Rocky Mountain Dirt Riders
Next Meeting
Do you ride a motorcycle in McLean Creek?
There are significant changes coming to the McLean Creek Forest Land Use Zone. There is an important meeting for all single track users on May 01, 2008. Come and see how you can help change the course of off road motorcycle riding in Alberta. Presentations by Dylan Cartwright and Darryl Copithorne. Sponsored by the Rocky Mountain Dirt Riders Association.
Western Canada.s premier suspension tuner Chris Bonneau of Pro-Action Suspension will be joining us to give a demonstration on suspension set up and how to dial your bike in for you! Bring your notepad and questions to the meeting.
- May 01, 2008
- 7:00 PM
- Capitol Hill Community Association
- 1531 – 21 Avenue NW
- Map link
GAMP GSMG Volunteers
March 20, 2008
Greetings to everyone interested in building a sustainable recreational trail system!
The Ghost Stewardship Monitoring Group (GSMG) is taking steps towards building a sustainable trail network in the Ghost Forest Land Use Zone. Our next step involves a ‘Trail Inventory’.
Trail Inventory is a trail planning process used to create a trail system wherein we define the overall trail objectives, look at what parameters govern the actual terrain the trail will follow, laying out the specific path that a trail will follow, and assessing water courses, soils, slopes and vegetation. The trail design will attempt to maximize user enjoyment and will ensure the trail will be as much self-sustaining as possible with minimum maintenance and the least environmental impact possible for future generations to enjoy. Trail Inventory does not involve the actual construction or improvement of a trail.
Trail Inventory process is to be used for:
- evaluating and improving existing trails
- re-routing trails along a new sustainable path
- reclaiming and closing un-sustainable trails
- building new trails within the given parameters
- improving the recreational experience and opportunities for all users
As such, attached to this message is a template for a Trail Inventory Resume that we would like for you to complete and return to us if you are serious about helping to plan the trails of the future. Once we have an idea of what skills are available amongst the volunteers, we will tailor Trail Inventory training to the group of people interested in this task, and start taking inventory of the Ghost FLUZ trails.
Please be aware that this is a very different type of activity than other trail stewardship activities which you may have partaken in the past. It is not for everybody. In fact, we don’t need a huge number of people to do this. But we need the right people. If you are more comfortable on the working end of a chain saw, shovel, or bull-dozer than you are looking at soils, water courses, measuring slopes, and documenting what you see, then maybe this isn’t for you. We need both types of people to design and build sustainable trails.
Please consider this carefully and decide how you can best help the entire community build sustainable trails. If you have some of the right skills and wish to volunteer to help us in this first step towards the new trail system in the Ghost FLUZ, please express your interest to the GSMG by returning the completed resume of your skills.
We would like your resume as soon as possible so we can make training plans, however we will never turn away a volunteer that wants to help. All instructions for completing the resume and returning it to the GSMG are in the attached template.
Thank-you
Ghost Stewardship Monitoring Group
Information: Darryl Copithorne - (403)932-5528
Return to top
Guided Rides
- Are you:
- Relatively new to off road motorcycling?
- Unsure where to ride single track?
- Having a hard time finding regular riding buddies?
- Wanting to become a better rider?
Home of the Guided Rides
McLean Creek Winter Riding
Much investigation into the McLean Creek winter closure. No obvious reason has been discovered. Rick Blackwood, Area Manager from the Calgary ASRD office requested that Dean Cockshutt, RMDRA Land Advocacy Director create a formal letter asking to rescind the closure. Please see the attached winter riding request letter that Dean submitted. We'll let you know the response as soon as we know.
Update
ASRD responded to RMDRA’s request to open McLean Creek for winter motorcycle access. Please see the attached response letter that provides details. The primary reason for the restriction is the possible damage that winter motorcycle tires cause to groomed snowmobile trails. Winter riding in McLean Creek remains closed to motorcycles as indicated by signs posted in the zone. RMDRA hopes to continue working with SRD to allow winter access in the future.
Return to topAccess to your Riding Area
If you want to know about access to your favourite riding area check our Area Status Report
If you ride in the Ghost-Waiparous area, check out our GAMP Handout
If you want to read more, please go to our Land Advocacy page
If you want to help us, join our club, RMDRA membership page