And it only took a week.
'Tis growing season, after all.
So
for those that have been following along, I've been surreptitiously
cutting some single track trails on the company property around my work
site over the last 6 months. The site services folks have been kind
enough to lay fresh crushed rock on all the service roads, rendering
them both more difficult to ride and dumbing them down almost to the
point of "what's the point". By laying this fresh crushed rock at the
beginning of the rainiest part of the year, everything in the mix that
would normally pack down and bind it all together was washed away, so
now it's just a 3" deep moving surface of dig-in. Don't turn too
sharply!
ANYwho...
The new trails are the new, better playground, lacing their way through
the woods that are only sparsely cut by the service roads. I figured
that once spring rolled around I'd need to do a little maintenance.
Following
the wettest months on record with a nice sunny week, during which I did
road rides or was otherwise disposed during my workday and couldn't
ride, nature did a little push-back.
It's
amazing just how much happened in one week. Scotch Broom not only in
full bloom, but in many cases a good foot plus closed into what was open
space. MY TRAIL! I swear I could actually SEE them growing as I rode
past, each lap getting narrower and narrower...
So instead of cutting new trail, I'm going to need to spend a couple days widening the existing trails. Again.
But I will win.
And
considering that all these trails were cut in the last 6 months, giving
a few extra days to keep them open is a small price to pay.
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