We’ll be working on the N-Trail at Rancho San Rafael this Saturday (Sept 20th) and the following Sunday (Sept 28th). Read more »
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When: 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, August 28
What: Groundbreaking Ceremony and Discover Your Parklands hike. Read more »
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We hiked the first couple miles of the proposed 6.5 mile Halo Trail Wednesday and encourage you to join us on the next two Wednesday evenings to check out this very cool trail. Here is your chance to see the proposed trail and provide your design input to the Poedunks.
Halo Hikes - Wednesdays @ 5:30 pm
Come prepared for difficult cross country hiking we recommend: hiking boots, long pants, sunscreen and plenty of water. Meet at 5:30 pm, hiking by 5:45 pm and get back to trailhead around 8:30 pm.
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The Poedunks have been busy since the beginning of the year to make a new legal trail on Peavine possible. Since then we have incorporated, received non-profit status, successfully applied for a NV State Trails grant and will be signing a Volunteer Agreement with the USFS to make it possible to do volunteer projects on the mountain.
The State Trails Grant will provide funding to hire out the construction of a new trail on Peavine scheduled to begin in mid to late October of this year. In preparation for this we will be hiking the proposed “*Halo” trail alignment in 2 mile sections to further refine the trail layout.
If you are interested in hiking the new trail alignment and learning about trail layout and design, we will be meeting and hiking on the following Wednesday evenings.
Halo Hikes - Wednesdays @ 5:30 pm
Be prepared for cross country hiking, suggest wearing hiking boots, long pants, bring sunscreen and water. Meet at 5:30 pm, hiking by 5:45 pm and get back to trailhead around 8:30 pm.
*The Halo Trail came out of the USFS 2004 Peavine Roads and Recreation Strategy, establishing a non-motorized zone around Keystone Canyon and this 6.5 mile long trail segment. Working with the USFS, the Washoe County Parks Department also has a grant to help sign and block off the designated non-motorized zone. Although Halo Trail grant will provide funds to hire the Nevada Conservation Corps (NCC) to build the new trail, we will looking for volunteers this fall to help with the new trail construction when necessary and to help with the boundary signage, barricades and roads reclamation.
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Winter conditions thwarted an attempt last December to install this bench on the CT trail. Now with summer conditions prevailing we returned and completed the installation this last weekend.
So next time by - give it try.
You’ll be rewarded with this view.
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We had a nice day of trail work at Washoe County’s Galena Park this past Saturday.
Led by the Nevada Conservation Corps and in partnership with Washoe County Parks, work began on a new trail connection that will provide access from the Galena Recreation Complex to the Jone-Whites Trail. It will also be used as a means to abandon a current social trail that runs right through the middle of a local archaeological site.
Volunteers and NCC crews cleared the corridor by moving dead fall, rocks and began cutting bench. With over 50 persons, almost a half mile of trail was roughed out by lunch time.
It was great to meet Matt Johnson (NCC Director), Matt Miller (NCC Volunteer Coordinator), and Grant Nejedlo (NCC Trail Crew Coordinator) of the Nevada Conservation Corps. They provided the tools, crew leaders and post work bbq, drinks and raffle. We are looking forward to working with the NCC later on in the year on Peavine, more details to come as they get finalized.
Thanks to event sponsors : Reno Bike Project, Recycled Records, College Cyclery and Ahhh Massage for their generous donations for the post work raffle. Also thanks to the Michael Henderson, Quinn McLaughlin, Jim Crompton, Randy Mayer and Dale Beesmer for representing the Poedunks.
And lastly thanks to Cheryl Surface at Washoe County Parks for providing the work venue. Cheryl has recently joined the WC parks department and will be heading up most of the counties trail projects. With her enthusiasm and vast trail experience, we can look forward to many more successful trail projects in the future.
