Trail Repairs 2016

arff · Apr 27, 2016

I want to start a thread showing the good things we all do as a group.

Fixing trails , cabins and campsite areas.

Clean up days Etc.

Please post trail repairs and items you have done while in the backcountry to improve our activities.

Please no bashing of what people have done

Thanks

the_real_wild1 · Apr 27, 2016

Just the normal stuff for me. Cutting trees that have fallen across the trail or last time it was a fallen tree across a road. Picking up beer and tea cans people left.

Lem Lamb · Apr 27, 2016

Awesome idea Arff as we can post-up trail maintinace programs each of us have on the go, then post a write-up with photos that go with the program.

The range my pal and I cover is Rocky Mt House and the here and there spots that need single lane crossings with removel of downed trees,,, might of opened access to well over 100 to 200 kms of trails this year. 7 to 10 bridge fixes.

She was tuff going today as I lasted about and hour on the "Over Top Mt Crossin" as I could of used 2 or 3 work good folks with good backs and keen minds. Ha...

Posting soon when I return to Wifi.

Pal Lem.

tex78 · Apr 27, 2016

Last year Joholio and I went up bluelake trail, cleaned up cans, parts ect

Even this skid plate found not to far from a big Rock ( sh!tty for the sled it came from lmao)

neilsleder · Apr 27, 2016

Helped with the alpine cleaned at Allen creek in valemount a few years back. And always pick up cans and what not when I am out on the trails, I got a sxs so there's lots of room.

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Mike270412 · Apr 27, 2016

Probably can't correct spelling and grammar in this thread either.

arff said:
I want to start a thread showing the good things we all do as a group.

Fixing trails , cabins and campsite areas.

Clean up days Etc.

Please post trail repairs and items you have done while in the backcountry to improve our activities.

Please no bashing of what people have done

Thanks

Mike270412 · Apr 27, 2016

Sledderglen · Apr 27, 2016

Lots. Maintain 2 snowmobile trail systems 1 up at Flatbush about 120 km of the TRANS CANDIA SNOWMOBILE TRAIL and now help maintain Cataract Creek snow vehicle for about 200 kms. In the summer on quads work with Snow and Mud putting the jamboree trail together and building bridges on about 70 km of OHV trail. Summer and winter working to make riding better in Alberta for all

arff · Apr 27, 2016

Mike270412 said:
Probably can't correct spelling and grammar in this thread either.

No

Go fix a trail

Sledderglen · Apr 27, 2016

Sledderglen said:
Lots. Maintain 2 snowmobile trail systems 1 up at Flatbush about 120 km of the TRANS CANDIA SNOWMOBILE TRAIL and now help maintain Cataract Creek snow vehicle for about 200 kms. In the summer on quads work with Snow and Mud putting the jamboree trail together and building bridges on about 70 km of OHV trail. Summer and winter working to make riding better in Alberta for all

Always looking for helpers.

Nordeggab · Apr 28, 2016

Our group from Nordegg Alberta will never drive past beer cans or garbage.We have built a few bridges and fixed a few washouts. If everyone does this it will still take years to change the attitudes that most people have against ATV,s.

Absledder · Apr 28, 2016

Cleaned up as much stuff as I could fit from abandoned campsites at tucker lake. Need a truck and trailer to get everything out there people are so disgusting. Some of its not even trash? There were 5 Coleman coolers that looked new other than being faded from the sun.

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arff · Apr 28, 2016

Absledder said:
Cleaned up as much stuff as I could fit from abandoned campsites at tucker lake. Need a truck and trailer to get everything out there people are so disgusting. Some of its not even trash? There were 5 Coleman coolers that looked new other than being faded from the sun.

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Thank You for taking the time to clean Up.

arff · Apr 28, 2016

Nice to see this thread staying on topic with positive posts

Keep posting the positive things we do for our outdoor activities.

Ronaha · Apr 28, 2016

There is never a stitch of garbage left behind from our huge group, and we always pick up any trash we see, cut downed trees etc. One time I cleared a massive amount of trees at brazeau on low traffic trails, and never made it out there since haha, I'm sure someone enjoyed it though.

arff · Apr 28, 2016

Ronaha said:
There is never a stitch of garbage left behind from our huge group, and we always pick up any trash we see, cut downed trees etc. One time I cleared a massive amount of trees at brazeau on low traffic trails, and never made it out there since haha, I'm sure someone enjoyed it though.

That is great.

Many times people clean up trails and camps and never return.

Great habit to leave it cleaner than when we arrived.

Thank You.

Sledderglen · Apr 28, 2016

The g ood thing about working on trails is that it does make a difference. Small as they may be it all helps. Bridges are a good upgrade to any trail because that's where we do the most disturbance. Fish habitat, watershed management all big words for the future of our recreation to be around. We have proven that if a bridge over water is built the majority of users will use it. That's good plan

rzrgade · Apr 28, 2016

Nordeggab said:
Our group from Nordegg Alberta will never drive past beer cans or garbage.We have built a few bridges and fixed a few washouts. If everyone does this it will still take years to change the attitudes that most people have against ATV,s.

Realistically, we will never change everyone's view of OHV activities ...the best we can hope for is to be like any other like minded group .Simply to be respected and to respect other people's activities ,knowing full well that we have a VERY small minority that give us all a bad name ...

In other words , just like any other group of enthusiasts...!

We must come to terms with the fact that no matter what we say / do /ride / clean /volunteer..... There is a movement that wants ZERO motorized form of recreation!
For those that do right things out riding , I appreciate your efforts .... But let's not get into a situation that we can not win..we by enlarge have nothing to be ashamed of.
jmho....

TylerG · Apr 28, 2016

rzrgade said:
Realistically, we will never change everyone's view of OHV activities ...the best we can hope for is to be like any other like minded group .Simply to be respected and to respect other people's activities ,knowing full well that we have a VERY small minority that give us all a bad name ...

In other words , just like any other group of enthusiasts...!

We must come to terms with the fact that no matter what we say / do /ride / clean /volunteer..... There is a movement that wants ZERO motorized form of recreation!
For those that do right things out riding , I appreciate your efforts .... But let's not get into a situation that we can not win..we by enlarge have nothing to be ashamed of.
jmho....

We may not change everyone's views but we can do our best to sustain the sport and to keep our riding and camping areas open. It's not always going to be an easy battle but with the right people involved we can make a difference.

Joholio · Apr 28, 2016

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