Daily Dose: May 11, 2010
Where bicycles go to die. Location: Somehwere on campus in Charleston, South Carolina.
Where bicycles go to die. Location: Somehwere on campus in Charleston, South Carolina.
After a busy week at the IMBA Summit, both crews wanted to get some rest at the beach. Today we rode from our downtown Charleston hotel to Folly Beach. We enjoyed a nice walk on a beautiful day. Tomorrow we head north to our next visit in West Virginia
Trying to tell people we were building trails in Conway, South Carolina was like trying to convince everyone that there is mountain biking on the moon. For those who don’t remember their Eastern U.S. geography, Conway is very close to Myrtle Beach, hundreds of golf courses, and the Atlantic Ocean. Even we didn’t know what to expect, but we reviewed our sandy trailbuilding techniques and rolled into town with a very open mind.
We spent the week in South Carolina. We checked out the trails at FATS in anticipation of the IMBA World Summit. We then traveled to Conway to work with Coastal Carolina University in Waccamaw National Wildlife Refuge.
If it’s Friday, it must be field work. Today we spent the day flagging trail in Waccamaw National Widlife Refuge. We’re very near the east coast and, as you can imagine, the soil is very sandy. Here, Chris is testing the soil a bit to see how well it holds together.
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