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Last weekend the MJR Trail Crew went up to our adopted trail 3N93 (Holcomb Creek Trail) to do some maintenance. The west rock garden was in poor shape and after the 4th of July weekend it was expected there would be trash throughout the trail.
When we arrived at the west rock garden it was in worse shape than we had expected, so we decided that Saturday we would concentrate on the garden and pulling the stones back into place.
After we had started, I handed my phone to Tom to get some pictures of the action. Unfortunately I screwed up and didn't get any pictures of the rock garden before we started.
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Took Tom a minute to figure out my phone.[/CENTER]
So the day went pretty much as normal for MJR work days. Everyone pitched in and we got some significant work done. The right side (as you come in) was pretty flat and unchallenging. This would not do; we needed to beef it up some.
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The side was wide open allowing rigs to enter unchallenged. Alicia was slinging chain like nobody's business.[/CENTER]
So we used some creative angles to get things fixed up. Had to put in a little manual labor as well.
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After Alicia shimmied up the side of the hill to affix a strap to a tree we were able to move the rocks into place much easier. Scott uses a boulder bar to convince a boulder this isn't it's final resting place.[/CENTER]
As the day progressed we started to get heavy traffic on 3N93 (which included more illegal UTV traffic) and it was time we moved out of the way. It was at this point Chuck decided it would be a great idea to drive over the hood of my YJ.
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Lucky for me, Chuck had a steering issue and I was able to get extracted before he actually did drive over my hood.[/CENTER]
It was fun for a while to watch some folks struggle to get through. Kinda warms your heart to see your work put to good use.
On the 12th of July we started once again on the rock garden at the beginning of the day. We had plans to take it to the next level. We got caught up behind a group of folks out tackling trails with their new rigs built at a Huntington Beach Jeep dealership. There were a lot of very nice rigs which left with their first trail scars. The drivers ranged from novice to veteran and all made it through eventually. Very few on their first try which was a little satisfying I must say. Ryan got their contact info, seems like a group of great people.
While we were working on the Gatekeeper, Tom & Steve took a load of smaller rocks to the base of the shelf road to harden the stream crossing.
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First load of rocks.[/CENTER]
After spending most of the morning on the Gatekeeper we took another load of rocks to the shelf road with Steve's trailer. We picked up a little trash along the way, please remind others to pick up their trash if you see them leave it.
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Russ unloads rocks at the shelf road. Steve, Russ and Ryan distribute the rocks evenly at the base of the shelf road.[/CENTER]
Ryan and Russ did some gardening at the shelf road, and we noticed what looked like an area someone had driven off the side of the shelf.
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Ryan and Russ putting the pruners to the overgrowth around the stream.
It appears someone may have gone over the side at this location.[/CENTER]
I will let Ryan talk about plans to repair the shelf road in this location. It's going to be a big job.
We moved through the rest of the trail pretty easily. When we got to the east end, we found that someone has once again attempted to dam up the creek for unknown purposes. This is illegal and some day I hope we find out who is doing this. You're a real pain in the rear buddy. So we tore it down and left the trail for the weekend.
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This took some time to build, as you can see the water started to back up and pool at the crossing. The exact thing the Forest Service has asked us to keep from happening.[/CENTER]
We found a dozen or so beer cans and water bottles on the trail. Less than expected but still unnecessary. If you're worried you'll get caught with empty beer cans in your vehicle, stop drinking on the trail. We also were witness to one of the stupidest acts of off-road I've ever seen. A white 4-passenger UTV decided he would drive up the creek bed at the 3N16 crossing. Yes, you read that right. They drove their UTV into the creek and upstream about 40 feet. Sat there for a few minutes and then left. As we were trying to question exactly what the hell they thought they were doing they sped away yelling "I can't hear you!". It was an incredible display of stupidity and zero regard for the rest of the off-road community. Police our own, or lose our access. It's not difficult to understand.
I want to say thank you to everyone who came out and put in some muscle, sweat and maybe left a little skin behind. Volunteers are what keeps this trail open for everyone.
