tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36229084631584316522024-02-18T22:36:04.057-05:00Allegrippis RamblingsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger53125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3622908463158431652.post-34285501996940911102014-11-07T15:02:00.000-05:002014-11-07T15:02:08.434-05:00Stuff's Happenin'
In the past several months a lot of good has happened on the trails at Raystown Lake- Aside from regular trail work being completed such as trimming, blowing, lopping, drain cleaning and the like....all this happened too.
Fawn Trail Deck Project
Photo Credit: Rob Sharer
Location: Approximately 3/4 down Fawn Trail just prior to the wooden bridge was a very long wet spot.
Issue: The large Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3622908463158431652.post-13633474988164253272014-02-10T16:10:00.002-05:002014-02-10T16:10:34.283-05:00twICE as nICE
Twice as nICE-
The lake level at Raystown has been dropped 8.5ft below the regular level to allow for shoreline maintenance and rehabilitation, extending the shoreline up to 60ft into what is usually water. Meanwhile, the air temperature has dipped below zero numerous times with a near-constant freeze since the new year. These cool temps have caused large sections of the lake to Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3622908463158431652.post-76278362441848874162013-12-28T11:09:00.004-05:002013-12-28T11:09:55.350-05:00Going Coastal-
As Raystown Lake is a Army Corps (ACOE) Flood Control Project, it is no surprise that the lake level can fluctuate upwards of fifteen feet in the course of the year, between ACoE hold backs during highwater on the mainstem of the Juniata or for shore line maintenance during the fall and winter. As Raystown is becoming increasingly more popular for the big boat crowd, the erosion of the shorelineUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3622908463158431652.post-79172994693317194952013-06-21T14:38:00.005-04:002013-06-21T14:38:44.768-04:00fat fronts and other fun stuffIf you have been out to the trails recently you might have noticed a localized trend. To say it is a merely a trend is to not give it any credence as something that will stick around.
FAT FRONT
The fat front is a front end concept that first saw light locally when in 2010 Salsa Cycles released it's Enabler fork which allowed the geometry of a suspension corrected 29er frame to not be Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3622908463158431652.post-32682626353355916952013-04-01T10:21:00.003-04:002013-04-01T10:21:44.913-04:00where were you this winter? The winter has been a cold one. Perhaps to cold for some.
We've spent our time out riding in the Raystown region despite the inclement weather. Our plethora of snowmobile trails, lake ice, and heavily forested parks offers endless possibilities.
Free Skiing in Petersburg
Snowmobile Trails in Barree
Just off of Snyders Run Boat Launch
Heading into a Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3622908463158431652.post-51666752056135884262012-11-29T13:10:00.001-05:002012-11-29T13:10:19.300-05:00November News
It is hard to believe it's already deer season and we are again closing the trails to users in hopes to "protect the integrity of the hunt," as part of a cooperative effort to encourage the multiple uses for public land. For two weeks every year the Allegrippis Trails System and much of the rest of Central Pa's woods close down to all other users and opens to deer season.
That said it has been Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3622908463158431652.post-51112732045068211832012-10-09T08:52:00.003-04:002012-10-09T08:52:48.693-04:00for the kids.
As I have never fathered a child, I am quite happily not a dad.
Don't get me wrong kids are nice and everything, so long as they are your's or someone else's.
That being said I wholeheartedly support the notion that it is important to act as a role model and provide a unique environment in which they are able to learn and grow as individuals. This was part of the reason that nearly Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3622908463158431652.post-2305069049359116452012-10-01T14:54:00.001-04:002012-10-01T14:54:22.327-04:00falling into autumn
The trails have been chock full of riders for the last several months and volunteers have stayed busy beating down briar bushes and cleaning up after overnight storms. The dust is again beginning to settle on this summer much as it has in past years, with a few slightly browned leaves littering the switchbacks.
