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love riding great trails, and we're sure you do too. Trails don't
appear out of thin air: They are formed and maintained by political
involvement and old fashioned hard work. That's why we wholeheartedly
support trail advocacy and maintenance. We encourage you to take the
time to give back and put some work into your playground. 
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Accomplishments, reports and advisories:
Big Basin
Redwoods General Plan Meetings
in Los Gatos or Felton Feb 4th and 6th
How would you like to have access to some of the
trails in Big Basin Redwoods State Park?
 We sure would!
Big Basin is a huge chunk of coastal land just north of Santa Cruz.
Most folks are familiar with the Skyline to the Sea Trail, which
covers the entire distance from Saratoga Gap to Wadell Creek on
dirt. Yep, wow! Mountain bikers have dreamed of being able to ride
this trail, but for ages it has been closed to bikes. Maybe now
is our chance to get access! There are miles and miles of trails
in there, even just some access would be great.
Check out the link here for more details: California
State Parks
Then try to make it to the Big Basin Redwoods General Plan Meetings
in Los Gatos or Felton.
Some details...
General Plan Preparation
Despite being the oldest California state park, Big Basin Redwoods
has never had a general plan. California State Parks is currently
in the process of preparing a General Plan in order to provide a
template for future park management resource protection and visitor
use. Public input is an important part of this planning process.
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Public Participation in the Planning Process
MARK YOUR CALENDAR for either of the two upcoming public meetings.
Note: both meetings will be in an open house format where you can
preview resource information, informally talk with planning staff,
and provide comments on the materials being presented any time during
the available hours.
Input from these meetings will be used to develop a preferred alternative
and produce the Preliminary General Plan and Draft EIR for Big Basin
Redwoods State Park.
Thursday, February 4, from 6:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Location: Fisher Middle School Library, 19195 Fisher Avenue, Los
Gatos, CA 95032
Saturday, February 6, from 1:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Location: Felton Community Hall, 6191 Highway 9, Felton, CA 95018
Posted Jan 29, 2010
Take Action to Increase
Bicycling
Opportunities in National
Parks
more
here
Posted Dec 21, 2008
1 of 3 maps that the public
could write down their own
interests |
Have you filled out
the survey?-more
Mid Pen's
survey on Sierra Azul & Bear Creek Redwoods Open Space Preserves
Master Plan-to
the survey
Posted Apr. 6, 2005 |
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Easy riding, tough politics
This season has graced us with some of the best riding conditions,
and some of the worst political... I'm talking about the closure
of Nisene Marks. If you have not heard of this atrocity yet, look
below for the whole story. We've been buy'n Fox Save the Trail
shirts, sending letters and directing some contributions to the
appeal costs of this Sierra Clubber's lawsuit. And that is good.
This is a wake up call for all of us to be more of a presence
in park matters.
Now is another chance for us to be heard! Mid Pen has posted
a survey on their site for us to fill out. Do this now and
forward it to all of your riding buds. Future trail access depends
on rider input. We MUST participate or we will be forgotten and
shunned... Please fill out the current user survey on Midpen's
web site.
www.openspace.org
Look for the "take the 2004 user survey" link just below the Welcome
to Your Open Space! banner.
We suggested more multi-use trails, including bikes and dogs:)
Posted Dec. 20, 2004 |
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Save Nisene Marks State Park
Very bad things are happening to one of our favorite riding spots
and, by extension, its neighbor the Soquel Demonstration Forest.
A recent court ruling bans bikes in Nisene Marks, including on
the Aptos Creek Fire Road that climbs to the top of the Demo and
allows us to loop up the road then down Ridge and other fine trails.
This is no joke. We need your help!
For more info about the situation check out this story on the
ROMP
site.
Please write a letter or email to the California Department of
Parks and Recreation asking them to appeal the court ruling that
blocks bicycle access to Nisene Marks trails. You'll find addresses
and a form letter on Fox Racing Shox's Free
The Trail page. When you buy a $10 Free The Trail shirt, all
profits help fight this case. Buy a dang shirt. Write a letter.
This is serious!
We'll have the Free The Trail shirts in the shop by Saturday,
Nov. 13.
In case you can't get onto the Fox site, here are the addresses
for your letter:
David Vincent, Superintendent
Department of Parks & Recreation
Santa Cruz District
303 Big Trees Park Road
Felton, CA 95018
dvinc@parks.ca.gov
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Blue Blossom Trail
History
Charles and his hard-working friends have saved a gem of El Corte
Madera, a once brutally steep pitch that now meanders like a country
gentleman. Read how they did it and how you can help on the next
project.
Posted Sept. 16, 2004
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Nisene
Marks makeover Posted
February 2004
On Jan. 19 the Advocates for Nisene Marks State Park re-routed
part of West Ridge Trail. Trail Head crew member Charles Jalgunas
helped out with some of his special "bent shovels," which made
the work go much easier. (Story on trailworkers.com)
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Table Mountain Trail,
Part 2 Posted
February 2004
On Dec. 21 12 volunteers assembled on the top of Charcoal Road
in Stevens Canyon County Park to continue trail maintenance on
the Table Mountain Trail that we started three weeks ago. |
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El Corte de Madera
use plan Posted
December 2003
The Midpeninsula Open Space District is working on a new use plan
for El Corte de Madera (aka Skeggs point). We urge mountain bikers
to get involved and help shape the future of Skeggs. |
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Table Mountain Trail,
aka Alternate Trail Posted
December 2003
Last Sunday, Nov. 30, 12 volunteers assembled on the top of Charcoal
Road in Stevens Canyon County Park to begin trail maintenance
on the Table Mountain Trail that had been deferred for almost
a decade. |
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IMBA epic ride
at Henry Coe State Park Posted
October 2003
On Sept. 20-21, ROMP hosted an IMBA Epic in Henry Coe State Park.
Day one was a typically hot, brutal Coe ride. Day two was trail
work. Why would people who get their butts kicked by the Bay Area's
toughest spot come back the next day to massage the trails? It's
the love, baby. |
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Photos from a Demo
work day |
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