The Tip Posted June 1, 2019 Share Posted June 1, 2019 (edited) I really enjoyed the Mojo thread and wanted to keep it alive, hopefully. I wish that it could somehow all get copied and pasted here. http://www.bikemojo.com/speak/14-austin-voodoo/95861-apologies-jeff-foxworthy-you-might-trail-builder-if.html I thought about that thread when I was power washing some clothes outside just now. Edited June 1, 2019 by The Tip 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trailrider Posted July 13, 2019 Share Posted July 13, 2019 If you ride a particularly well laid section of trail and whisper a thank you to the trail builder for his skill. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmc4130 Posted October 1, 2019 Share Posted October 1, 2019 You look at photos like this and think WE CAN BUILD THAT. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cxagent Posted November 4, 2019 Share Posted November 4, 2019 (edited) You spend Saturday morning working with a group of volunteers then go back on Sunday to do the heavy work you did not want volunteers to be around. Like volunteers being too close to me swinging a Pulaski to chop out roots. You might be a trail builder... Edited November 4, 2019 by cxagent 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jackie Posted November 5, 2019 Share Posted November 5, 2019 Your dogs give you the stink eye and get frustrated on their walk because you can’t help but do trail maintenance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoneyBadger Posted November 5, 2019 Share Posted November 5, 2019 You use trail building as cross training. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ridenfool Posted February 14, 2022 Share Posted February 14, 2022 You find you are sore and tired more often than not and have come to accept this as a normal state of being You've lost weight, muscle tone has improved, and you've pulled the belt in several notches You dream about trail design in your sleep, and most of your waking thoughts are spent contemplating which of those dreams to act upon next The trail tool collection expands, and you ponder upon how many of your Ryobi tools can be used for trail work (pole saw, reciprocating saw, chainsaw, hedge trimmer, weed eater, leaf blower, screw gun, mower,...) You have a separate trail-work-only hydration pack (with a charged Ryobi battery tucked inside) You have accepted as norminal that you are spending an order of magnitude more hours building trail than you are riding them When you do ride, you hang a Fiskers 15" Power Gear Lopper on the pack's waist belt and stop often to trim offending flora The biggest decision to be dealt with on most days is over whether to work on new trail or maintain existing trail So-called "responsibilities" routinely take a back seat to the trail-related pursuits Is there a twelve step program I should be looking into about this? 🤷♂️ 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ridenfool Posted March 27, 2023 Share Posted March 27, 2023 You find yourself bringing up the GPS map on the computer for the trails you have built and start adding up miles of the work you've done on recent projects. This led to the discovery that of the ten new miles of trail added so far to RHR, I have done the Flagging, Corridor cutting, and initial Tread work on 6.1 miles of it on my own (thankfully, others have pitched in to help fine tune trouble spots once these sections were established) and, found I've worked with volunteers on corridor and tread work for roughly another 2 miles of the new trail. Whew! What an incredible year+ this has been. That is a lot of murdered Yaupon and Cedar, and oodles of disturbed dirt moved around over the past 16 months. Then there was the conjuring, painting, and installing ~70 signs; creating maps (online and print); while still doing a little routine trail maintenance. The thought has occurred to me that maybe I'm ready to just ride trails for a while. Though, once you have caught the trail building bug it is challenging to avoid constantly thinking about how to do just a little more work. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Tip Posted March 27, 2023 Author Share Posted March 27, 2023 (edited) ...you slap your forehead and say, "why didn't I think of that two years ago" when you realize you could have done something better originally. I had this happen recently. The original trail went under an overhanging, too big to cut, tree limb. Group rides were a constant, "Head!" warning shouting, Then I had that revelation, Just take out the brush to the side of the trail to not go under that limb. Stupid easy. Now I shake my head in embarrasment every time I ride past that spot! lol Edited March 27, 2023 by The Tip 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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