The trails aren't closed yet people. Ron seems to indicate that the
land owner wants the manufactured materials removed from their
properties (lumber and nails). Treated lumber is a pest and fire risk
I bet. Nails can injure a forester when felling a tree. Hopefully John
will identify the land owner's concerns and help all of the builders
understand some new building guidelines.
On 6/3/08, Michael Reed <mreed107@...> wrote:
> Don,
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> Would you be able to shoot em a quick email and explain the situation &
> circumstances and see if they'd pull the listing? Whether or not the parking
> thing is an issue or not, I have no idea, but know that I've seen the
> trailhead traffic explode in the last 1-2 years, which is (coincidentally?)
> when the link -- which also talks up the stunts pretty heavily -- went
> up on their site. And I know they maintain a policy against listing
> unauthorized trails, fwtw.
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> --- On Tue, 6/3/08, Don Whitehead <donald.whitehead@...> wrote:
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> From: Don Whitehead <donald.whitehead@...>
> Subject: Re: [pumpclub] Scappoose Trails
> To: pumpclub@yahoogroups.com
> Date: Tuesday, June 3, 2008, 2:52 PM
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> If anyone needs an intro to MTBR, I know a couple of moderators.
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> On Tue, Jun 3, 2008 at 11:42 AM, Ron and Dorothy Strasser <
> rondot@spiritone. com> wrote:
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> > Mike/all,
> > I have not talked to John in over a week ( helped remove some signs two
> > Wednesdays ago), but am hoping for a positive result. I think the most
> > important thing we can do is see what help he deems necessary when that
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> > all decided and just continue to be super good ambassadors for mtn
> bikers
> > when out there and encourage others to do likewise. It just seems to me
> to
> > be common sense that we do not pollute their property with pressure
> treated
> > wood and pieces of steel unless they give us a big "OK". That is why my
> > bridges are made of logs. I wish we had the $$$ (and they were willing
> to
> > sell) to buy the property like NEMBA did a few years ago back in an
> area
> > known as Vietnam Property... but that is another whole can of worms.
> Lets
> > just be good riding citizens. Positive thoughts! Good Kharma!
> > ron
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Michael Reed
> > To: pumpclub@yahoogroup s.com <pumpclub%40yahoogr oups.com>
> > Sent: Tuesday, June 03, 2008 10:19 AM
> > Subject: Re: [pumpclub] Scappoose Trails
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> > One of our esteemed board members should send an email on behalf of
> PUMP to
> > the folks at mtbr and ask them to pull the listing from their site.
> Might be
> > too little/late, but&nbsp;it couldn't hurt and we probably
> should've done so
> > back when it first showed up there. Or I'd be happy to do it, but might
> > carry a bit more weight if done by one of ya'll. Or maybe not- I don't
> know.
> > I'm freaking depressed as shit about it, to be honest.
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> > --- On Tue, 6/3/08, Ryan Tyler &lt;rtyler@marverde.
> net<rtyler%40marverde. net>&gt;
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> > From: Ryan Tyler &lt;rtyler@marverde. net <rtyler%40marverde.
> net>&gt;
> > Subject: Re: [pumpclub] Scappoose Trails
> > To: pumpclub@yahoogroup s.com <pumpclub%40yahoogr oups.com>
> > Date: Tuesday, June 3, 2008, 1:13 PM
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> > If you log into the website, all of the scappoose related info will
> > "magically" reappear.
> > John Joy is in the process of working with a new land manager &amp;
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> > are some issues with the structures being built &amp; nails/bolts
> used in
> > the construction of those features &amp; the trail signs.
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> > Once John gets things figured out we'll update the club.
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> > &gt; Anyone have an update on the Scappoose trail system? I noticed
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> > &gt; all of the Friday night rides are gone from the ride calendar.
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