Sun Summit has been the long-time adopter of the Fox Creek Trail, and last Wednesday evening the store brought another 20 volunteers out to work on the trail. About 20 years ago, I recall being involved in another Sun Summit sponsored volunteer work session on Fox Creek. Back then, the Ketchum Ranger District (KRD) was…
Category: Uncategorized
Uncategorized
Shadyside Maintenance
by Chris Leman, B.C.R.D. Wood R. Valley Tr. Coordinator •
Just a few weeks ago we were seeing water flowing down Shadyside Trail. This was run-off from our winter’s large snow-pack. The Ketchum Ranger District (KRD) Trail Crew quickly addressed the problem on Shadyside with the installation of some crude drains. The rough drains did the trick and got the water off of the trail,…
Uncategorized
Lane’s Trail Maintenance
by Chris Leman, B.C.R.D. Wood R. Valley Tr. Coordinator •
The most recent volunteer trail work session was a resounding success with 23 people digging into maintenance tasks on Lane’s Trail in Adams Gulch. Trail Adopters, The Elephant’s Perch, and partners to the project, the Wood River Bicycle Coalition, Sawtooth National Forest – Ketchum Ranger District, and the BCRD, pulled together to promote the event…
Uncategorized
Sunnyside Maintenance
by Chris Leman, B.C.R.D. Wood R. Valley Tr. Coordinator •
Cold temperatures and a few snow flakes couldn’t slow the trail volunteers who showed up last Wednesday night to work on Sunnyside Trail in Adams Gulch. The Sawtooth Brewery, adopter of Sunnyside Trail, and the Wood River Bicycle Coalition, Sawtooth Back Country Horsemen, Ketchum Ranger District – Sawtooth National Forest, and the BCRD came together…
Uncategorized
Punchline Maintenance
by Chris Leman, B.C.R.D. Wood R. Valley Tr. Coordinator •
On Wednesday evening, May 10th, thirteen volunteers performed maintenance on the BLM Punchline Trail. The Wood River Bicycle Coalition and the Sawtooth Back Country Horsemen hosted the work session. Punchline, a bicycle flow-trail. was built, in 2011. The trail includes rocky technical portions up high, and sweeping banked-turns and jumps on the lower areas of the…
Uncategorized
Bullion Connector Maintenance
by Chris Leman, B.C.R.D. Wood R. Valley Tr. Coordinator •
On Wednesday the Wood River Bicycle Coalition hosted a successful volunteer trail maintenance night on the Bullion Connector Trail. The event was attended by 13 volunteers and one crew leader. After a safety briefing and a discussion about the work to be performed the crew got to work. The tone of the evening was not all work, work,…
Uncategorized
Calling All Trail Volunteers!
by Chris Leman, B.C.R.D. Wood R. Valley Tr. Coordinator •
There are now a total of 5 volunteer trail work events scheduled in May. They are on Wednesday evenings. This is a great time of year to be working on the trails, as we have good moisture for digging and compacting soils, and people are often a little more available to volunteer now. As the BCRD…
Uncategorized
Same Old, Same Old (with twists)
by Chris Leman, B.C.R.D. Wood R. Valley Tr. Coordinator •
Trail Update April 28, 2017 Same old thing… most area trails remain closed due to wet conditions, but there are exceptions. West of Hailey, more of the BLM Croy Trail Network has opened. The Bullion Connector, Wilson Gulch and Centerline trails are open, as are both ends of Two Dog (the high area of Two…
Uncategorized
Springy Trail Stuff
by Chris Leman, B.C.R.D. Wood R. Valley Tr. Coordinator •
BCRD WRVTC Back at Work Hi all, Chris Leman here. I’m back at work as the BCRD Wood River Valley Trail Coordinator. As such, I help with the work of maintaining and managing our valley’s outstanding network of native-surface trails. I’m starting the season in a part-time capacity, with my position at the BCRD transferring…
Uncategorized
Croy Trails and Shadyside Maintenance
by Chris Leman, B.C.R.D. Wood R. Valley Tr. Coordinator •
A few more of our popular front-country trails got some needed maintenance recently. The Wood River High School Mountain Bike Team brought 40 volunteers out for a three hour trail work session on the BLM Croy Trail Network on August 24. On Sept. 13 Sturtevants of Sun Valley had 13 volunteers working in Adams Gulch…