This Sunday, Dec. 13th, Paul Arlinghaus is hosting a trail day at O'Bannon Woods State Park near Corydon, IN - practically in our backyard!
For those not yet familiar, O'Bannon currently features 6+ miles of trail, with the hopes of expanding to 40+ miles throughout the 26,000 acre property. This is some of the most varied terrain in the region with elevation changes much greater than that of Otter Creek! This property has the potential to be the greatest mountain biking destination in the area, so we need volunteers to help make it happen!
Plan is to head out of Rocky Ridge (Family Campground) around 10:00AM. HMBA will be providing tools, but make sure to dress for the weather. Bring chemical heat packs to keep your hands warm! We will review the current trail and explore some of the adventure trail starting around 1:00PM. We will be doing this with bikes (weather permitting), so come ready to ride. The Adventure Trail is an adventure, so be ready for some rough trails if you want to explore it. The park entry fee is waived for the event. If there is a gate attendant just let him/her know you are there for the mountain bike trail event. Contact Info: Paul Arlinghaus (317)730-5046, parlinghaus@msn.com
The map below is the trail plan for phase one. This is 20 to 25 miles of trail and doesn't include the whole Adventure Trail Loop which will be a 25 mile loop by itself. The trails that were built this winter and spring through the state trail grant are the yellow and dark blue trails.
Indiana's DNR is fired up about getting more hike/bike trails on the ground at O'Bannon. Check the HMBA thread for more photos, etc.
HMBA will also be providing lunch for the trail workers on Sunday December 13. Nothing too fancy but it will be filling and even include dessert. They'll have a vegetarian option available as well. If you haven't already, please post up that you will be there on Sunday so we can plan for
enough food.Since the weather will be cold enough we will also have freshly made hot chocolate with marshmallows as well as water and NA beverages.
This is a great time to show the parks department of Indiana that the Louisville area wants more trails, and the more people we get out there, the better chance we have to get more money allocated to trails in Southern Indiana. Trails that would be easy to get to from Louisville, and have the potential to be as epic as Brown County.
In other news...
Out at USAC Cyclocross Nationals in Bend, OR the Red Zone Juniors are making quite a statement! Preliminary results show:
Girls 10 - 12
Edie Webb - 2nd
Frances Haley - 6th
Cate McShane - 7th
Boys 13 - 14
Gavin Haley - 3rd
Cooper Simon - 7th
Ian McShane - 8th
Boys 15 - 16
Drew Dillman - 7th
Luke Haley - 9th
John Fransisco - 13th
Congratulations to all racers!
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