park |
| Members of the Team join with the Hoosier Mountain Bike Association to make Southwest Way Park a mountain bike reality, May 08. |
| Moore-Gray Goat Sports Mountain Bike Race Team |
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The Hoosier Mountain Bike Association, snowed under with running a $150,000 RTP grant at Brown County State Park, with very limited
manpower and too many other building projects ongoing and Southsiders with no local place to ride have joined up, now permission has
been granted by the Park Managers, to build trail here.
A first property walk through, one of the most important stages of trail building, happened on May 10th. This identifies places where trail
can go (typically out of the river flood plain) and where it cannot. Also it establishes how much of the property might lend it self to trail
building.
Another walk through to flag the river flood level after a typical spring storm system passes through will identify how high the river will
commonly get during a typical Mid Western Spring. Obviously this area will be avoided but it is important that workers are available at the
time of highest water to get the flag markers in.
manpower and too many other building projects ongoing and Southsiders with no local place to ride have joined up, now permission has
been granted by the Park Managers, to build trail here.
A first property walk through, one of the most important stages of trail building, happened on May 10th. This identifies places where trail
can go (typically out of the river flood plain) and where it cannot. Also it establishes how much of the property might lend it self to trail
building.
Another walk through to flag the river flood level after a typical spring storm system passes through will identify how high the river will
commonly get during a typical Mid Western Spring. Obviously this area will be avoided but it is important that workers are available at the
time of highest water to get the flag markers in.
Paul Arlinghaus (HMBA VP) demonstrating the use of the
clinometer to Darin. This will be an important tool at SWW
because of the elevation changes especially over short distances
to make sure fully sustainable trail is built.
clinometer to Darin. This will be an important tool at SWW
because of the elevation changes especially over short distances
to make sure fully sustainable trail is built.
Darin, single handedly taking on the entire destruction of the
Poison Ivy at SWW Park with his new organic biodegradable
weedkiller in a handy spray dispenser.
Poison Ivy at SWW Park with his new organic biodegradable
weedkiller in a handy spray dispenser.