Albert Posted August 26, 2018 Share Posted August 26, 2018 Last week a freak microburst took down a large number of trees at Lake Georgetown between Cedar Breaks and Cedar Hollow. A small group of us went out there today to clear as much as we could. We managed to clear everything between Cedar Hollow and Crockett Springs. Crocket Springs was hit especially hard, many downed trees in a small area. Two very large trees that used to provide shade were uprooted and laying flat on the ground, and that area took the longest to clear. There are still a few trees down between Cedar Breaks and Crockett Springs, but those should get cleaned up this week. Here's a gallery of photos from our work today: 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CBaron Posted August 26, 2018 Share Posted August 26, 2018 Wow Al! Good on you guys for tackling that! I was just commenting in the DS event thread about this. It was (is) some of the worst tree-fall I'd ever seen in Austin. I'd even considered canceling the (unofficial) DS pre-ride next Monday because of it. I rode LGT (and more) yesterday and that area was a HUGE PIA to get through. Thanks! -CJB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Posted August 26, 2018 Author Share Posted August 26, 2018 Yeah, it was crazy to see so many downed trees, including several rather large ones (at least large for the Austin area!) We had four people, two with chainsaws and two dragging everything off the trail. Worked out pretty well, and I'm surprised we were able to clear as much as we did. Definitely would have been a big pain in the ass to ride through. And we did have a group of about six riders pass us in that area while we were out there! 😄 I think @DesertNomad will make an effort to get any remaining downed trees cleaned up this week. ..Al Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSarge Posted August 27, 2018 Share Posted August 27, 2018 Wow, great job getting that cleaned up. I came through about a half hour behind Cody and it was ugly. We got through but I'm blaming the tree fall for my ride going to hell (couldn't possibly be fitness, nutrition, or heat). i honestly thought it would take much longer to clear that all out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Tip Posted August 27, 2018 Share Posted August 27, 2018 Please stop sanitizing the trails. I keed! I keed! I didn't hear anything on the weather about a wind event out there. Amazing. And good work by the way. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Posted August 27, 2018 Author Share Posted August 27, 2018 2 minutes ago, The Tip said: Please stop sanitizing the trails. Funny, as I'm pretty sure I yelled out, "Stop sanitizing the trail!" a few times yesterday. 🙂 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DesertNomad Posted August 27, 2018 Share Posted August 27, 2018 I'll try to get out there but at the moment my fox factory fork and shock are both in for warranty repair. I wonder how my gravel bike would fare in cedar breaks... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Posted August 27, 2018 Author Share Posted August 27, 2018 17 minutes ago, DesertNomad said: I'll try to get out there but at the moment my fox factory fork and shock are both in for warranty repair. I wonder how my gravel bike would fare in cedar breaks... Is it tubeless? 😄 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DesertNomad Posted August 27, 2018 Share Posted August 27, 2018 45 minutes ago, Albert said: Is it tubeless? 😄 Yes, yes it is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Posted August 27, 2018 Author Share Posted August 27, 2018 Just now, DesertNomad said: Yes, yes it is. Then you're all set! Just make sure you bring some spare tubes. 🚴♂️ ..Al Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barry Posted August 27, 2018 Share Posted August 27, 2018 10 hours ago, Albert said: Funny, as I'm pretty sure I yelled out, "Stop sanitizing the trail!" a few times yesterday. 🙂 I didn't even get a chance to try to ride those trees. 😡😡😡 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Posted August 28, 2018 Author Share Posted August 28, 2018 33 minutes ago, Barry said: I didn't even get a chance to try to ride those trees. 😡😡😡 There are still some trees down between Cedar Breaks and Crockett Springs! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olddbrider Posted August 29, 2018 Share Posted August 29, 2018 Nature is trying to tell us not to ride this trail. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tree Magnet Posted August 29, 2018 Share Posted August 29, 2018 Nature is telling us that we need more trail features out there. I'm thinking some Northshore style skinnies over the worst rocks. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Posted August 29, 2018 Author Share Posted August 29, 2018 1 hour ago, Tree Magnet said: Nature is telling us that we need more trail features out there. I'm thinking some Northshore style skinnies over the worst rocks. There are two man-made bridges out there. Then there's that giant dam. That's not enough for you? 😄 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
endo_ Posted August 30, 2018 Share Posted August 30, 2018 Hopefully for everyone’s benefit the trees are cleared along with all the damn rocks. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Posted August 30, 2018 Author Share Posted August 30, 2018 28 minutes ago, endo_ said: Hopefully for everyone’s benefit the trees are cleared along with all the damn rocks. To make up for clearing the trees off the trail, we have installed more rocks. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barry Posted August 30, 2018 Share Posted August 30, 2018 (edited) 3 hours ago, endo_ said: Hopefully for everyone’s benefit the trees are cleared along with all the damn rocks. Yeah, I get this ain't what you mean, but I actually think riding along the dam rocks would be fun. It has been done in other locations, Chattanooga's Raccoon Mountain, for example: I'm also a fan of the damn rocks, btw. Edited August 30, 2018 by Barry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Posted August 30, 2018 Author Share Posted August 30, 2018 Wow, is that the dam at Lake Georgetown? Did they actually make a path there going partway through those rocks? I remember having to skirt along the left edge of them and it being a bit challenging!! I haven't been up that side in a long time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barry Posted August 30, 2018 Share Posted August 30, 2018 The photo is a dam at Racoon Mountain in Chattanooga. The trail goes around the lake, and the only way through the spillway was to go up on the dam wall. It is a pretty spectacular little section of trail, and took hundreds of hours to position the rocks, as I understand it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Posted August 30, 2018 Author Share Posted August 30, 2018 Throet and I got back out there today and cleared the remaining trees between Cedar Breaks and Crockett Springs. Trail should now be good to go between Cedar Breaks and Cedar Hollow. Hopefully there aren't any more trees down beyond that, but there may be some elsewhere on the trail. We also cleaned up the trail across the small creek shortly before Crockett Springs (heading west). Here's some photos of downed trees and our work: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Posted August 30, 2018 Author Share Posted August 30, 2018 5 hours ago, Barry said: The photo is a dam at Racoon Mountain in Chattanooga. The trail goes around the lake, and the only way through the spillway was to go up on the dam wall. It is a pretty spectacular little section of trail, and took hundreds of hours to position the rocks, as I understand it. Thanks for the additional information. I would have been impressed if this was done at Lake Georgetown. The rock work does look very well done! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zander Posted August 30, 2018 Share Posted August 30, 2018 Right on! Thanks for your efforts! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
throet Posted October 27, 2018 Share Posted October 27, 2018 Can anybody guess whether the loop will be GTG on Sunday? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhoAmI Posted October 28, 2018 Share Posted October 28, 2018 On 8/30/2018 at 1:42 PM, Albert said: Throet and I got back out there today and cleared the remaining trees between Cedar Breaks and Crockett Springs. Trail should now be good to go between Cedar Breaks and Cedar Hollow. Hopefully there aren't any more trees down beyond that, but there may be some elsewhere on the trail. We also cleaned up the trail across the small creek shortly before Crockett Springs (heading west). How do I get on the list to help? FYI, I am chain saw certified through the Forest Industry Safety Training Alliance if more chain saw work is needed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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