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an e-mail I got from Brett Plebe (President FOF)
It’s official! We knew it all along but now BFG recognizes the Fordyce Trail as OUTSTANDING!!
BF Goodrich will be at Sierra Trek 2009 and will award the Friends of Fordyce a $4000 grant to be used for
trail work as well as recognizing the trail as one of the most outstanding in the US. We couldn’t have done
it without your help and dedication. Thank you all so much and you’ll be seeing the return in the form of
some new equipment as needed as well as more food and drinks at the major work days this year. New
FOF t-shirts will also be available at work days and events this year. Let’s keep this trail going strong!
**Trail Opening Run**
Date: May 23-25, 2009
Time: 8 am
Place: Indian Springs trail head
Come one and all to our trail opening run. Even if some hearty souls run the trail before us there will still
be plenty to do and fun to be had. Last year several large trees had to be removed from the trail in our
quest to reach Meadow Lake. We’ll clear the trail, check out the area of the proposed mud hole re-route
and see what else needs to be attended to on this run. Plan to stay all three days and you’ll be sure to
have a ton of fun and get some good work in too. The creek crossing on the way to Winch Hill 3 always
needs some clearing out and the area before Winch Hill 5 needs a bunch of rock thrown in. We hope to
see members from Adopt-a-Trail clubs Four Dice and Webilt there. Bring your gloves and tools.
FOF trip guidelines:
The Fordyce trail is a 10+ rock crawling experience. All volunteers should come prepared with a
well set up rig carrying adequate spares, repair materials and recovery gear.
We believe in the Tread Lightly principles and encourage all participants to make sure their rigs
are free of all dirt and noxious weeds from other areas before hitting the trail. Please make sure no major
oil leaks exist on your vehicle and wipe all oil o_ before you start the trail. In addition, we highly recommend
checking the rig at each water crossing before entering the water.
Remember to pack out what you pack in. This includes human waste. We use the PETT toilet
system by Phillips Environmental and highly recommend using it for your trail sanitation needs.
Thanks,
Bret Preble
President
Friends of Fordyce