Scott wrote:Nice work!!! Are the trails going to be led by volunteers like last year? My only though is some of the yahoo's will get a little carried away if they don't have a chaperon. Last year we had a little mud at GAJR and some thought they had to rip it up... With a wide open trail like that you'll have to keep your eye out for wanderers.
All the controls we had last year will be in place and improved. Many of the same trail guides are returning, new ones have been out there 'learning' the trail.
I was actually out there tonight doing more recon for our May 1st work day and making notes of specific areas of improvement.
Some terrain has been moved around, so we'll make some fixes to Snapper Pond to make it deeper. We're relocating the rock garden to the very end of the trail (for 33s/locker). One section in the video (Heaven and Hell Hill) I think we'll re-route to keep the photo opportunities on one side. It won't make it easier (winding steep climbs), might even make it a little bit harder, but I'm trying to make a safe area for the crowd and maximize photo ops.
The pro-photographer from last year is returning and we're working on a BIG opportunity to get people very high quality images and prints.
I thought last year's trail was surprisingly fun, considering how little time was put into it, using what we had. With 3 or 4 Saturdays invested before the event, this year's additions have really increased the fun and unique features.
Ice Cream
Rock Band Tent
Same great catering
DJ
Increased club booth participation
and more
If anyone wants to help on May 1st, we're not doing much. Just making a lake and a moving a mountain. We'll also be setting a mile or two of tomato stakes in.
We will NOT be doing this again
or this
unless we do.