I prefer to discard the seeds, I hate when they pop!!motomike said:
windrock trail construction update.
- Thread starter dhbuilder
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notice the old windrock church in the distance.
it'll be watching over those who hesitate on the approach to this little beauty.
or we could get the pastor to hike up there after the sunday service, and flail one of his serpents around to ward off the evil endo gods.
it'll be watching over those who hesitate on the approach to this little beauty.
or we could get the pastor to hike up there after the sunday service, and flail one of his serpents around to ward off the evil endo gods.
dhbuilder said:
nothing like a Sunday morning at Windrock, I just love the music...
Serinades me to want to break something.BKQuill said:
Yes, I am the worlds worst speller. I don't know if it is because I have 3 screens I work off all day and only spell check the important ones. Sorry guys.JeffD said:
around 10+ trails (what's the count now Joey?) and all in the 4.5 to 6.5 minute range. Paved shuttle road to the top...and motos, ATV and massive rock crawlers permeate the parking lots for all the other trails. It's the one place DH bikes are the lowest impact....stewdogg said:
man, there's so many now, with all the different connectors and options, that every time "T" and i start counting them up, we get all to hell with confusion.
probably about 18-20 different runs on 10+ major trails.
not open for buisness just yet though. stay tuned.
probably about 18-20 different runs on 10+ major trails.
not open for buisness just yet though. stay tuned.
Your going to need to put together a trail map! I have a hard enough time now trying to figure out what trail is what.
You have plenty of time to put a map together, it's not like your got anything else to do
You have plenty of time to put a map together, it's not like your got anything else to do
actually i am "kind of" working on that.
tommy rhea, the g.p.s. guru for the a.t.v. club has g.p.s.ed all the trails on coalcreek prop. and he has a computer program worked out with with a man named kelly garner from a co. called landmaps.
i've talked recently with tommy about doing that with our area. and he's all for it. so now it's up to him when he can take the time to hike the trails with me, and plot them out.
the ball is in their court, and i'm just "sitting around doing nothing" but waiting on himto call.
tommy rhea, the g.p.s. guru for the a.t.v. club has g.p.s.ed all the trails on coalcreek prop. and he has a computer program worked out with with a man named kelly garner from a co. called landmaps.
i've talked recently with tommy about doing that with our area. and he's all for it. so now it's up to him when he can take the time to hike the trails with me, and plot them out.
the ball is in their court, and i'm just "sitting around doing nothing" but waiting on himto call.
sounds like that costs a lot of money...I'm surprised anybody would offer that service for free.dhbuilder said:
:evil:dhbuilder said:
being self employed means sometimes you're unemployed.SinatorJ said:
and right now i have a pretty severe flare up of a twenty year old knee injury that i'm nursing, so that i can spend the next two days building trails(i should be sponsered by alleve.)
you can bet your pro a$$ that this place will be absolutely perfect for anybody passing on the way to the national at sugar. i may not have a ski lift, but i make up for it where it really matters.
yeah...good luck on the trail map......i saw a map of the whole area (a 3' x 3' map) and the DH zone was about 6" x 6"......
the map may or may not happen any time soon.
it's all at the mercy of when the man from the a.t.v.club can get a day or two to set aside to hike the area. they're pretty busy themselves with all their trail maint. projects also.
his services in g.p.s.'ing the area will probably be free. but the services of the landmaps co. won't. i'm going to have to weigh the cost vs. benefit ratio before i decide to go through with it.
soon i'm going to try to see what the costs are going to be involved in getting t-shirts instead. i think that might be a way to get a better turn around on any $$$ investment.
it's all at the mercy of when the man from the a.t.v.club can get a day or two to set aside to hike the area. they're pretty busy themselves with all their trail maint. projects also.
his services in g.p.s.'ing the area will probably be free. but the services of the landmaps co. won't. i'm going to have to weigh the cost vs. benefit ratio before i decide to go through with it.
soon i'm going to try to see what the costs are going to be involved in getting t-shirts instead. i think that might be a way to get a better turn around on any $$$ investment.
All I want it a piece of paper with a rough layout of the trails in relation to one another and the names. Hell, I'm just going to have you draw me "the map" on a 8x10 piece of paper the next time I'm there (which should be mid to late February).
I know people get tried of having to explain to me over and over again where trail 14 and Dark Hollow come together or how the road gap is where freeride section and the old race run comes together, etc...
I know these are not correct, but you get the idea of what I mean.
I know people get tried of having to explain to me over and over again where trail 14 and Dark Hollow come together or how the road gap is where freeride section and the old race run comes together, etc...
I know these are not correct, but you get the idea of what I mean.
I think that I have been down just about every trail with Brady and Jeff at one point or another, but I still have no idea of what-is-what or where-is-where, when we're talking about it. They were trying to explain to me where all the new trails and jumps branch off/on, to/from exsiting trails.
I think that I did too many drugs in my younger days, my short term memory is sketchy... My short term memory must be sketchy from all the drugs I did in my younger days.
I think that I did too many drugs in my younger days, my short term memory is sketchy... My short term memory must be sketchy from all the drugs I did in my younger days.
Joey, If it the maps are going to cost a lot, talk to me. I have many friends with GPS's and I have the DeLorme software somewhere so I would only have to get the TOPO maps for Tennessee and layover the waypoints on top of it. I have done this for XC trails - easy cheesy.
I should have know that Inspector Gadget would have something.Taz said:
Geez Brady....is there anything you don't own?
Ah, to be single with a "phat" job...bizutch said:
and yet...no life....BKQuill said:
i'll have to get with tommy at the a.t.v. club. i didn't ask as many questions as i should have about all the details.Taz said:
the g.p.s. and software work is what he'll do just because that's one of his responsibilities with the club. that should be no charge.
the printing of the maps is what i'm not sure of. how much $$$ if any.
the club might spring for that too.
i don't like asking for stuff all the time, that way when a real need comes along (like a gate blocking the new gas well road to keep a.t.v.'s out.) they won't hesitate to lend a hand . they're great support.
wheres this place at ?
Refer to www.windrock-mtb.com.ridinbikes247 said:
or a more direct answer would be "20 minutes North of Knoxville in the town of Oak Ridge, TN. Super convenient to get to.ridinbikes247 said:
Butch could you be more vague? Just use the directions on the website.bizutch said:
Windrock is above Oliver Springs. You will drive through Oak Ridge to get to Oliver Springs via Hwy 61.
If you listen to Butch then you might become a permanent resident of Deliveranceville, USA.
hah hah. you biotch...don't you have a bmx bike to tend to?spoke80 said:
Nah, he said "where is it" not specificly "I need driving directions". Figured I'd save him the time of reading paragraphs, links, etc on the site. If he's in Colorado, "20 minutes North of Knoxville" is all he'd need to know. :eviltongu:
When Joey crawls out from under the last rock he moves and does not see his shadow.tomvan72 said:
If he does see his shadow he crawls back in and then builds 6 more trails.
We win either way.