The Race Is On

Every time I see this race I can't stop laughing. I love to show it to my married friends to watch thier reactions- they go from laughing to crying in the time it takes to watch this.

Cort Goes For Big Air On Tunnel And Lands It!

The Multiuse Trails Coalition congratulates Cort Flinchbaugh who pulled off some aerial acrobatics this past weekend . Cort soloed for the first time off Gibralter Rd. only to make a perfect landing near the 154. He tells us the experience is unbelievable and will be doing a lot more in the future. See the photos below and see if you can I.D. where he is.

USFS Trail Surveys In Progress Now!

Over the next year the USFS will be conducting surveys on our local trails and campgrounds. This process is done about every five years and is concurrently being done in the Los Padres, San Bernadino, and Cleveland National Forests. This weekend the survey was being conducted on Romero Trail where the surveyor sat all day asking hikers and bikers to participate. An electronic counter is at the trail head to count trail use also. The survey only takes a few minutes so please stop by and take the survey, this information will be used by planners for allocation of funds and to determine trends of recreation users.

* Note the information collected in this survey will not be used for our Front Country access planning, the Task Force is responsible for this task.

Hikers Taking the Survey

Trail Use Counter

The Survey

Proposed Mtn Biking Rule Changes In Your National Park System

Dear Trail User,

We reported on our blog in Oct of 2008 that President Bush was considering easing restrictions on mountain biking in the national parks. In late December he did just that and has written a proposed rule change that would allow park managers of approximately 30 national parks to decide what trails would be acceptable for use of mountain bikes. Currently bicycles may only ride on paved roads in most national parks.

We are in strong support of bicycling on trails in the National Park System that park managers decide are suitable for multiple use travel. We feel the time has come to move into the future as we hope you do. The decision is not final and public comment will help determine the outcome of this proposal. Yes, we said public comment. The public comment period will only be open until 2/17/09 so please act accordingly, the online comment form only takes 2 min to complete! We will link below forms to comment on the rule change, to look at the proposed changes click HERE.

To comment on this proposed rule click here for the official government website or here for the IMBA site comment form(better yet do both!) Your voice will make a difference in this decision process, if you don't think so check here and here to see what comments are being left on the subject.

The Multiuse Trails Coalition

Fog Invasion, McMenemy Trail, 1/8/09

Got Information on Gaviota Coast Trails and Bike Paths?

We received this email from Mariah Moon of the Naples Coalition, please contact her if you can help out:

I am a volunteer with the Naples Coalition and am researching trail use on the Naples property(located 2 miles north of the Winchester Canyon fwy exit), the eastern gateway to the Gaviota Coast. We are trying to show that people have been using the trails for quite a while and are trying to document this use in order to preserve public use of the trails and public access to the beach.
I wondered if you have any information about trails used by bikers in this area and if there are there known coastal routes that link Goleta to El Capitan/Refugio via a dirt trail? Also, do you know of any printed maps, published or not, that may show this area as a route for bikers or anyone else?
Thank you very much for any information you might have.
Happy trails,
Mariah Moon, Naples outreach comittee 805-451-3071, aquamoon42@hotmail.com
Details on our mission to save the beach access trails and bluffs of Naples are at savenaples.org and gaviotaaction.org

Finally A Good Way To Stay Warm On Your Rides or Hikes!

It's functional, it's fashionable, it's Snuggie! Won't get caught in your derailleur and will keep the poison oak off your legs on the trail.