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Post by ljdude on Nov 8, 2015 15:47:40 GMT -8
Yesterday a few of us went up to TSF to work on our adopted trail. The start of the trail Don, Phil, and Maureen brushing the trail Phil and his friend Eddie going to town with the shovel and pulaski Before After Carmmal reaching the higher limbs If there was water to be drained these guys were on it Leaving space between everyone as we headed down the very slick hill Finished up with the first section of trail.
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Post by ljdude on Nov 8, 2015 16:05:54 GMT -8
Paul said it best... ""give that man the right tool and point him in the right direction" dudes an animal. Thanks for your help yesterday Eddy." At the start of the 4th section of trail we found a spot that some knuckle heads have been leaving the trail. So we a plan, rigged up some winch line and blocked it up First moved a stump in place And then winched a log in front of that I never took any pictures of the final product but it will be something for us to keep an eye on in the future. From there we headed on up the trail and did some more work Don you have a light out I was inspecting the hill climb on the 4th section. Its still holding up really well. Don making his way up it Then Crystal And Phil with the little Toyota that could I walked the last little bit of trail with the pulaski in hand and cleaned up one or two little puddles as Carmmal and Titan drove off in my Jeep
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Post by ljdude on Nov 8, 2015 16:42:04 GMT -8
Once done with the trail maintenance it was time to go play for a little while. So off to firebreak 5 we went. Everyone went up the "Rock of Doom" section with ease. Onto the second section From this point on I was having lots of trouble going forward. The rocks were covered in the slick peanut butter mud! It took a while but I finally made it through. Don was also having some troubles. After just spinning the tires for a while he made the wise decision to back out. Crystal was the last of us to give it a shot. There were a couple of spots that slowed her down but she made it to the top. All four vehicles finished the rest of the trail all the way to the top where I needed a good poser shot. We then headed back to the highway and stopped at Red Robin for a good after trail dinner. Thank you everyone for coming out for the day. We had 8 people out working on University Firepower for 5 hours. Totaling up to 40 hours of volunteer time for the day!
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Post by ljdude on Nov 8, 2015 17:17:32 GMT -8
A picture of a Jeep behind a gate is the very first picture that I took yesterday. As I was taking this picture I was thinking to myself that I probably wont be posting this anywhere because of the negative connotation that comes with it. Instead it ended up being the first picture that I posted. I also put a disclaimer of sorts with it. "Please note that these gates were built and installed by two local off-road groups (Piston's Wild Motorsports and Cascade Cruisers) in cooperation with ODF and that the closure is supported and encouraged by these groups. Those same off-road groups have adopted these two trails and assist ODF with maintenance of the trails.
It is important to note that these clubs sometimes do maintenance on these trails when they are closed - so if you see them out there on the trails please remember that they are working on your trails so they will be ready to go for next season.
The trails will re-open in the spring as soon as we are clear of the rainy season. It is also possible that they will open earlier if there is an unusually dry winter...
Please enjoy all of the other trails that are open and available to you in the Tillamook State Forest this winter.
Please be safe out there, don't wheel alone and respect our playground at all times.
If you have any questions, please contact ODF:
Jahmaal Rebb Off Highway Vehicle Specialist"I decided to post up this picture and the message from Jahmaal in hopes that people would see it. Hoping that someone will see that when you do the right thing, you get involved, join a club, take on a project, that there are benefits to it. Some of those benefits are that you do get privileges and access to places and things that Joe Blow who's got his head up his keister will never have. Yes... I said keister. Yesterday 8 of us had the opportunity to run a section of trail that no one else will be on until that gate opens up for the summer wheeling season. And we will most likely be the next people on the trail giving it a once over before the gate is opened to the public. Why do we have special privileges? Because we built the gate, volunteered the time, and maintain the trail. Why do you not have special privileges? Because you dont get involved. Its as simple as that. How do you get special privileges? Join a club thats actively involved in building and/or maintaining trails. Its really that simple. Rant over and thank you everyone that helped out yesterday! Daryl Withay
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