7/24/10 The tropical system only dumped a quarter inch of rain. Rain chances still 40% so be may get a passing shower for reinforcement.
Bring plenty of sports drink, it gets hot out there.
Huge thank you to JDSP riders Brett C. & Mike M. for donating trail materials for helping combat the sand. We really do appreciate it!
Where has Club Scrub been working lately? Click the logo below to find out!
Recent Maintenance
5/28/10 Tortoise has been trimmed.
5/28/10 Half-Pipe Bypass has been trimmed and the sharp left turn at the bottom of the 8/10 downhill has been extended 10 feet over some sand.
5/27/10 A few more corner sand ladders have been installed on 8/10 and one on Ranger. Also, Ranger has been trimmed.
5/24/10 A sand ladder was installed on a corner on 8/10.
5/20/10 Some sand planks have been installed on Ranger, the Wrong Way sign has been propped back up, Hare has been trimmed (no pun intended) and mulch had been distributed at various sandy areas along the trail with more to come.
5/11/10 Some wood planks have been added to the lower Fire Ring sand ladder. Logs have been added to either side of the little log over and a Sand Pit! sign has been added to let you know when the suffering begins.
5/11/10 The long sand pit stretch halfway through Fire Ring now has sand ladder on the upper and lower sections while the main sand pit is still there for your suffering pleasure.
5/6/10 A big fallen tree was remove on Hare.
5/5/10 Project Fire Ring has begun with the bottom portion of the long sand pit now planked. Work will continue in the coming week.
4/29/10 The sandy downhill on Tortoise has 100' of sandladder installed with the option to hit the logover on the left side. Big thanks to Kenny, Jason and Bob for busting this out in an hour and a half! Because no one should have to pedal downhill....
4/22/10 Osprey & Walden have been trimmed.
4/22/10 Root Loop has been trimmed.
4/2/10 A new right turn sand ladder had been installed on Ranger, about 150 yards down the trail.
4/1/10 ALL THE SAND IS GONE AT JDSP, IT'S RIDING LIKE TSALI!!
3/31/10 Operation Reverse Question Mark is complete, but it's up to you to find it. Hint: It's the longest stretch of sand ladder in Camp Murphy and it's all downhill.
3/29/10 Operation Reverse Question Mark is on a rain delay but not before 2/3 of the sand ladders have been installed. Look for completion and renaming later this week. Thanks Dave A. for your help!
3/25/10 Operation Reverse Question Mark has begun.
3/24/10 2 sand ladders have been installed: one at the entrance to Half Pipe & the other leading up to the log drop close to the end of Middle Ridge.
3/20/10 2 sand ladders have been installed on Ranger near the choppy row of logs.
3/17/10 A new sand ladder had been installed on Tortoise and 10 more feet has been added to the Ranger sandpit sand ladder.
3/15/10 A sand ladder had been installed over the sand pit at the entrance into the Ranger S-turns.
3/10/10 The sandy drop next to Chip's Drop on Middle Ridge has been laddered for a boost of speed to get you around the upwards left turn.
A sand ladder has been added to the first turn on Ranger.
3/8/10 The rest of the Big Burn sand ladder (see next post below) has been installed for a fast descent down the ridge. This is the beginning of one of the fastest hammer sections in Camp Murphy if you can make the right turn smoothly.
3/1/10 One section of a long sand ladder was installed on Big Burn....on the descent after the 2 stage climb. The 2nd section will be installed sometime this year.
2/25/10 Two sand ladders have been installed on the sandy corners of Doe.
2/22/10 Yet another sand ladder has been installed on Hare leadng up to the lone palm tree.
2/21/10 The first blue arrow section on the green trail Hare has been revamped into a tech section called Back Porch. It quickly merges with Hare...be aware of oncoming bikers when you merge back on to the trail.
2/19/10 A couple small sand ladders have been installed on Osprey in the horseshoe. Look for a short, revamped tech section to open in the next couple of days somewhere in Camp Murphy.
2/16/10 Two sand ladders, a short and a long one, have been installed on Palmetto. One is just over the top of the ridge and the other is just up the trail from JDSP's largest logover.
2/14/10 The big wooden plunge on Lake trail has been mended a bit. The approach to it has been extended around the left turn as well.
2/11/10 There has been a reduction in protruding saw palmetto (Serenoa Repens) on Gator Hole.
2/9/10 A new sand ladder has been installed on Big Burn & Osprey.
2/3/10 Face smackin' saw palmettos have been trimmed on Walden & Root Loop.
1/31/10 The left fork in the trail at the sandy drop on Middle Ridge has a completed sand ladder that hooks up with the main trail. It's unofficially called Chip's Drop. Left/black and blue/right arrows designate section difficulty.
1/30/10 The 2nd green arrow bypass on Hare has been bordered and mulched. The mulch is soft but it should pack down in a couple of weeks.
1/27/10 Ranger has been brushhogged
1/23/10 8/10 has a new sand ladder around a downhill curve. It includes 2 step downs, the ladder and a 3rd step which you could get a little air if you wanted to.
1/18/10 8/10 has been brushhogged and trimmed.
1/2/10 Palmetto & Half Pipe Bypass has been brushhogged and trimmed.
