Thought I'd share this. Nothing too wild, but it was fun little session we had at my old stomping grounds. JJMF is for doing flips up there... if you saw the jumps and the gravel that they are made of, you'd think its the last place in the world you'd see a flip.
Check it out on Vimeo if you want to see it in HD.
lol. I've never noticed any boogers... but the dust does mess with my eyes sometimes.
Most of the jumps were built by and are maintained by this old guy Kurt... he's at least 60 (and rides the jumps!). The amount of work he has put in up there over the years is unbelievable. The "dirt" makes it impossible to build jumps the normal way, so he developed this system of hauling up water in wheelbarrows and buckets. He then sifts the dirt (because it's mostly rock) into the water and uses the mud to stack and shape the jumps... one layer at a time. He always tells the story about how he learned to do that by building adobe houses in the military. Pretty crazy stuff. I hadn't been up there in awhile, but this was pretty much the only place I rode/dug my first year in California. It's where I met most of the crew that a ride with now... so it will always have a warm spot in my heart.
lol. I've never noticed any boogers... but the dust does mess with my eyes sometimes.
Most of the jumps were built by and are maintained by this old guy Kurt... he's at least 60 (and rides the jumps!). The amount of work he has put in up there over the years is unbelievable. The "dirt" makes it impossible to build jumps the normal way, so he developed this system of hauling up water in wheelbarrows and buckets. He then sifts the dirt (because it's mostly rock) into the water and uses the mud to stack and shape the jumps... one layer at a time. He always tells the story about how he learned to do that by building adobe houses in the military. Pretty crazy stuff. I hadn't been up there in awhile, but this was pretty much the only place I rode/dug my first year in California. It's where I met most of the crew that a ride with now... so it will always have a warm spot in my heart.
Most of the jumps were built by and are maintained by this old guy Kurt... he's at least 60 (and rides the jumps!). The amount of work he has put in up there over the years is unbelievable. The "dirt" makes it impossible to build jumps the normal way, so he developed this system of hauling up water in wheelbarrows and buckets. He then sifts the dirt (because it's mostly rock) into the water and uses the mud to stack and shape the jumps... one layer at a time. He always tells the story about how he learned to do that by building adobe houses in the military. Pretty crazy stuff. I hadn't been up there in awhile, but this was pretty much the only place I rode/dug my first year in California. It's where I met most of the crew that a ride with now... so it will always have a warm spot in my heart.
Is he still using the wagon full of five gallon barrels? I did more that a few water runs for him when I was living down there. Brutal work trying to push/pull that stupid wagon up the hill. Glad to hear he is still at it though. Super nice guy.
Nice...I'm 37 and I always have that internal question how long can I do this? I love to see someone his age digging, maintaining & riding all for the love
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