As I'm sure many riders have noticed the trails have been maintained far Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3622908463158431652.post-17739353383347917552012-07-13T10:23:00.000-04:002012-07-13T10:27:20.879-04:00dirt quest
Another spring has passed, as has another Dirt Rag Dirt Fest. This year marks the third Dirt Fest at Raystown, and the fifth overall. Spanning nearly two decades, Dirt Fest remains an event that few can really grasp or understand without attending. Dirt Fest is an event originally conceptualized in 1990 by a the fine folks at Dirt Rag Publishing. At the time, Dirt Rag was an an up-and-coming Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3622908463158431652.post-33859380212068831722012-03-19T20:27:00.002-04:002012-03-19T20:28:00.741-04:00Late Winter? Gravel GrinderPerfect Century Weather-
After a long Saturday at the shop during the 50 degree sunny day, I reckoned it was time for a long gravel loop through the greater Rothrock area. The weather was looking like high 30's, moderately sunny, with strong winds, a perfect day for long gravel miles. With the winds supposedly exceeding 30 mph gusts the gravel roads offered welcomed shelter from the Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3622908463158431652.post-26844591608473748742012-01-24T16:04:00.000-05:002012-01-24T16:04:21.725-05:00
frozenfat delivered
Frozenfat was our first go at a winter event. Turned out to be a pretty good time. With around 25 riders representing five states showing up over the course of the weekend for the fatbike fun. Despite the long road to hosting the event with DCNR permits and other fancy forms of approval, the weekend flew by.
Friday night was the informal start of the saga with Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3622908463158431652.post-32224205742361718222011-12-31T21:46:00.000-05:002011-12-31T21:46:54.166-05:00circumnavigate the lakeDecember 25th generally marks the day when I pack the up the dog and bike and head east towards the homeland (Valley Forge/ Phoenixville.) This year I got the pass from the family to stay in the huntingdon area for the holiday and enjoy Christmas in my own way.
Now before I start into this, let me say that I am not the grinch and I don't hate Christmas it is just not the holiday for me. But theUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3622908463158431652.post-73336844659078719122011-12-14T20:41:00.000-05:002011-12-14T20:41:33.267-05:00Blazed and ConfusedBefore I start this rant:
1- Allegrippis Trails are on federal land
2- It is legal to hunt on federal land
3- I am not a hunter but undersand others do utilize hunting as a form of gathering food and a form of sport. And fully support the act of respondsible hunting fishing etc etc.
4- Hunting seasons extend year round and cannot be defined simply by a set period of dates.
5- Mountain Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3622908463158431652.post-68586806202264929892011-10-20T18:46:00.005-04:002011-10-20T19:49:42.768-04:00daily wanderingsThe last several weeks have been filled with to much trail work, to much rain, and not enough trail riding. After getting pissed off at the Pa One Call Guys and fed up with the BS of the contracting world I decided to get some pictures of what had been completed in the short span of several weeks. One of the several culverts along the new, yet to be named connector trail. This is at the powerlineUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3622908463158431652.post-5496520842965075892011-09-29T20:14:00.003-04:002011-09-29T20:26:52.994-04:00Connector Trail ProgressAs most of the folks in the area are completely unaware of the new connector trail I figured I'd add some photos to introduce the new section of trail being completed as I write this. The trail will link the Visitors Center at the Seven Points Recreation Area, to Ridge Campground, and continue over to the Dark Hollow Trail on the Allegrippis Trails System. Trail construction is currently Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3622908463158431652.post-62655349395829081612011-09-25T20:57:00.004-04:002011-09-25T21:50:49.684-04:00wading through bicyclesI woke up everyday this week before the 6:00am buzzer sounded and sat there thinking of what bike was I to build, repair, or otherwise nurse back to health, or finish a pre-season (which I absolutely hat the concept of. So, that's my best reason for not keeping folks informed of the happenings on the trails. Below you will find a quick list of things happening at the trails that might actuallyUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3622908463158431652.post-2017298942658349892011-08-24T09:02:00.005-04:002011-08-24T09:08:02.028-04:00Mushrooms EverywhereCrazy Mushrooms forming all around the trails... Guessing its the hot damp weather that we've seen recently.
