A few weeks ago it seemed like we were heading for an early spring melt-off, but Mom Nature had other ideas. Instead of drying trails and wildflowers we got a few more weeks of wintery weather. That’s good, but now our region’s gravel roads and dirt trails are snowy-white. Soon they will turn another color;…
Author: Chris Leman, B.C.R.D. Wood R. Valley Tr. Coordinator
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Trail Info Sources
by Chris Leman, B.C.R.D. Wood R. Valley Tr. Coordinator •
We may be waving goodbye to summer… …but many of us also have our arms spread wide to welcome in the fall season. Autumn is a great time for re-visiting favorite trails or for checking out areas that are new to us. Whatever tickles your fancy, here is a list of trail info sources that…
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Leave it alone rant
by Chris Leman, B.C.R.D. Wood R. Valley Tr. Coordinator •
Someone’s been building an unauthorized reroute on one of our local, close-in trails. The Forest Service has been alerted to the work, so hopefully they have been able to put a stop to it. I hope they are able to find out who was doing it, and that the perpetrator has to help with the…
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Mountain Manners Matter
by Chris Leman, B.C.R.D. Wood R. Valley Tr. Coordinator •
The Blaine County Recreation District and the Wood River Trails Coalition have teamed up to create some graphic trail etiquette reminders that we posting at area trailheads. Follow these tips and enjoy the trails!
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Digging around for work
by Chris Leman, B.C.R.D. Wood R. Valley Tr. Coordinator •
People occasionally ask me how I got started digging on trails and doing the work I do. The long story starts in Detroit, in my childhood sandbox, which was huge. I’ve always loved to dig. You see, I’m from a long line of farmers, once removed, and my dad, who is a landscape architect, understood…
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Sweet Trail Dreams
by Chris Leman, B.C.R.D. Wood R. Valley Tr. Coordinator •
Stay on the trail and help keep the singletrack single. If you are on a bike, and you come across others on the trail, don’t ride off trail in an attempt to facilitate a passing. Stop to the side, put your foot down, and lean your bike away from the trail. Same thing if you…
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Mt Bike Team Trail Work
by Chris Leman, B.C.R.D. Wood R. Valley Tr. Coordinator •
On Thursday evening, Sept. 10, team members and coaches with the Wood River Mountain Bike Team performed volunteer trail maintenance on the BLM Croy Trails. The event was a collaborative effort hosted by the Wood River Trails Coalition, BLM, and the BCRD. The volunteers removed old railroad ties that had once been used as technical…
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Rooks Progress
by Chris Leman, B.C.R.D. Wood R. Valley Tr. Coordinator •
Out Warm Springs, the Ketchum Ranger District Trail Crew has been working on repairs to the fire damaged Rooks Creek Trail. The route was ravaged by the 2007 Castle Rock Fire, which burned for 20 days and consumed over 48,000 acres of the forest. After the fire, debris flows, rock slides and huge avalanches further…
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Idaho Trail Etiquette 2020
by Chris Leman, B.C.R.D. Wood R. Valley Tr. Coordinator •
We live in Idaho’s Wood River Valley for many reasons, but high on many people’s list of reason’s for living here is a love for the mountains and the chance to get out on a trail to enjoy them. The pandemic has brought many changes, but we still have the trails, and thankfully they’re open…
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1000’s Of Cuts
by Chris Leman, B.C.R.D. Wood R. Valley Tr. Coordinator •
Have you ever noticed how many cut trees are laying trailside along every wooded trail in the valley? Winter storms bring down a lot of trees, so each spring we clear the trails. As the season progresses, more trees will be coming down. Here in the Wood River Valley we are fortunate to have volunteers…