It started out early and a little chilly. Cold air from the Missouri River valley seeped into the crevices of Wyandotte County Lake Park and brougt with it the fog. We had a record of 68 volunteers show up to build some new single track and work some on the bridle trails.

The weather slowly warmed through the day and the fog eventually burned off. The sun finally came out towards the end of the day. There were two crews working on the upper and two working the lower trail of Phase One, one crew started the connector trail to the fisherman's trail which is actually part of phase two. We also had a crew lengthening a few of the switchbacks on the bridle trail trying to improve the descent from the old gazebo to the bottom of the dam.

We broke for lunch provided by the Earth Riders Mountain Biking Club (BBQ) and a few veggie dishes from several folks.  During lunch there were several great raffle prizes from by Epic Bike and Sport. We also raffled off the technical day-pack provided by Osprey Packs. Nearly everyone received a $10 gift card good through December 31st from Dynamic Earth. It seemed as though every volunteer left with something.

The upper trail of Phase One is complete with the exception of a few places that need a little finessing and we have a big start on the lower trail of Phase One. We are all amazed at how much work this great group of volunteers was able to accomplish. Not to mention we all had a lot of fun too.

The Trail Masons and ERTA are very thankful to all the volunteers that came out today. Special Thanks to the Earth Riders for taking care of lunch, our sponsors Dynamic Earth, Osprey, and Gerber for providing items for the raffle. Also thanks to Dick Ross for comming out and taking photos throughout the day http://www.seekcrun.com/. You can see all the great photos Dick took at this link


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