biga9999 Posted August 1, 2019 Share Posted August 1, 2019 just do not even think about touching the brakes... ask me how I know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cafeend Posted August 1, 2019 Share Posted August 1, 2019 just do not even think about touching the brakes... ask me how I know.This,, yes.. dont hit your rear especially. That turn to the left at the bottom will slow you naturally anyways. Sent from my SM-N960U using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcarneytx Posted August 3, 2019 Share Posted August 3, 2019 First time I'd ever been to that ditch, some younger guy/kid was about to go down that first lip, with some friends waiting for him. I didn't see what exactly happened, but the green slime gave me a clue. All I heard was crash/thud/Uhnghhh!!! Nope, not going down there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morealice Posted August 3, 2019 Share Posted August 3, 2019 32 minutes ago, jcarneytx said: First time I'd ever been to that ditch, some younger guy/kid was about to go down that first lip, with some friends waiting for him. I didn't see what exactly happened, but the green slime gave me a clue. All I heard was crash/thud/Uhnghhh!!! Nope, not going down there. Lol @ Uhnghhh!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hugh Posted August 3, 2019 Share Posted August 3, 2019 On 8/1/2019 at 1:37 PM, Tree Magnet said: As long as the pan handler doesn't set up a tent and camp there....oh wait. Never mind. That's cool now apparently. This ain't Austin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
radiantm3 Posted August 3, 2019 Share Posted August 3, 2019 Dave’s Ditch was mostly dry today! At least the top part was. Rode it all for the first time and enjoyed the views and experience. Also saw paramedics taking away another rider on Peddler’s pass this morning. Hopefully nothing serious. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chief Posted August 3, 2019 Share Posted August 3, 2019 25 minutes ago, radiantm3 said: Dave’s Ditch was mostly dry today! At least the top part was. Rode it all for the first time and enjoyed the views and experience. Also saw paramedics taking away another rider on Peddler’s pass this morning. Hopefully nothing serious. I saw one of the utility mules taking a bike out of the trail wonder of it's the same incident? I saw it by the picnic x entrance/bailout. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
radiantm3 Posted August 3, 2019 Share Posted August 3, 2019 Just now, Chief said: I saw one of the utility mules taking a bike out of the trail wonder of it's the same incident? I saw it by the picnic x entrance/bailout. It was around 8:20-30am for me. Fire truck and paramedics were in the parking lot on the opposite side of the skate park near peddlers pass so I assumed it happened on that side. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chief Posted August 3, 2019 Share Posted August 3, 2019 I was riding east on the HB trail around 9:05 when I saw the mule. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brentb Posted August 5, 2019 Share Posted August 5, 2019 This morning I went out to DD to take some pictures, and saw the glob of epoxy left behind from the previous rock placement. What a mess, but no new rocks that I found. I also hiked up the entirety of DD to the chain link fence; the natural creek way was wet all the way up, with a small trickle coming from yet further up. But "further up" means due south from this point where the retention areas are. BTW, this is the driest I've seen DD since March but it still has a wet center; it's just not flowing very much. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rugger Posted August 5, 2019 Share Posted August 5, 2019 Just an FYI, literally right above the big waterfall is where the county property line ends, despite where the fence is. I know it looks like the county property goes much further than the existing trail, but to the east and south, we are already pretty much on the boundary. The west we have some wiggle room, however, the superintendent wanted it closed to "protect artifacts". I would like to challenge this with the new parks director. The digging has continued since it was closed an fenced. We (Josh, me, and ARR) are going to try to get access back to the old trail (with modification) that goes up and around the ditch and comes down directly across from the existing line at the bottom of the ditch - bringing back the loop. Wilco has a new Parks director, he's a MTBer, so we are going to pitch a few plans to get some trail back as well as introduce some new trail as well. No promises, wish us luck.  6 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
horncpa Posted August 5, 2019 Share Posted August 5, 2019 1 minute ago, rugger said: Just an FYI, literally right above the big waterfall is where the county property line ends, despite where the fence is. I know it looks like the county property goes much further than the existing trail, but to the east and south, we are already pretty much on the boundary. The west we have some wiggle room, however, the superintendent wanted it closed to "protect artifacts". I would like to challenge this with the new parks director. The digging has continued since it was closed an fenced. We (Josh, me, and ARR) are going to try to get access back to the old trail (with modification) that goes up and around the ditch and comes down directly across from the existing line at the bottom of the ditch - bringing back the loop. Wilco has a new Parks director, he's a MTBer, so we are going to pitch a few plans to get some trail back as well as introduce some new trail as well. No promises, wish us luck.  Very cool. I appreciate all y’all do. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Posted August 5, 2019 Share Posted August 5, 2019 12 minutes ago, rugger said: Just an FYI, literally right above the big waterfall is where the county property line ends, despite where the fence is. I know it looks like the county property goes much further than the existing trail, but to the east and south, we are already pretty much on the boundary. The west we have some wiggle room, however, the superintendent wanted it closed to "protect artifacts". I would like to challenge this with the new parks director. The digging has continued since it was closed an fenced. We (Josh, me, and ARR) are going to try to get access back to the old trail (with modification) that goes up and around the ditch and comes down directly across from the existing line at the bottom of the ditch - bringing back the loop. Wilco has a new Parks director, he's a MTBer, so we are going to pitch a few plans to get some trail back as well as introduce some new trail as well. No promises, wish us luck. This sounds great, would love to see that trail make a return! Good luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chongo Loco Posted August 5, 2019 Share Posted August 5, 2019 Ran across this well worded sign in zuckerland. Pretty much says it all. