Trail Works June 19, 2010
Following hot on the heals of the previous working day on BJ's, a large and enthusiastic crew turned up to continue the work. Most of the work was carried out on the rock step up filter at the trail entrance and on some of the berms lower down the trail.
Towards the bottom quiet a lot of lantana was also removed from the trails edge to allow the trail to be opened up a little.
First left hand corner of BJ's. Outside line widened, benching improved and rock retaining wall added to the filled areas.
Following right hand berm. Most of this work was done in the previous build day to remove breaking bumps, mid berm rollers and to improve drainage. This work was finished off today.
Moving down the trail, the entrance to the next berm was improved and the exit platform modified to improve drainage and allow a bit more space for riders.
Lower down the trail, some rock armoring of the trail was undertaken and a small rock garden created.
A lot of talk has been had with respect to the trail filter at the entrance to the trail. That is, the rock step up. Many people feel it is too hard a filter for the trail and is probably responsible for the many alternate entrances being cut into BJ's. Long term it is intended to modify the step up to have a technical line as there always has been, but also to have an easy entrance. Materials have been lined up for this, but until the mother load of rock is delivered a temporary solution was put in place.
Before
After (doesn't really show how much easier it now is)
Photos of this build day would not be complete without paying homage to the tireless efforts of the rock trolley. Sadly is seems that some life threatening injuries were sustained to the trolley which was obviously not conversant with the pre build safety briefing on manual handling.