March 2015 – Little Pine / Santa Cruz trail – two trail work events back to back! On March 15th, nine SBMTV volunteers took on the task of hiking halfway to Little Pine peak and and then maintaining the trail. The crew restored/rebenched the slide above “Dead Dog” meadow and right at the exposed white cliffs. This section […]
West Jess Trail Work, done!
Eighteen SBMTV volunteers hiked up the back side of Jesusita on Feb 15th to repair several eroded switch backs that were in need of some TLC We brushed, we installed erosion control features and we moved at least a ton of rock. 2 hardy crib wall were installed, added in-slope and armored both switch backs […]
Huge Arroyo Burro North trailwork accomplished!
Eighteen hearty volunteers worked Arroyo Burro North Trail on Sunday, November 9th, accomplishing a huge amount of brushwork and trail tread repair. Trailwork in the back country is always logistically challenging as volunteers, tools and supplies must be transported to the trailhead and back to access points. This group of folks definitely came to work. […]
2014 – Community Trail Work Accomplished
2014 was another successful year of community trail work for SBMTV! Here’s the list of trails (or sections of trails) we maintained in 2014: January – West Fork of Cold Spring Trail February – Camuesa Trail #1 March – Camuesa Trail #2 April – Cold Springs Trail for State Trails Day May – Jesusita Trail #1 June : Jesusita Trail […]
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Santa Barbara Century Ride
What a day! Saturday was a gorgeous, sunny day with cool ocean breezes, just perfect for riders conquering the Santa Barbara Century Ride with its 100 mile long course and 9,600 feet of climbing. Santa Barbara Mountain Bike Trail Volunteers hosted the mid-Gibraltar aid station for the fifth year in a row, providing food, water […]
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Building the “Great Wall of Jesusita”, Events #1 and #2
Some time in the Summer of 2104, part of the Jesusita trail tread between Tunnel and Inspiration Pt. gave way and slid downslope… On National Public Lands Day, September 27th and then on Sunday October 12th, volunteers from SBMTV, MTC, LPFA worked with staff from Santa Barbara City, County, and Los Padres National Forest to start […]
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Elings “Day of Caring” Community Trail Work Day
Saturday the 20th Santa Barbara Mountain Bike Trail Volunteers partnered up with Elings Park Staff and Santa Barbara United Way to continue SBMTV’s ongoing campaign to ‘maintain and sustain’ the Trails at Elings Park. 20 volunteers including Elings Park Executive Director, Michael Nelson worked together to trim brush, improve the existing tread and improve erosion […]
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Review: SBMTV CycleMAYnia Mountain Bike Skills Clinics
This last May, SBMTV participated in Santa Barbara County’s 5th Annual CycleMaynia. SBMTV’s IMBA certified mountain bike instructors, Michael Blake and Chris Orr led two mountain bike skills clinic at Elings Park. The first clinic, a women’s skills clinic, was attended by 11 women with diverse skill levels from beginner to advanced. Blake and […]
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Review – May/June 2014 Jesusita Trail Work Double Header
May and June of 2014 included double header trail work events on Jesusita Trail. On May 11, SBMTV brought together 18 volunteers to work on Jesusita from the Moreno water fountain up to the “stairs”. And, on June 10th SBMTV’s crew leaders and volunteers joined up with other participants and City, County, and Forest Staff […]
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National Bike Summit
March 3-5 I had the opportunity to attend the National Bike Summit in Washington DC where the League of American Bicyclists convenes riders and activists from all over the United States to share ideas and lobby on Capitol Hill. The culmination is a day spent on the hill in meetings with our various representatives […]
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