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brentb Posted August 5, 2019 Share Posted August 5, 2019 4 hours ago, rugger said: Just an FYI, literally right above the big waterfall is where the county property line ends, despite where the fence is. I know it looks like the county property goes much further than the existing trail, but to the east and south, we are already pretty much on the boundary. Thanks, that's good to know. I hope the new director can make the changes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4fun Posted August 6, 2019 Author Share Posted August 6, 2019 On 8/3/2019 at 2:46 PM, radiantm3 said: It was around 8:20-30am for me. Fire truck and paramedics were in the parking lot on the opposite side of the skate park near peddlers pass so I assumed it happened on that side. So found out it was a good friend of mines neighbor that the paramedics were taking away. He broke his ankle when he missed a Turn after a bridge, but that wasn't the worst of it. The next day he threw a blood clot that ended up being a pulmonary embolism and was back in the ER! He seems to be okay now though. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yosmithy Posted August 6, 2019 Share Posted August 6, 2019 16 hours ago, 4fun said: So found out it was a good friend of mines neighbor that the paramedics were taking away. He broke his ankle when he missed a Turn after a bridge, but that wasn't the worst of it. The next day he threw a blood clot that ended up being a pulmonary embolism and was back in the ER! He seems to be okay now though. damn, that doesn't sound fun at all  Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cafeend Posted August 6, 2019 Share Posted August 6, 2019 Last Friday morning there was some emergency vehicles headed toward the park and I was passed by one of the mules carrying the board Dont know where they headed though . Busy weekend there for injuries I reckon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kobra Kai MTB Guy Posted August 7, 2019 Share Posted August 7, 2019 I don't know the best way to describe this spot. If you're heading east from the toll, just before you get to an up ramp with a rail on the BCRT, right around the 0.75 mile marker. You can stay to the right and it drops down and immediately back up into a small single track that will take you up to the "end" of double down. Anyway, the section where it drops down into the creek bed and goes immediately back up had a huge pile of sticks at the bottom. Considering that section has been dry for over a month, I assume it was some asshole trying to send someone OTB, so I threw them all back into the woods. It wasn't enough to really do much (about as much as the pile of stick you bunnyhop at the east entrance of picnic), but it certainly caught me off guard coming the opposite way. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Txduc Posted August 7, 2019 Share Posted August 7, 2019 16 minutes ago, Kobra Kai MTB Guy said: I don't know the best way to describe this spot. If you're heading east from the toll, just before you get to an up ramp with a rail on the BCRT, right around the 0.75 mile marker. You can stay to the right and it drops down and immediately back up into a small single track that will take you up to the "end" of double down. Anyway, the section where it drops down into the creek bed and goes immediately back up had a huge pile of sticks at the bottom. Considering that section has been dry for over a month, I assume it was some asshole trying to send someone OTB, so I threw them all back into the woods. It wasn't enough to really do much (about as much as the pile of stick you bunnyhop at the east entrance of picnic), but it certainly caught me off guard coming the opposite way. Thank you for clearing those out. that's a bad place especially when heading west and catching a bit of air going down into that creek bed. Major dick move by the person that put them there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
horncpa Posted August 7, 2019 Share Posted August 7, 2019 27 minutes ago, Kobra Kai MTB Guy said: I don't know the best way to describe this spot. If you're heading east from the toll, just before you get to an up ramp with a rail on the BCRT, right around the 0.75 mile marker. You can stay to the right and it drops down and immediately back up into a small single track that will take you up to the "end" of double down. Anyway, the section where it drops down into the creek bed and goes immediately back up had a huge pile of sticks at the bottom. Considering that section has been dry for over a month, I assume it was some asshole trying to send someone OTB, so I threw them all back into the woods. It wasn't enough to really do much (about as much as the pile of stick you bunnyhop at the east entrance of picnic), but it certainly caught me off guard coming the opposite way. Thanks for clearing this out. I love going through that little section coming from E-W. Those sticks could have definitely caused me to crash. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cafeend Posted August 7, 2019 Share Posted August 7, 2019 They were not there yesterday and that's no bueno. Thanks. I love hitting that hard both ways and do it blindly. Not wise but who is gonna stop first? Not me.Sent from my SM-N960U using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
csmceuen Posted August 7, 2019 Share Posted August 7, 2019 Rode this section last night at around 8:30 and was starting to get dark. Really glad they were not there then. I would have gone OTB for sure...Thanks for cleaning them up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rugger Posted August 7, 2019 Share Posted August 7, 2019 Ride that little off-shoot with caution like everything else, but especially a blind drop like that. It is a dick move, but that little off shoot is not part of the "official" trail. Imagine if there was someone riding through at the moment you are bombing down - there is no sight line for either of you and no time to adjust. I'm not trying to harsh on your stoke, just saying, like everything else in MTB it's all a somewhat calculated risk. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cafeend Posted August 7, 2019 Share Posted August 7, 2019 7 minutes ago, rugger said: Ride that little off-shoot with caution like everything else, but especially a blind drop like that. It is a dick move, but that little off shoot is not part of the "official" trail. Imagine if there was someone riding through at the moment you are bombing down - there is no sight line for either of you and no time to adjust. I'm not trying to harsh on your stoke, just saying, like everything else in MTB it's all a somewhat calculated risk. You are 110% right. It is a vague notion in my head for sure and risky. But damn its fun. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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