For the Reno Gazette Journal article, check out: Volunteers Build New Trail At Galena Park
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This closure went to effect Tuesday May 27 and may effect your weekday travels on the Jones & Jones-White Creek trails. Please give mountain bikers a good name and respect the area closure.The map download is at the upper right hand column under:
Carson Ranger District - Whites Creek Fuelwood Stewardship Sale Area Closure Order
News Release from the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest -Carson Ranger District
1536 S. Carson Street Contact: Franklin Pemberton 775-884-8150 Carson City, NV 89701 For Immediate Release on May 27, 2008 Stop Date is: July 7, 2008 Temporary Weekday Closure of Whites Creek and Jones-Whites Creek Loop Trails Carson City, Nevada…The Carson Ranger District is temporarily closing a portion of the popular Whites Creek Canyon area due to hazardous fuels reduction activities that include the felling of trees near the trail.
The temporary closure will start on Wednesday, May 28, 2008, and is expected to be lifted by July 4, 2008.
The temporary closure will be in effect during the weekdays only and will be lifted on Saturday and Sunday.
Thomas Creek trailhead will remain open and allow access to the Dry Pond Trail.
For more information concerning the temporary closure, or the hazardous fuels reduction activities in the area, please contact the Carson Ranger District at 775-882-2766.
For public and worker safety, this area will be temporarily closed to all public access including dog walking, foot traffic, mountain bikes, and equestrians. Violation of these prohibitions is subject to punishment by a fine of not more than $10,000 or imprisonment for not more than six months or both, as Class B Misdemeanors under federal law.The western portion of the Jones-Whites Creek Loop Trail will continue to be accessible from the Galena Creek Regional Park. The western portion of the Whites Creek Trail is still accessible from the Dry Pond Trail.
For information from the USFS and a map that shows the trail closure visit the Humboldt-Toiyabe National web site at: http://www.fs.fed.us/r4/htnf/
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On the N Trail We are pushing to reach the IMBA rock garden by June 4. With your help we can make it before summer starts to sizzle. We have a couple of theme evenings coming up, hope you can come and join us.
*N-Trail Improvements
Wednesday Evenings 5:45 pm:
May 28 - 5:45 pm
June 4 - 5:45 pm ** Wienie Roast
Trail maintenance and trail improvements to the existing N-Trail so it is more technical, sustainable and fun. We will be working Wednesday evenings 5:45 - 8 pm. Meet at Rancho San Rafael Softball Field/basque Monument parking area. Trail work being done with permission from the Washoe County Parks Department.
** Wienie roast post trail work in the parking lot. We’ll provide the food, bring your favorite beverage.
Also up coming:
NATIONAL TRAILS DAY
June 7 : Saturday 9 am to 3 pm
Galena Creek Park
We (Poedunks) are teaming up with the Nevada Conservation Corps and Washoe County Parks to build a new piece of tail at Galena Park. Stay tuned for more details.
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We had a good turn out of mountain bikers at the Kiowa Pond site on the East side of Peavine. We started with some flap jacks at 3 Trees and then met at the starting point promptly at 8:30 am. At first glance the area did not look to bad, but the deeper you dove, your bag soon filled up as well as the accompyning pick ups and trucks.
Thanks to those below we helped fill up three - 30 yard dumpsters with trash. Kristi and her crew alone picked up and trailered out 18 tires !
-Michael Henderson
-Lee Turner
-Andrew Valestrino
-Mickey Hazlewood
-Jim Crompton
-Alex Vanderhoff
-Shawn O’Meara
-Tenille O’Meara
-Wayne Mackey
-Darren Young
-Kristi Andresen
-Marcel
-Tracey
-Nikki Zuber
-Dale Beesmer
Shawn O’Meara seen here with a living room and bedroom load (mattresses, couch, big screen tv’s) palettes, and misc. trash.
Wayne Mackey’s truck full again! This is in the Raleigh Heights area which still needs a lot of attention. We’ll see if we can target this area next year.
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