Progress is GOOD!!!

If you visited the Chehaw trail this week you probably noticed that the fire-breaks had been plowed, which is a temporary inconvenience but a necessity for the prescribed burns that ultimately make the park so appealing and diverse.

So . . . take a negative and make a positive.

After some work last weekend, this week, and a little help from the boys yesterday we have added THREE new sections and started the FOURTH. The added single track not only adds mileage but eliminates the need for some of the fire-break. We will continue to keep the breaks open for an alternative, but the more trail the better.

Our preliminary measurements bring the total mileage to 6.2 miles.

Epiphany: The Billy Goat Outback brush trimmer is the BOMB! I feel like an idiot after spending so much time and effort bush whacking with an old-school sling blade. Billy Goat + Muscle = Instant trail.

Due to a design flaw and an untimely cable break, I will have the Billy Goat again this weekend. The plan is to finish section FOUR Sunday. Coach Calhoun has volunteered to come out with his 4-wheeler and drag the firebreaks for us. With the edition of this section we should make it over the 7 Mile mark.