SAN LUIS OBISPO: CCCMB.org Trail Work Days

Update on Trail Workday on Sunday Feb. 23: (reported by Tim Sawchuck) We did some trail work at Santa Margarita Lake on the Sapwi Trail Extension. Thank you to the 24 workers came out and enjoyed a nice day at the lake. A big thanks to the Atascadero Horsemen Club and Backcountry Horsemen Los Padres Unit for the support. Raffle winners:
- Terri Wahlberg- Wallys bike shop gift card
- Kanisa ?  Best Bike Zone gift card
- Tom Becker- Jaffa Cafe gift card
- Melodey Fountain- Galley Restaurant gift card

CCCMB.org News Release: Well, its that time again, the 27th annual Super Bowl Sunday Trail Work at Montana de Oro State Park, even if mother nature may not be cooperating (sad trombone).

Above: crew leader Tim with the crew at recently CCCMB.org trail workday in late 2013.

All you need to know: Sunday, February 2rd, 8:00 am until 1:00 pm at the Spooner Ranch House.  We will have breakfast, do a rain dance, go out and do some trail work, come back and do a rain dance, then go watch football, praying for rain.  If you can sneak in some rain dance steps in your football game happy dance excitement, please do.

Since it is so dry, we will do some brushing and other maintenance which does not require moving dirt.  If you have loppers or small saws, please bring them.  We have a limited number of brushing tools;  all instructions will be provided, wear sturdy clothing and boots - flip flops not permitted.  Bring water, a hat and sunscreen. Remember that we are in a severe drought condition and fire danger is extremely high, so please use caution!

More details for the Curious: We are in need of early morning registration volunteers;  if anyone can help, call Frank at 805-547-9025.

There will be a drawing to win the 2014 Specialized Rockhopper Comp 29 mountain bike donated by Pedal Power in Santa Maria. You must be a CCCMB / IMBA member to be eligible, but need not be present to win.  You will be able to sign up at the membership table during morning registration.

Note: The new Oats Peak and Beebe Trails will be open to cyclists and equestrians April 7, 2014. The trail opening ends a 5 year planning, designing and construction process which was begun in 2009.  It has taken CCCMB over 20 years of trail work and cooperation to persuade State Parks and other trail users that cyclists should again be allowed south of Islay Creek.  We will email more information about the opening later, so please be aware that it will not open on Super Bowl Sunday as we had hoped, due to lack of rain allowing the trail to harden.

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Meetup.com (formerly noted, but repeated here): I'm doing all my mountain biking rides through meetup.com, so I encourage you to sign-up for the SLO Mountain Biking meetup group. If you don't know what meetup is, read bout it by clicking here. Meetup is an online social networking portal that facilitates offline group meetings in various localities around the world. Meetup allows members to find and join groups unified by a common interest. For me, I joined the Mountain Biking, Backpacking, and Hiking meetup groups in San Luis Obispo - you should try it. We had a great ride Saturday 12/14/2013 out at Montana de Oro, and several fun rides since then.

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