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Subaru/IMBA Trail Care Crew Trailbuilding School - THANKS!
June 2004 - Special thanks to Keswick Cyclery, Action Wheels, the Natural Lands Restoration and Environmental Education Program staff, the Friends of the Wissahickon, the Delaware Valley Mountain Bike Patrol, the Wissahickon Ranger Corps, and the attending local mountain bicyclists for making the IMBA/Subaru Trail Care Crew Trailbuilding School in the Wissahickon Valley Park, PA on June 19 and 20, a great success. Special Thanks to the IMBA TCC, Chris and Jill, and Rich from Trail Solutions!

2003 - 24 Hours of Allamuchy
August 2003 - We want to thank everyone who particpated in the 24 Hours of Allumuchy this past weekend. Whether you were a racer, team support or a race patroller, everyone was fantastic. Everyone came away safe, although I can't say the same about some of our bikes! (P.S. Desitin works well to ease monkey butt - one application should do the trick.)
Kudos to Joe, Steve, Barb and Lisa for preparing their respective teams and to Mike G. for volunteering as a race patroller! Also, thanks to JAR for extending our campsite to some new teams and to some of the volunteer patrollers. Our global village added to the overall success of the weekend.
Below are the results from the closest race of the event. JAR's team, Wet Wood, with 19 laps missed 1st place by only one minute in the 5 person category. We will get'em next year! Other teams in the JAR Global Village were "Bunny Hugs" competing in the 4-man masters catagory. This team took 10th place with one woman on the team. The "Farters" took 32nd place in the 4-man vet category. The "Cheezers" took 4th place in the 5-person coed category and the "Whiners" took 5th.

Subaru/IMBA Trail Care Crew Trailbuilding School
October 2002 - A big Thank YOU to everyone who participated in the Subaru/IMBA Trailbuilding School in the Wissahickon Valley Park with the TrailCare Crew this past weekend. It was great to see old friends and new faces participating in what was an incredibly educational andentertaining event. The trail work we did over two days was tremendous. Everytime we ride the Cathedral trail section coming down from the meadows we will feel a real sense of accomplishment. It will be interesting to see how our work holds up.
We all learned during the school that the Wissahickon Valley Park trails, because of their design, require regular maintenance. So don't forget, we schedule trail work parties on the 4th Saturday of each month from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon. Much thanks to IMBA and Subaru for their support of the Trail Care Crew program and of course Scott and Aaryn for spending several days with us. The Trail Care Crew was amazed at the quality of riding in such an urban setting.
We would be remised if we did not thank Steve Garwood, Dan Fiser, Joe Roff, Cindy Abrams, Kurt Widmaier, Jason Livingood, Jason Smith, Kathy Mulholland, Jennifer Jones, Mike Garcia, Dave Bower - the Volunteer Coordinator for the Natural Lands Restoration and Environmental Education Program, Pat Crossen - 3rd District Park Manager for the Fairmount Park Commission, Monica Hicks - Chief Ranger for the Fairmount Park Commission Ranger Corps Wissahickon, the Delaware Valley Mountain Bike Patrol, the Jersey Off Road Bicycling Association. Everyone played an important role to help make this event a success.
In two days, we provided over 270 man-hours of volunteerism on behalf of the mountain bike community! Outstanding! Check jerseyactionriders.org for information on monthly trail work parties and, in a few days, photos from our event. THANK YOU ALL!

Subaru/IMBA Trail Care Crew
April 2001 - Thanks to everyone who attended our club meeting last week and the Trailbuilding School this past weekend in the Wissahickon. The Subaru/IMBA Trail Care Crew (Rich & Jen Edwards) appreciated the hospitality at our meeting and all the hard work in supporting the weekend event. Both were a great opportunity to learn what is happening on trails throughout the land, learn about trail building, trail design and maintenance. We also thank all our sponsors including Action Wheels, The Friends of the Wissahickon, Bikesport, the Natural Lands Restoration and Environmental Education Program and the Fairmount Park Commission.
A special thanks goes out to Dan Fiser. He did an incredible job on the planning, sign building, he provided much of the food for the event, and was pretty much a key advisor through the entire process. We could not have done it without him! He certainly kept me on track and focused.
On the Sunday afternoon JAR ride (12:30 - Wissahickon), the Trail Care Crew joined us. Comcast Sports Network was also on hand to film us preparing our bikes and riding the trails. It was a spectacular ride around the entire Wissahickon Park! We can count on IMBA for support, especially in our collective efforts to keep bike access open in the Wissahickon. We have begun a petition drive requesting the Fairmount Park Commission adopt the bike pilot policy that has been in place for five years as a permanent policy. Make sure you sign this petition. They will soon be a local bike shops and available at JAR rides and functions.

Trail Maintenance Report from Fair Hill
December 2001 - As mentioned earlier, we had a blast with the Delaware Trail Spinners at their trail maintenance, nite ride, and cookout on Dec. 1st! Below is from a DTS e-news:
"U GO JAR ! Last weekend DTS hosted a trail work party at Fairhill. Twelve Jersey Action Riders (JAR) joined forces with us for total work force of 21 dedicated trail workers. GANG, BIG HAND SPANK FOR YOUR DEDICATION AND HARD WORK. Afterward Fairhill permitted us to enjoy a night ride and then fajitas, grilled sausage sandwiches, and beverages under a full moon near the covered bridge. WHAT A DEAL.
The work crew created a new swoopy switch-back with some very nice water diversion devices and banked turns. Unfortunately we had to close a radical fall-line downhill due to extreme erosion but in return we gained more trail distance."

JAR Trip to Moab
September 2001 - The JAR Moab Utah trip last week was a smashing success! A big thanks to everyone involved with the planning and to everyone who participated. We were on the trail every day! In order, we rode the Slick Rock Trail, the Porcupine Rim Trail, Flat Pass, Amasa Back, the Kokopelli Trail Loops in Fruita/Lomas Colorado, the Poison Spider Mesa Trail and the Portal Trail! There are many stories to tell. We will have trip photos and we will certainly be telling stories at the club meeting!
For those of us waiting for Dan & Judy to return with our bikes and equipment. They have been delayed in Ohio, but expect to be at the Thursday night club meeting with the trailer. (7:00 p.m. at R. Mac's Pub) We are beginning to discuss the next club trip out west, possibly to Lake Tahoe, CA!