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From: Joseph Jody Ott <soulbikes@...>
Date: Fri, Jan 30, 2009 at 12:03 AM
Subject: Unauthorized Trail in the Rock Candy area.
To: TOM.SHEDD@..., "OLSON, KEVIN (DNR)" <KEVIN.OLSON@...>, Dwight.Combs@..., "Cronquist, Nick (DNR)" <Nick.Cronquist@...>, brian.poehlein@..., randy.warnock@..., David Snyder <davidsride@...>
I wanted to first thank you all for the great work you do for all of us in the forest. I also want to apologize on behalf of the cycling community for that trail. I wish I had known that building was going on because I would have nipped it in the butt before it ever became a problem to deal with. In a previous life of the mountain bikers in Capitol Forest known as the Black Hills Mountain Bike Club 10 plus years ago we worked with Sarah Thirty Acres to eliminate something like this near trail #30. I'm sorry to see it return.
I had already set aside some time to do some debris clearing on Middle Waddell Loop this weekend, Tuesday and Thursday of next week. I will divert my attention to trying to rectify this issue instead.
As I said I am working with the cities of Olympia, Lacey, and Tumwater on working within the scope of city parks to create challenging obstacles and jumps where they can be safely built in a responsible manner keeping this sort of thing out of our forest. Horse riders keep the challenges such as eventing in an arena. Personal motorized users keep the jumping and excessive speed on the cross tracks. I am working to create a safe and responsible outlet for bikes that will avoid such issues as this trail.
I would like to use Capital Bicycling Club's resources to make a temporary sign that could be left up at the entrance's of this unauthorized trail after closing it to not only warn the builders to not do this but to try and turn them into an ally rather than a nuisance. I would like to guide the energy that went into the building of this to a more constructive effort that will benefit everyone.
I would like to make a sign to reads as follows if allowed.
This unauthorized trail and structures have been decommissioned. Please do not build or maintain any trails not authorized by Department of Natural Resources. Instead contact The Capital Bicycling Club (www.capitalbicyclingclub.org), Friends of Capitol Forest (www.capitolforest.com), or The Department of Natural Resources ( www.dnr.wa.gov) for information on how you can lobby for appropriate and responsible bicycle trails and challenges. The actions of few can have negative effects on many!
Trail decommissioning performed by The Capitol Bicycling Club.
Feel free to make suggestions. Having these signs up for a short period of time of maybe three weeks could have a greater impact to stop future building than simply closing off the trail.
Thank You,
Joseph (Jody) Ott
Mountain Bike Captain
Capital Bicycling Club
Olympia WA
soulbikes@...
From: Joseph Jody Ott <soulbikes@...>
Date: Fri, Jan 30, 2009 at 12:03 AM
Subject: Unauthorized Trail in the Rock Candy area.
To: TOM.SHEDD@..., "OLSON, KEVIN (DNR)" <KEVIN.OLSON@...>, Dwight.Combs@..., "Cronquist, Nick (DNR)" <Nick.Cronquist@...>, brian.poehlein@..., randy.warnock@..., David Snyder <davidsride@...>
I wanted to first thank you all for the great work you do for all of us in the forest. I also want to apologize on behalf of the cycling community for that trail. I wish I had known that building was going on because I would have nipped it in the butt before it ever became a problem to deal with. In a previous life of the mountain bikers in Capitol Forest known as the Black Hills Mountain Bike Club 10 plus years ago we worked with Sarah Thirty Acres to eliminate something like this near trail #30. I'm sorry to see it return.
I had already set aside some time to do some debris clearing on Middle Waddell Loop this weekend, Tuesday and Thursday of next week. I will divert my attention to trying to rectify this issue instead.
As I said I am working with the cities of Olympia, Lacey, and Tumwater on working within the scope of city parks to create challenging obstacles and jumps where they can be safely built in a responsible manner keeping this sort of thing out of our forest. Horse riders keep the challenges such as eventing in an arena. Personal motorized users keep the jumping and excessive speed on the cross tracks. I am working to create a safe and responsible outlet for bikes that will avoid such issues as this trail.
I would like to use Capital Bicycling Club's resources to make a temporary sign that could be left up at the entrance's of this unauthorized trail after closing it to not only warn the builders to not do this but to try and turn them into an ally rather than a nuisance. I would like to guide the energy that went into the building of this to a more constructive effort that will benefit everyone.
I would like to make a sign to reads as follows if allowed.
This unauthorized trail and structures have been decommissioned. Please do not build or maintain any trails not authorized by Department of Natural Resources. Instead contact The Capital Bicycling Club (www.capitalbicyclingclub.org), Friends of Capitol Forest (www.capitolforest.com), or The Department of Natural Resources ( www.dnr.wa.gov) for information on how you can lobby for appropriate and responsible bicycle trails and challenges. The actions of few can have negative effects on many!
Trail decommissioning performed by The Capitol Bicycling Club.
Feel free to make suggestions. Having these signs up for a short period of time of maybe three weeks could have a greater impact to stop future building than simply closing off the trail.
Thank You,
Joseph (Jody) Ott
Mountain Bike Captain
Capital Bicycling Club
Olympia WA
soulbikes@...
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