I was out late the other night scouting out some upcoming service projects for several larger groups that we have coming to the trail system for trail work days. As I was cruising through the woods from trail to trail with the Dinah dog, I started noticing a plethora of crazy colored Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3622908463158431652.post-48936216816194391612011-08-22T22:19:00.003-04:002011-08-22T22:26:41.603-04:00inbound outbound.
Trail work is great.... and sometimes better with help. Today Juniata College "inbound" freshman visited the trails to work and ride. We met up early and did some cleaning and clearing on the the Buck and Fawn Trails. The 12 volunteers that made up the group put out a tremendous effort to remove debris and dirt from the drains in many of the grade reversals.
Interested in trailwork opportunitiesUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3622908463158431652.post-8735813049302684282011-07-14T22:58:00.002-04:002011-07-14T22:58:56.788-04:00oh nowell the mukluk was fun...but the Raystown Facility is about to become that much more accessible.http://www.surlybikes.com/blog/2523/And yes.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3622908463158431652.post-63523277757103936052011-07-08T12:20:00.005-04:002011-07-08T12:39:24.424-04:00boulder fields and big mothBeen a good week for riding with cooler evening and night time temps hitting as low as 60. As the Allegrippis tends to get pretty busy on the weekends I've been trekking around the area in search of fresh trail. As it should happen found some great snowmobile trails and singletrack on my last ride, which yielded some pretty wild terrain with massive boulders and spires in excess of 40 ft stickingUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3622908463158431652.post-88192352573305892002011-06-17T13:15:00.003-04:002011-06-17T13:20:46.272-04:00somedays you just need to get goneIts early in the season but the rentals and service always seem to take over all the dimensons of my day. Sometimes its just right to leave at dark and return at dawn from a ride. The Salsa Fargo has been a wonderful tool for just such outtings, with it's Anything Cages installed, I can ride just about anywhere and sleep out for the night. Ridding back before the Dinah Dog needs to be walked.LateUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3622908463158431652.post-48885545805772677162011-05-25T15:17:00.001-04:002011-05-25T15:19:49.359-04:00Dirtfest a successThats right nearly 1200 people showed up for three days of camping, riding, beer, and fun!Complete with an epic, bike rodeo, womens ride series, beer school, pa tourism rally, and great live music, everyone was sure to have a good time. As the weather finally cleared late Friday morning the campers began to arrive in force. With bike strapped every which way on roofs and trunks the event began toUnknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3622908463158431652.post-40431302370439094712011-04-28T09:01:00.002-04:002011-04-28T09:13:47.822-04:00wet weather explorationThe trails have been really hit or miss lately with the massive rain storms followed by dry spells.In an effort to minimize the impact on the Allegrippis....I've been searching for other two wheeled happiness in the greater Raystown region. I only just realized the capabilites of the Mukluk as a creeker. Literally cruising down the center of the creeks out to the lake, similar to the winter Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3622908463158431652.post-27622564890741968482011-04-18T08:40:00.005-04:002011-04-18T08:57:11.396-04:00Trail Work and GPS'nThis past week has been busy out on the Allegrippis with both riders and RMBA trail projects. The EMS map is currently being updated to show locations a bit more accurately on the county mapping system. In an effort to get the best data possible we are working with the Huntingdon County Planning Office to GPS the trail system and emergency access points along it. Waiting for that signalWith the Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3622908463158431652.post-87045255749717850892011-03-31T09:55:00.003-04:002011-03-31T10:01:08.638-04:00Early AM at the AllegrippisThis was the Weds morning ride out at the lake. With temps touching the twenties around 6:45am it made for a chilly cruise. I had finished lacing up the El Mariachi's new dancing shoes and simply couldn't wait to get her out. Here is the shot of the Armoring section that was recently completed on the Berry Patch Trail...Super dry ...however still needs some work. The rest of the area:Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1