Dirt Heaven

I recently discovered a mountain bike trail building gem with Evan a few months ago. We never got around to building in the area until a few days ago. I have to say out of all the places I have made trails, this has the nicest dirt I have ever seen in my life. I have to say I'm pretty jazzed on this spot.

The location offers everything I could want for an area to build. Its close to home, only a 2 min ride away. The dirt is the most shapeable dirt I have seen, as it is a perfect mix of clay and sand. The clay is sticky and can be shaped into almost any desirable shape, while the sand makes it pack well and not stick to your shovel when digging. Also, the natural terrain offers fun trail aspects such as rolling hills, elevation drops and more.

 

It's always good to have a second eye when building trails because you can get different peoples perspectives on angles and how the trail should go. At this point Shendo is also having a lot of input on the trails.  It can get kinda crazy when everybody has different opinions on how things should go, but usually we come to a concensus.

 There's a great feeling when you pick up a shovel and create a work of art in dirt, out in nature. It's a form of creation that can be so temporary. A lot of these illegal trails get torn down or people get kicked out. The important thing to me is to build the trails, ride them, document it somehow and to leave it. If the spot is meant to be usually it lasts a while. Building 400 feet away from a buisness and 100 feet away from homeless camps aren't the best of conditions, but the dirt is totally worth it. 

I look forward to continuing building in this zone for the weeks to come.