Full album of Pics and Tom's hilarious video.
Report is also up on the 3N93 Facebook page.
When we arrived at the west rock garden it was in worse shape than we had expected, so we decided that Saturday we would concentrate on the garden and pulling the stones back into place.
After we had started, I handed my phone to Tom to get some pictures of the action. Unfortunately I screwed up and didn't get any pictures of the rock garden before we started.
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Took Tom a minute to figure out my phone.[/CENTER]
So the day went pretty much as normal for MJR work days. Everyone pitched in and we got some significant work done. The right side (as you come in) was pretty flat and unchallenging. This would not do; we needed to beef it up some.
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The side was wide open allowing rigs to enter unchallenged. Alicia was slinging chain like nobody's business.[/CENTER]
So we used some creative angles to get things fixed up. Had to put in a little manual labor as well.
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After Alicia shimmied up the side of the hill to affix a strap to a tree we were able to move the rocks into place much easier. Scott uses a boulder bar to convince a boulder this isn't it's final resting place.[/CENTER]
As the day progressed we started to get heavy traffic on 3N93 (which included more illegal UTV traffic) and it was time we moved out of the way. It was at this point Chuck decided it would be a great idea to drive over the hood of my YJ.
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Lucky for me, Chuck had a steering issue and I was able to get extracted before he actually did drive over my hood.[/CENTER]
It was fun for a while to watch some folks struggle to get through. Kinda warms your heart to see your work put to good use.
On the 12th of July we started once again on the rock garden at the beginning of the day. We had plans to take it to the next level. We got caught up behind a group of folks out tackling trails with their new rigs built at a Huntington Beach Jeep dealership. There were a lot of very nice rigs which left with their first trail scars. The drivers ranged from novice to veteran and all made it through eventually. Very few on their first try which was a little satisfying I must say. Ryan got their contact info, seems like a group of great people.
While we were working on the Gatekeeper, Tom & Steve took a load of smaller rocks to the base of the shelf road to harden the stream crossing.
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First load of rocks.[/CENTER]
After spending most of the morning on the Gatekeeper we took another load of rocks to the shelf road with Steve's trailer. We picked up a little trash along the way, please remind others to pick up their trash if you see them leave it.
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Russ unloads rocks at the shelf road. Steve, Russ and Ryan distribute the rocks evenly at the base of the shelf road.[/CENTER]
Ryan and Russ did some gardening at the shelf road, and we noticed what looked like an area someone had driven off the side of the shelf.
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Ryan and Russ putting the pruners to the overgrowth around the stream.
It appears someone may have gone over the side at this location.[/CENTER]
I will let Ryan talk about plans to repair the shelf road in this location. It's going to be a big job.
We moved through the rest of the trail pretty easily. When we got to the east end, we found that someone has once again attempted to dam up the creek for unknown purposes. This is illegal and some day I hope we find out who is doing this. You're a real pain in the rear buddy. So we tore it down and left the trail for the weekend.
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This took some time to build, as you can see the water started to back up and pool at the crossing. The exact thing the Forest Service has asked us to keep from happening.[/CENTER]
We found a dozen or so beer cans and water bottles on the trail. Less than expected but still unnecessary. If you're worried you'll get caught with empty beer cans in your vehicle, stop drinking on the trail. We also were witness to one of the stupidest acts of off-road I've ever seen. A white 4-passenger UTV decided he would drive up the creek bed at the 3N16 crossing. Yes, you read that right. They drove their UTV into the creek and upstream about 40 feet. Sat there for a few minutes and then left. As we were trying to question exactly what the hell they thought they were doing they sped away yelling "I can't hear you!". It was an incredible display of stupidity and zero regard for the rest of the off-road community. Police our own, or lose our access. It's not difficult to understand.
I want to say thank you to everyone who came out and put in some muscle, sweat and maybe left a little skin behind. Volunteers are what keeps this trail open for everyone.
Full album of Pics and Tom's hilarious video.
Report is also up on the 3N93 Facebook page.
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