Quimper Trails

G’day Ladies & Gents,

I’ve put together a slideshow of the feasible pictures I took @ last Sundays Anderson Lake Race. I say “feasible” because this is not intended to be a Fine Photography Show, instead I’m mainly trying to publish every decent pic I took so that the racers & other participants get a chance to view/download the particular images that interest them. You should be able to rt-click the larger images to save a copy to your local machine. If you’re interested in larger or higher res. versions of any of these pictures, feel free to drop me an email (also an email link is present bottom left of the Slideshow pages).

A good number of pics, you can view the album here.

On a separate note, I’ll be upgrading the Quimpertrails.org blog over the weekend to the latest WordPress version, so if things aren’t available Saturday or Sunday just make do with one of your other favorite web locations and check back later.

Cheers,
cc

Hi Ho campers,

I got out Tuesday and finished the connection of the 2 bridge spans we put in last Sunday. For a full write-up, check out the slideshow:

Thanks to all that showed up today to replace one of the bridges at Anderson. The new bridge looks and rides great (even with a Bob Trailer) and is sure to last. Photos of the project are below. At this point we do not know if we’ll receive any bonus for getting the work done early, but expect some lane closures in the coming weeks as we finish tweaking the entrances and the joint in the middle.

The old bridge was ready to go.

It didn’t take long for us to get started.

A few minutes later and the old bridge was dismantled and moved to the side. We managed to get most of the old bridge fully dismantled and removed, but there is a little bit left for us to finish up when we find time.

The new bridge started life as a single cedar tree. Unfortunately, sometimes cedar trees fall. Fortunately, cedar trees sometimes fall right above a wetland that needs a way across.

We came up with a few unique ways to move the logs into the right position. We had enough people show up that we were able to move the pieces very quickly and relatively easily.

Once both pieces were down from the trail above, the thought process began on how to start final assembly.

We rotated one half of the bridge so that the bend in the middle would be the bridge’s widest point, encouraging more users to ride it.

Measure twice, cut once. See if it fits, then cut it again. After a Clif Bar, repeat.

Once we had everything in place we started to finalize the design and move forward with fine tuning it in place.

The final product is very stable, and will be even more stable once the final work on the center takes place (stay tuned for information on nightly lane closures until the project is complete). Both entrances were rock armored and buffed with fill dirt and are very rideable. Jim managed to easily slide across with the bob trailer in tow.

The final product from the other end. The bridge is about as wide as most trail, and is completely flat. While it is slightly higher than the old bridge, it actually feels better to ride it because of the improvement in stability and look.

It sounds like the final tweaks should be completed in the next few weeks or so, but the bridge is fully rideable as it sits so get out there and enjoy it while the enjoying is good.

Work continues around Anderson Lake to update some of the deteriorating bridges around Anderson. Here below you can see the original bridge on Cascade:

And the same view of the new bridge:

As you can see the entrance has been rock armored for durability and ease of use. We took the opportunity to improve the approach from both directions to encourage both bicycle and foot traffic to use the new bridge rather than the wetland.

Here’s the other direction:

And new:

The next project will take place on September 13, and we need a lot of help to make it happen. We’ve got a large log to lift into place and it’ll be easier going the more people we get to move it. It shouldn’t take more than an hour or so if we have enough people. Come out and rock out.

… in the woods.

October 11, 2009. Registration is open. Get it in early so you can get your shirt in the right size!

Follow the link above to register and get more information. Here it is again in case you’re too tired from riding the Connector Trail all day to move your mouse that high.

Jim and Keegan got out and cleaned up the new reroute on the Connector Trail making it possible to avoid getting on the new logging road. The trail is pretty fresh but will harden up with some riding, so get out there and do it to it! There’s some potential for some log fun and a few spots for some kickers.

The trail is pretty obvious: after the first clear cut continue to climb until you hit the Y in the trail. Go right at the Y and you’ll be on the new dirt. The trail continues around the log landing to the entrance to the Blog Log (the ride around is still intact). After the next log pile the other reroute is also ready to ride and is already getting bedded nicely.

There’s still no sign that the pole cutting has started or will start anytime soon. Keep an ear out for heavy equipment though, just in case.

See you out there,

Garth

For the last couple of years we have been riding the log ride on San Juan trail, but it has never had a proper exit. Until now. It is not quite finished, but it will be soon.

The dirt is still very soft,but it can be done.

Like always,the LBQ is a great trail ride. We had a nice slow climb to the top,lunch at the top,then a ripping ride back down. The trail is in good shape,except some overgrown vegetation on some of the trail. We are looking forward to riding LBQ again before the end of summer.

Craig and his new machine.

For those of you who don’t know I recently pulled the trigger on a new bike, a Knolly Delerium-T. The goal was to have the burliest bike possible that I could still stand a chance of pedaling uphill — so far I think I nailed it.

Here’s the full story of importing a bike from Canada which costs more than most of the cars I’ve owned :

http://forums.mtbr.com/showthread.php?t=526067

It’s a great ride, kind of like a combination of an I-beam & a tractor. Pity I didn’t wait 2 weeks longer and Knolly put there frames on sale to the tune of 35%, quite a chunk of change off something that is normally about 3k CD. Garth had much better timing, I’m trying not to hate him ;-]

See you on the trails,

cc

Well,we got a lot done last weekend. We had about 12 people with rakes out on the trail.The trails are looking real good for this time of year. The trails have been cleared of blow down and most of the trails have been raked and there is not too much mud.

We hope to get out there in the spring to rebuild the long bridge on Cascade trail. We also have some other bridge projects in the works. We hope to make Anderson a good year round trail system.

A big thanks to all that helped us last weekend.