Bad news...
Some hidden dirt jumps and berms were discovered by City Park staff below Oregon Hill. The tool stash was confiscated.
Good news...
Rich Edwards from IMBA Trail Solutions was in town this weekend teaching a trailbuilding seminar for us at RaMORE. Rich was one of the persons along with NOVA MORE that worked to save the 495 jump park.
The discovery of the jumps sparked a discussion among the park managers in how to fill this user need sucessfully while minimizing risk. Rich was there to answer questions and use 495 along with a free ride park in Florida that he rebuilt as success stories of how such a facility could be managed. It was decided that the risk precedent
was already established by the BMX park at Gilles Creek, rock climbing and the use of white water kayaking on the river. They were convinced they could build onto that to provide a legal area for dirt jumps and freeride.
More good news. I have built over many years a great working relationship with the park staff. I would love to work with the local dirt jumpers and BMX riders to establish a sanctioned area where your work would be sustained and not destroyed. They recognized the effort and skill level to create such jumps and would love to harness your energy and skill sets into the park.
Your tools can be retrieved from Nathan Burrell at JRPS headquarters. Be cool with him, he's just doing his job and really wants to help. I was really stoked to hear "How can we make this work?" instead of "How can we keep this from happening?"
Contact me if you want to work to have a place to build your jumps and enjoy them permanently. I can't say definietly if this will become reality but if we don't get together and try it really won't.
There is also a pump track in the works at a park near Poor Farm in Ashland. We need skilled jump and berm builders to make this a reality.
Mike
Some hidden dirt jumps and berms were discovered by City Park staff below Oregon Hill. The tool stash was confiscated.
Good news...
Rich Edwards from IMBA Trail Solutions was in town this weekend teaching a trailbuilding seminar for us at RaMORE. Rich was one of the persons along with NOVA MORE that worked to save the 495 jump park.
The discovery of the jumps sparked a discussion among the park managers in how to fill this user need sucessfully while minimizing risk. Rich was there to answer questions and use 495 along with a free ride park in Florida that he rebuilt as success stories of how such a facility could be managed. It was decided that the risk precedent
was already established by the BMX park at Gilles Creek, rock climbing and the use of white water kayaking on the river. They were convinced they could build onto that to provide a legal area for dirt jumps and freeride.
More good news. I have built over many years a great working relationship with the park staff. I would love to work with the local dirt jumpers and BMX riders to establish a sanctioned area where your work would be sustained and not destroyed. They recognized the effort and skill level to create such jumps and would love to harness your energy and skill sets into the park.
Your tools can be retrieved from Nathan Burrell at JRPS headquarters. Be cool with him, he's just doing his job and really wants to help. I was really stoked to hear "How can we make this work?" instead of "How can we keep this from happening?"
Contact me if you want to work to have a place to build your jumps and enjoy them permanently. I can't say definietly if this will become reality but if we don't get together and try it really won't.
There is also a pump track in the works at a park near Poor Farm in Ashland. We need skilled jump and berm builders to make this a reality.
Mike