Poto: Morton-Taylor Trails

[jwhitey]

How does the leg feel?

[ibisman]

It feels different. It. Hurts but not all the time.The swelling is less too. Hows the wheels?

[jwhitey]

I took the spoke wrench to rear because the they were real loose. They ride pretty well, just did my fastest lap in 5 yrs at Maybury and I had to stop 3 times for traffic. I would still like to bring them by though. You'll have to let me know what works best for you, evenings, mornings or whatever.

[ibisman]

Be careful...1/4 turn all around or you will put a warp in them. Drop them off sometime in the mining and I'll have them done by the afternoon.

[SANTA_CRUZ]

I am going to be out at the trail about 9:30-10am on Sat morning to move the West loop "fattie" over a bit and walk / flag a couple of extentions on the East loop and Crooked Vulture if anyone is interested in coming out and helping out. If more than a few show up, we could build a couple of log piles ?? Bring a shovel.

See ya,
SC

[ibisman]

Large tree down on east loop right before lilly rd. Nice and tacky. first ride with almost no pain. Need some help Santa Cruz...let me know.

[ibisman]

Trail was nice and tacky. I guess pain pills and semi-slicks don't go with wet clay. I crashed on my re-covering knee and then later realized I lost my computer. So I turned around and back tracked and finally found it at the crash site. And I fell off the skinny too. So I called it a day before I really get hurt.

[jwhitey]

Dude!

[SANTA_CRUZ]

The big downed tree on the East loop is history. Got out there on Sat morning and cut it out with my trusty Stihl. There were enough large pieces leftover for a new log pile nearby, have to decide the best place for one. Look
for a brand new cool extention section that Rich and I cut/cleared, I won't devulge where it is yet, you gotta find it !

[ibisman]

I think I know.Thanks for getting the downed tree!

[deezler]

First time out today. Almost no people out there, nice and tranquil. Like the terrain, and had fun in a lot of spots. And also, opposite of fun in many spots, haha. I think we had to turn around and back track about 4 or 5 times... signage or a trail map would help.

But this piece of terrain is just begging for a purposeful, bench cut, rolling / swooping piece of awesome single track. Is there any master plan to eventually form a single-direction, high quality trail? Don't get me wrong, loved a lot of spots, the trail was in great shape, and the log piles / ramps were super fun. But the 150 degree hairpin turns thrown arbitrarily into the mix just suck some fun out. Especially when there are 5 in a row. And the constant intersections and worry of bi-directional traffic... couldn't find any rhythm. I can dig that this trail has a different flavor than others, but why not re-organize, consolidate/extend, and get a 6 to 8 mile rocking good time going?

Not trying to complain. Props to the trail maintainers, it was solid. Traffic must be pretty low though, eh? Riding dried out pizza cutters in August is an odd sensation.

[mmrobertson69]

Love this friggin trail! Come on out with me, Santa Cruz, or OpJames, and we'll show you a nice way way or two to ride the trail with good flow. Its fun and fast, but lots of technical turns to keep ya on your toes.
Scared up lots of bunnies today, and two deer also. Trail is fast and tacky, and the Crooked Vulture extension is a nice touch.

[deezler]

Granted, endomoto on my iPhone 3GS is horribly inaccurate, but does it look like we missed any loops?



I just don't see how this trail could ever be "fast". You have to literally try not to fall over as you almost come to a stop to navigate the repeated hairpin, 5-ft radius turns. Like the newest bit on vulture... crazy! Different kind of "fun", that's for sure. Lucky dawg was rad though!

[mmrobertson69]

Looks like you got everything figured out. The turns stay. Non-negotiable. Gotta earn your turns there.

[ibisman]

I know who won't like the new sections....
Really nice job guys. Santa Cruz... I was out here today and was looking at the area ahind the abandoned car. It looks like some kind of trails there already. Can I help?