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Many of our detractors have said the
trail riders never did two bits to
maintain our trails. Just rode them to
death. Let them be silent now. Please
call me at 215/2~~-581~ to sign up your
club, or your body (or both).
The Foro( Service will again supply
McClouds, shovels, polasltia, saws and
pruners ~ required. But if possihle,
please bnng: gloves, canteen, g1a.sscs
or gogglo and a shovel. Mret at Troy
Campground 150-31, at 9 a.m. Aug. 1
and Sept. 6. See you there.
QC
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Sequoia Volunteer Day thanks
Just a not~ to thank all th~ who
turned a 9 a.m.-4 p.m. day into two
hours, for thar work on r~building th~
Beach Trail in S~quoia National
Fo~t. Th~ most-damag~d ~tion of
this trail was closed and turned back to
natur~. Not only don th~ newly-built
7/10tbs mile trail now roid~ on a hillsid~ to rninimiz~ futur~ damag~, but it
off~rs . mor~ aoth~tic valu~ to th~
r~~~ational trail rid~r. It also givo us
tWIC~ as much trail mil~ag~ as the area
that was closed.
Many groups and individuals have
done volunteer work with the Forest
Service in the Cannell Meadow District
before over the past several years. But
the 4th of July rider turnout was
nothing less than historic, in terms of
numbers, enthusiasm and roults. Out
o.f 108 riders (and friends) who hastily
Slgne'd up a day or two before "Volunteer Day," 101 actually left the "stan
lineI" Because of the incredi ble
turnout, the Forot Service and others
were afraid that there would be m~
confusion, chaos and injurio. Instead
t~e~e was excellent supervision, w~lI
diVIded work groups, and a new trail
that all can be proud of. Condolenco
to. t~e only "near-injury," Dave
KincaId, who suffered only a bruised
foot, inste~d of a nail through it,
thanks to his plastic boots.
With the tremendous success of this
effon, we hope that it is only the stan
of a systematic volunteer trail rider
maintenance program in the Cannell
Meadow District and other Forot
Service districts. The Forot Service
has assured this rider that a complete
:'loop trail" network is ready to be
lffiplemented, to alleviate the chaotic
and controversial "Gloden Trout"
clos~~, and roulting dead-ends. But
repaIr and S?":le rerouting of ba~ly
damaged eXIsting trails has to be
completed first. The sooner we get the
existing trails up to snuff, the sooner
the
constantly-called-for
"loop"
network will happen.
Though there was no real club
effon at this event, there were many
members from at least the following 12
clubs who donated their time, as
follows:
Checkpoints
M.C.,
Chaparrals M.C., Barbenders Wot
M.C., Conjo Trail Riders, East/Wot
M.C. Pit Crew, Sea Kruzen, SoCaI
M.C., Stumpjumpers M.C_, Tyred
Wheels M.C., UEA, and the Vallejo
M.C.
Enough cannot be said of the Foro(
Service ~n cooperation, supervision,
and maxlffium qualiry with minimum
personnel. It is no ~ret that their
funds ~nd numbers ar~ severely shon,
and mIght remain 50 for at least the
next few years. A special thanks to
Mike
Mendoza,
without
wh~
extensive field and office work this
project could not have happened, and
to Tom Crimrnons, who authorized
and led it to completion, Thanks also
to Sue McElfroh, Brian Spence,
Debbie Goff, and the five "emgergency
helpers" who completed a fairy tale
story.
Plans now call for two yearly large
group (60-80 volunteers) work days on
the 4th of July and Labor Day
weekend. One to two small group (2030 volunteers) events are planned, one
on the first weekend in August, and
the other tentative one on the first or
~ond weekend ofJune.
There are two more "Volunteer
Days" scheduled this year. On die
Au~. I weekend ,will be a small group
projeCt to repalT the Lower Beach
Trail. On Sept. 6 (Labor Day
weekend) will be a larger group effon
to reroute and repair the Granite
Knob Trail.
. ~ause many of the existing trails
In the Cannell Meadow District are not
designed as motorcycle trails (and in
fact were built by the CCC, circa
1933). there are cl~ taking place
now, that would otherwise be
unnecessary. The Granite Knob route
is one such trail. With its reroute to a
m~re acceptable area, like the justfinIShed
upper
Beach
Trail,
permanent, temporary, and seasonal
closu~ will stan to fade.
-1)tough there was perhaps not a
who was not happy,
excited, or Jubulant of this success, we
would be eager to see clubs join the
roster for future events,
A lot of fun was had by all on the
4th. Our apologies to those few who
got lost riding out to the trailhead.
There will be markers up next time.
The Fo~t Service will try to provide
enou~h cold. punch for all (sorry guys,
beer IS agatnst FS regs) at the next
events.
pe~n p~t
Honda's ad in your July 1st issue
regarding their inference that tbe
ATCs that finished were the first three
wheeler to do 50 is innacurate. Your
(Cycle News) clarification that
Honda's ATCs were the first
production
three-wheelers,
as
compared with Frank Danielson's
!ri~~h side hack rig, to finish Baja
IS stilI Incorrect. And Honda's ATCs
were not the first production threewhee~ers to finish Baja (SCORE
sanctioned or not).
First, let's clarify the fact that
Triumph (most all British, other
European and Harley Davidson)
motorcyclo were sold production
with side cars. As I recall ~ McQueen!
Ekins Triumph 'hack' three·wheeler
was in.fact a modified production side
car Unlt. That means, in either or both
cases, that Danielson's 1970 Baja 1000
finish was indeed the first "thne·
whreler" to finish a Baja race
(NORRA sanctioned then).
Secondly, according to Honda's own
ad. thar ATC's only went to, "San
F~bpe, approximately one half the full
distance of the Baja 1000 course."
Th.at means the Honda ATCs only
fimshed half-a-thousand. In this case
only about 375 milo, That took them
"19 grueling hours" according to tbe
ad.
Thirdly, Frank Danielson's 1970
Baja 1000 finish covered about 900
milo and went all the way to La
Paz ... not just down the road to San
Felipe.
And Danielson's effons
required the "three-wheeler" to carry
two riders, not just one,
Lastly, therefore, Honda's advertisement should read as, "The first
production Japanoe three-wheeler
(not counting Japanoe cars that had
one wheel fall off) to finish, panially
or half, the Baja (SCORE) 1000."
Congratulations can be in store for
Honda's ATCs in Baja, but only as
compared with. other All Terrain
Vehicles... not motorcycle hacks. Now
you've got the record straightl
P.l. LOT
Side Hack Association, Retired
La Cresenta, CA
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