A Good Day for Volunteering

August 4th, 2010

The U.S. Forest Service will sponsor the agency’s Volunteer Day with a project in the San Isabel National Forest near the Spanish Peaks on Aug. 7.

Volunteers will meet at the Dikes Trailhead and spend the day cutting brush, removing fallen trees and clearing drainage dips.  The day starts with a 9:45 a.m. orientation and workers can each stay as long as they want to.  The Dikes Trailhead is south of Cuchara off Highway 12. For more information, contact the U.S. Forest Service in La Veta at 1-719-742-3681.

– Deb Acord

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Bear Creek Singletrack Trail Work this Saturday

September 25th, 2007

Bear Creek Singletrack Trail Work
Medicine Wheel is working on the new Bear Creek Singletrack this Saturday starting at 8:30 AM. If you can help out, head on down to the pavilion off 21st and Argus. Let Jim Schwerin know you’re coming by sending him an e-mail at jim[at]medwheel.org

I worked on the trail in July. Several sections are now open for riding.

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Bear Creek Singletrack Trail Building Thursday

September 5th, 2007

Bear Creek Singletrack
Medicine Wheel is working on the new Bear Creek Singletrack this Thursday night starting at 5:00 PM. If you get a chance, head on down to the pavilion off 21st and Argus. Several people from Carmichael Training Systems are planning to help out. I worked on the trail in July but won’t be able to make it this time.

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If You Build It, They Will Come

July 29th, 2007

Building Bear Creek Singletrack

Yesterday morning I went and worked on the new Bear Creek Park Singletrack A few people showed up after we started working so I’m not sure everybody was in the same place at once but I think there were 10 of us working. We were working on a section that didn’t have too many rocks or bushes. Everybody worked hard and I think we got a lot done.

We were working on what is marked as section B on the map. We got the trail done up to where it will cross the Bear Creek Main trail. We hadn’t walked very far back down the trail before a mountain biker came down. He had been riding the Bear Creek Main trail and noticed the new trail.

Trail building will continue next Saturday, August 4th. I’ll be out at the Air Force Academy helping with registration for the road race at the State Games of America instead.

Building Bear Creek Singletrack - Before of a Section

Section before the trail was cut in

Building Bear Creek Singletrack - After of a Section

Same section as above after the trail was cut in

Building Bear Creek Singletrack

Building Bear Creek Singletrack - Cheyenne Mountain

Building Bear Creek Singletrack

Building Bear Creek Singletrack

Building Bear Creek Singletrack

Building Bear Creek Singletrack

Building Bear Creek Singletrack

Building Bear Creek Singletrack

Building Bear Creek Singletrack

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New Bear Creek Trail Building Tomorrow

June 22nd, 2007

Medicine Wheel is having the first work day for the new Bear Creek Park singletrack trail tomorrow. The new trail will be near the dog park on 21st street. The draft trail map is on the website
and it looks like it will be about a 2 mile loop. One of the plans I’ve heard for the trail is for a developmental mountain bike race series. We haven’t really had anything local since the days of the Sand Creek Series.

I’m not going to make it to tomorrow’s work day but plan to help out at some point. Here’s the info from Jim Schwerin. His e-mail is jim[at]medwheel.org.

We are going to be meeting tomorrow morning Saturday, June 23 to start building a new trail in Bear Creek park.

You can see a draft map and more information on the MW web site.

Anyone who is interested in volunteering to build this new trail is welcome. No experience is needed.

We will meet at the pavilion in Bear Creek Park off Argus and 21st Street here. It is the first picnic shelter on your left as you drive into the park. We will meet at 8:30 am to look at the maps, walk the trail, and organize trail crews and scheduling for future trail building. We may even build some trail. Expect to be there until about noon.

If you would like to help, please send me an email letting me know. Even if you can’t make Saturday, we may be out on Sunday as well.


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