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Starting Summer 2012 - Lake Moraine Trail - "The Missing Link" on Pikes Peak's South Slope
We announced this project in late 2010, but in early 2011 received news that one last permit was required in order to move forward. We needed permission from the PUC for the crossing of the Pikes Peak Cog Railway. Well, the wheels sometimes turn slowly in the public process world but we just receved the final permit in February of 2012! Thanks to Spencer at the Cog, the people at the City Parks Department, and everyone else involved in getting the PUC application approved.
The South Slope property on Pikes Peak is a 9,000 acre parcel owned by the City of Colorado Springs and until recently managed exclusively by CS Utilities. It has been closed to the public for over 100 years. Now, however, CSU and the City of Colorado Springs have decided to open the South Slope to public access!
There are several recreation projects being built, but Medicine Wheel has been chosen by the City Parks Department and CSU to be the lead partner on building a new trail that will connect Barr Trail to Jones Park and Cheyenne Canon. We're calling it the Lake Moraine Trail - the Missing Link, (until it's formally named by the city).
We need to raise a LOT of money to make this new trail a reality. The total since March 1, 2012 is: $4,235.00.
This is an exciting project that will open up all kinds of new recreational opportunities in the Pikes Peak Region.
TO FIND OUT MORE, Click Here to go to the Missing Link Web Page.
May 2, 2012 - Our First Trail Maintenance Day - Spring Creek
For those who worked on, and/or have ridden Spring Creek, you know it's an awesome trail but it still needs some love. On April 11 we will rework one corner and widen the trail down the final side slope (depending on numbers).
Trail leaders and those who built this trail are encouraged to come out and marvel at your handiwork, but all are welcome.
This will become an annual celebration of Spring Creek trail, so mark your calendars for the second Wednesday of April to revisit Spring Creek and give it some TLC.
When - 5/2 - Wednesday Evening 5:30 till Dusk.
Where - Spring Creek Trail, meet at Tunnel 1 on Gold Camp Road.
Register - Log into our facebook page to register for the event (Medicine Wheel Trail Advocates) or email doug@bursnall.com if you're not into the whole facebook thing.
When you register, please let us know if you have previously been a trail leader on one of our workdays.
Thanks to a $5,000 grant from REI, Inc, in 2011 we were able to provide our volunteers with lots of new tools, refreshments, and volunteer day support. Care and feeding of volunteers is so important and it does cost money. REI has been a long-time supporter of Medicine Wheel, and we thank them for their generosity in 2011 and all the years past.
If you would liike to help out on any of our projects, please get on our email list here.
Josh Osterhoudt 1949-2012
It is with a heavy heart that we report the passing of a visionary and truly inspirational figure in the Pikes Peak region mountain biking scene. Josh Osterhoudt, along with several other local mountain biking figures, was one of the founding members of Medicine Wheel, back in the days before IMBA even existed and was its President until 2004. He was also the Eastern Colorado representative for IMBA for many years in the late 90's and early 2000's. Most recently, he was the manager of Bristol Brewery, which has always supported MWTA with some of the finest beer on the front range. While he had more recently stepped back from active involvement with MWTA, Josh was always available for thoughts, advice and a good laugh. And he was a good friend. We'll miss you, Josh.
A Big Thank You to our Sponsors & Volunteers!
Over the last few years, MWTA has benefitted from the volunteer efforts of over 100 people. We just want to say "thank you" to everyone who helped out. Through your efforts, big and small, mountain biking is alive and healthy in the Pikes Peak region.
MWTA would also like to thank the following for their very generous donations of time, labor, and cold, hard cash: The Pikes Peak Community Foundation, Whole Foods Market, Bristol Brewery, REI, Inc., El Paso County, SRAM, LSI Logic, The Classic Companies, The Colorado Springs Cycling Club, Sigma Metals, Suzanne DeVore and Mark Seaton, and numerous other volunteers who have donated to MWTA.
To read more about these donors and their contributions, click here.
We couldn't do it without so much support from our community. Thank you!
Welcome Back the Bike Patrol
The Medicine Wheel branch of the national bike patrol has returned. Thanks to Ryan Kohler, MW will be running the patrol again soon. If you would like to be an ambassador for the sport and get to ride at the same time, this is for you! For more information, please visit the patrol page here.
New Pueblo Reservoir Maps
Since a lot of us like to ride the south shore trails at Pueblo Reservoir in the winter, MWTA has put up a new set of detailed maps on our maps page. Go here for a copy.
Red Rocks Canyon Park - The Next Step - Freeride/Skills Area
See our successes page for some history on Red Rocks Park.
For 2009, we teamed of with the help of SRAM Corporation and built the C Line trail in Red Rocks Canyon Park. These are BIG jumps and tabletops with lots of vertical. It's on the hill above the skills park, just east of the main parking lot.
Here's the summary of the master plan on the City's web site.
It's Official!
Medicine Wheel Trail Advocates, Inc. is now recognized as a 501 (c) 3 non-profit corporation by the IRS. That means that we can now accept donations and those donations will be tax-deductible by the donor. Click to find out more