Scorpion Build Day

Hey Everybody,

I wanted to give a big shout out to everyone that came out for the Upper Scorpion build day.  I know it's tough to give up a sunny day in the PNW to do trailwork, but the hill is only getting better and we'll get to enjoy the fruits of our labor this summer!

We had 32 people in the lot and about a half dozen more folks showed up during the day to lend their hand.  I've got to give Transition Bikes huge props for their support of this project.....those guys helped prep and formulate the plan for Upper Scorp, they provided pizza and bevvies during the day and raffled off some TBC Schwaggy schwag at the end.  Ooh yeah, Cam, Kevin, Joe and Sam were out digging for the entire day too!   Many, many thanks, fellas....

One thing I've got to comment about was the amazing turnout from the other builders.  When they finished a project, they immediately moved on to something else or helped another group.  By my count, we had 15 guys with ton's of building experience and that made a massive difference in the quality and quantity of work that got done.  Also,  there were a bunch of younger dudes who were moving dirt, carrying stringers and, hopefully, picking up valuable knowledge from the builders.  To say that the B'ham building/riding community is strong would be a total understatement, IMO, and we were super grateful for everyone's help!

GOOD NEWS:  Upper Scorpion is 100% rideable and flows nicely into the existing scorpion now.  Give it a ride this week and check it out.  Lower Scorp didn't get any new work on Saturday, but I rode it last night and it's still flowing super nice.  There will be some weeknight sessions in the coming weeks to finish Upper Scorp and then work on Lower Scorp, so let me know if you're interested in helping after work/school. I've got several things in mind here.

Get Some!!
EB

PS: special thanks from MP and big shout out to Eric Brown for such a great day on the hill. Lots of help went in to making it a success but Eric went big for his first full lead of a Trail Crew Day. NICE WORK!!!