Ron and Dorothy Strasser
OBRA-land,
If anybody out there wants to donate some sweat equity into the trails we get to ride... here is a chance. I know some of you will be in Ashland for the Spring Thaw, but some of us will be here in town. If you have never ridden the bottom part of Newton, you have missed some of the best close in riding in Portland. So if you have some time to give improving Mountain Biking opportunities right in the heart of Portland, this would be a HUGE help. One of the best gifts a person can give is his or her time. For those of you thinking about taking on Cobra Kai in the martial arts bout this would be a great upper body workout and good weight bearing for those weak (cycling induced) bones.
See ya Saturday!
Ron
work in the morning and ride in the afternoon!
----- Original Message -----
From: Shanti Ware
To: pumpclub@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Wednesday, April 30, 2008 4:24 PM
Subject: [pumpclub] PUMP Forest Park Maintenance Day - Sat., May 3rd!
Hi, Crew!
I've updated the website with the following information regarding the Forest Park Trail Day on Saturday. We've done such a great job of FL5 that it is now the best conditioned trail in the park! Great job, everyone!
Because of that success, we are now able to spread out mtb luv to another area of the park: Newton Road!
The website has been updated with the following information (both the Ride Calendar and Forest Park section of the Forums page):
PUMP Forest Park Build Day
May Focus: Newton Road!
Yippie! It's time for another Forest Park Trail Maintenance Pary. Our trail parties are building community, gaining in popularity, and definitely getting our Mountain Biking Community noticed in a big way! We are currently the only user group showing up in consistent large numbers -- Let's keep that wheel spinning, folks!
New Focus For May 3rd Trial Party:
Our efforts on FL5 have turned it into the best conditioned section in the park. This provides us the opportunity to give some mountain biker love to another fantastic section of often over looked singletrack: Newton Road!
Yes. We will be venturing further into the park to do some maintenance, enhancements, and re-routes! Many of you who either worked on FL5 or have ridden it since November when PUMP began our regular maintenance efforts have noticed the changes we've made on that section: addition of serpentines, culverts, drainage improvements, etc. which result in an enhanced experience on the trail. We will be doing similar projects on the Newton Road section.
For those of you who've not ventured this far into the park, you will be introduced to what is often described as the most fun section of singletrack downhill in the park. Our wonderful Trail and Restoration Manager from the Forest Park Conservancy, Jeff Hough, will be sharing tips on how to incorporate this fabulous section into your Forest Park Rides during his orientation briefing after sign-in.
We also have 4 amazing volunteer Team Captains who are volunteering extra time to come out on Friday to walk the trail with Jeff & I to get section specific training for each part of trail work that needs to be accomplished. This will enable our trail party volunteers to feel really confident in their trail efforts and have questions answered quickly. Thank you so much JD, John Joy, Frank and Shane for taking the extra time. If anyone else is interested in doing this at future parties, please contact me directly.
Warning: Advocacy can be addictive!
So come on out and get addicted with us! Taming a new trail is very work intensive and also provides an amazing sense of accomplishment when you see what you and 40 other mountain bikers have completed in 4 short hours. This is a family friendly event, so please bring your young bikers, enlist your friends, and come join the party!
Please RSVP so we can plan the additional work and have enough equipment (and pastries) on hand for everyone!
Event: Newton Road Trail (Build) Party
Date: Saturday, May 3rd, 2008
Time: 9:00 am - 1:00 PM
Meet Location:
Road Parking near Rail Road Tracks on NW Marina Way off Hwy 30
Please click Map: http://tinyurl.com/479e95
Directions: From Portland drive out Highway 30 and make a right on NW Marina Way. *Marina Way is on the North side of the St John's Bridge* Cross rail road tracks and park where ever you are able on the shoulder. Jeff Hough's Forest Park Conservancy vehicle will be in the pole position and will be the meet point.
Newton Road is directly across Hwy 30 from the meet point (though not marked on the map), but has no parking area. For that reason, we will be parking on NW Marina and walking over to Newton after sign in and orientation.
Please:
* RSVP so we can plan work to be done and have enough tools on hand for everyone (and pastries!)
* Thank the folks from Fat Tire Farm, Mtbr, Revolver Bikes, OR Bike, OBRA, and Bike Portland.org for not only getting the word out, but also putting gloves to shovel and participating in the trial parties.
* A massive Thanks to Forest Park Conservancy who continue to provided us with the trail building expertise and equipment with Jeff Hough. Please check their website at Forest Park Conservancy to join them on other trail maintenance days. They provide fantastic opportunities to work shoulder to shoulder and build rapport with non-mountain biker user groups. Remember to wear your PUMP t-shirt and let everyone know you're a concerned mountain biker!
Ride-On, PUMPsters!
Shanti Ware
Forest Park Co-Liaison
PUMP
503-228-0589
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