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Los Penasquitos Volunteer Trail Maintenance Day
Saturday, April 26th
8am to Noon[/CENTER]
Project: to reclaim the steep/rutted old fire road leading down to the Duck Pond on Cobblestone trail by converting it to singletrack and repairing damage to the ?horse steps? at the base.
Two Meeting Places:
8:00am: Parking lot at Pro-Built Wheels, event sponsor. The address is 4206 H Sorrento Valley Blvd., San Diego, CA 92116 and the link to a Google Map is here (http://"http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&client=firefox-a&q=4206++Sorrento+Valley+Blvd.,+San+Diego,+CA+92116&ie=UTF8&t=h&z=16&iwloc=addr"):
There will be a post-work BBQ and trail ride at Pro-Built, so this is a good place to leave your car/carpool to the site from.
8:30am: Trailhead area on Del Vino Court. If you?re late or just want to drive straight to the trailhead, we?re all parking on Del Vino, right where the fences block off what will become Carmel Mtn Rd. The link to Google Maps is here (http://"http://maps.google.com/maps?ie=UTF8&oe=utf-8&client=firefox-a&q=Duck+Pond+Ln,+San+Diego,+CA+92130,+USA&ll=32.940908,-117.180777&spn=0.012227,0.027809&t=h&z=16&layer=c&cbll=32.9409,-117.18078"):
If you?re ?late?: don?t worry about it, but hike down Cobblestone Trail to the duck pond (there isn?t room to stash bikes or tether horses, so please do walk) and jump in with those already working.
What to bring: sunscreen, a hat, bug repellant for the black flies at the pond, water and work gloves. If you?ve got a trail tool you like to use, bring that but mark your name on it with a Sharpie.
Who?s invited? You are! Hiker, Biker, Runner, Horseback rider?all are welcome. Come out and help your neighbors make a better trail out of a rutted mess.
Questions? email SDMBA?s ?Los Penasquitos Guy?, Mike Maio at 8x8-792-7600 or post here.
If the trail that is being referred to is the one I'm thinking of, locally known as the "sh_t's", it's sad to see that any work is being done.
That trail has been untouched for the 12 years that I have ridden it and "trailwork" to me means sanitize it so the person who purchased their bike yesterday might consider riding down it.
I for one am in protest of this cleansing. If mountain biking is too challenging, then find a sport that doesn't penalize those who are in the sport for the challenge!
Two thumbs down!