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Bunchgrass
Trail Project, 2005
It was an epic weekend of trailwork. Scott Taylor and Bob Obermeyer
amongst others have been working to rebuild and reclaim some wonderful
high country trails that have been abandoned for some 20 years.
Bunchgrass has been receiving attention for the last few, but there
is an extensive trail network in the area that has not been touched
in many years. Scott, Anthony, Matt, Steve, Chris, and myself had
seen some, and heard more, so we were ready to find out what this
area was all about. Day 1 had us on an offshoot of Bunchgrass called
the High Divide. It is a rocking, swoopy, all sorts of terrain downhill
that runs through rock gardens and forests thick with Huckleberry.
We cut, benched, routed, put in a log ride, then to top it off shuttled
it five times to make sure the line was packed in:) Day 2 we put
ourselves in the center of Buchgrass itself. After a grueling 1.5
hour hike in, we benched about 100 yards of trail that was essentially
non-existent to begin with. A great weekend, excellent camping and
friends, plus about 80 hours of trail work. There will be at least
2 work weekends in 2006. Seeya there!
Day
1, High Divide
Getting ready
Bunchgrass Ridge
The Sisters off in the distance
Go left says Scott, lets work
High Divide, right will take you to Bunchgrass
Flagged in and ready
Would you look at that, ready
to ride!, swoopy:)
Back to the grunt work, yet so
rewarding
Into the forest
Lets ride!!!
Yea man, that's what i'm talkin'
about!
Dude, we just built this and
it rocks!
Tearin' it up through the rocks!
All good trails deserve a log
ride, launch time!
Just one more trip to the top
Nice
Day
2, between Little and Big Bunchgrass
Diamond Peak
The Bunchgrass, what's the name of this place again?
A bit brushy in spots
The next ridge over
Destination at last
Benching, tired yet?
How about that, a trail oasis in the middle of nowhere
It'll be my tires on the ground next time! -Lou
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