Simpson Creek

[fatbaldpop1]

I rode this trail on Thursday with my wife. This was our first time. the trail is beautiful and is a great place to take new/inexperienced riders. they may get tired, but they won't deal with being technically overwhelmed nor will they be bored by the scenery.

I had fun also, being able to "open up" for long sections knowing the trail wasn't going to throw a sudden XX at me (other than nature's blow down).

It is all good.

[fatbaldpop1]

Has anyone been over these trails, yet? Ready to ride?

[TrailPatrol]

Has anyone been over these trails, yet? Ready to ride?

Will, the last time I was at Simpson, in March, the snow was still three feet deep. In talking with the staff at Deer River, the are projecting two weeks until you can ride there without hurting the trails. ( May 1st. Same for Trout Lake)

I will be up early in the month (May) to train a new patroller from the area. It is as easy to train two as it is one. Dues are $35.00, and you will need first aid and CPR training.

Let me know if you are interested.

Ride safe,
:banana:
Hans

[fatbaldpop1]

Let me know as the time approaches when you are heading up. I coach baseball and the schedule is a bit hectic.

I do a bunch of clean up every time I ride. I just keep a fold up saw and lot of attitude...

[TrailPatrol]

We were up at Simpson for the USFS Centennial activities and did some trail patrol and planning for the rest of the year and the start of next season.

The good news is that, aside from the Simpson Creek Bridge and the nearby beaver dams, the trails are in excellent condition. Saw five other bikers on the trails Sunday, two from Dallas, TX, and they were really thrilled with the trails up there. Patrollers Tom R. and Rose A. have taken care of the blown down trees and limbs, and in a couple weeks the deer flies will even be gone.

On the nearby Cutfoot Sioux National Recreational Trail, we are continuing to work on improving the Farley Hills section. The Forest Service has given us permission to survey, plan and map out a new section of ridge-top trail to bypass the sand hill so badly damaged by horses. The bike/hike section will run down the top of the western esker, and should come out right across from the road into Mosomo Lake with it's backcountry campsite. We hope to have approval for construction next spring. We have also taken on the responsibility of caring for three backcountry dispersed campsites, some of which are bike/hike-in only. :crazy2: They are near-wilderness type sites, on beautiful lakes with eagles and fishing, but few people. But we're not going to share with you where they are. You'll just have to come up and see for yourself.

ATV tresspass continues to be a problem in the Trout Lake Non-Motorized Primitive Area. Forest Service law enforcement has asked the Backcountry Patrol to observe and report any violations we see while on patrol. If you head up that way and see any ATV use in Trout or nearby Suomi Hills, please take time to report it to any Backcountry Trail Patrol member or Forest Officer.

Next year we're hoping for to hold an event in the Chippewa that will be the first of it's kind in Minnesota, sometime in August, 2006. Watch for it. We promise, it will be a challenge!

Ride safe,
:banana:
Hans
Backcountry Trail Patrol

[hockeynut]

Next year we're hoping for to hold an event in the Chippewa that will be the first of it's kind in Minnesota, sometime in August, 2006. Watch for it. We promise, it will be a challenge!

Can I guess? 100K race? I'm there.