Bikes in Thetis
Posted: Mon May 12, 2014 10:52 am
I ran at Thetis on the weekend, enjoying (again) the Lighthouse trail that Glenowyn pointed me to. I still marvel at the idea that people ride that thing. I can barely run it.
I've been running there for years and want to note that I'm seeing far more bike damage in the wet spots than I ever have in the past. I know the fire roads are open to bikes... but I'm a little worried that we're making enough of a mess that someone's going to get really cranky. Bikes skirting puddles and mud have doubled the width of trails in places and left nowhere for foot traffic.
May I suggest that if you're in there and come to something wet, you go straight through instead of churning up the remaining mud on your way around? It'll all dry out in the next month or so, but right now, it's very fragile.
I also don't know whether there's a way to collaborate with the CRD to drop a few truckloads of crushed rock into some of the low spots to protect them and the roadway...
Anyway, I love that park: it's knit into my very being (more literally than you might think, after a few wipeouts) and I know it's important to you, too. Let's take good care of it.
I've been running there for years and want to note that I'm seeing far more bike damage in the wet spots than I ever have in the past. I know the fire roads are open to bikes... but I'm a little worried that we're making enough of a mess that someone's going to get really cranky. Bikes skirting puddles and mud have doubled the width of trails in places and left nowhere for foot traffic.
May I suggest that if you're in there and come to something wet, you go straight through instead of churning up the remaining mud on your way around? It'll all dry out in the next month or so, but right now, it's very fragile.
I also don't know whether there's a way to collaborate with the CRD to drop a few truckloads of crushed rock into some of the low spots to protect them and the roadway...
Anyway, I love that park: it's knit into my very being (more literally than you might think, after a few wipeouts) and I know it's important to you, too. Let's take good care of it.