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NAC chapter members in the more southerly parts of our chapter area have Paragon, Rausch Creek, and the NJ Pine Barrens for wheeling. Those who are too far from there and not close to northern Maine have a more difficult time finding places to wheel.
Seems someone is trying to organize a wheeling park similar to Paragon at an old ski area called Mount Whittier in New Hampshire. There's a lengthy thread discussing it on the Northeast Online Wheelers forum at http://forum.neow.net/index.php?showtopic=21399&st=0
I'd like to get a sense of who in the NAC might be interested in doing one or more chapter events per year there. Initially, if there's interest we should probably hold an event as a way of checking the place out, then proceed based on what we find.
In the past, we have participated in trail cutting work days at Paragon and later at Rausch Creek. I hope these will continue, because it's an enjoyable way to spend a day, and it helps
and the chapter develop a "presence" and credibility with these venues. If the opportunity becomes available to participate in work days at Mt. Whittier, would enough people be interested to make up a viable work team? If interested, please sound off in this thread. (And for this inquiry, "interested" means "Yes, if it happens I'll definitely be there" not "Yeah, maybe, lemme think about it." -- I understand that trail cutting isn't something that everyone enjoys, but if I'm going to approach this guy on behalf of the chapter and promise him a work crew, it's not going to help either him or us if 20 people said "Yeah" but only two show up.)
Also, how far are people willing to travel to wheel a legal, organized venue? For me, Paragon is 200 miles and 4 hours, Rausch Creek a bit farther. Does anyone else (besides Lawn Cher) travel as far, or farther, to wheel?
Seems someone is trying to organize a wheeling park similar to Paragon at an old ski area called Mount Whittier in New Hampshire. There's a lengthy thread discussing it on the Northeast Online Wheelers forum at http://forum.neow.net/index.php?showtopic=21399&st=0
I'd like to get a sense of who in the NAC might be interested in doing one or more chapter events per year there. Initially, if there's interest we should probably hold an event as a way of checking the place out, then proceed based on what we find.
In the past, we have participated in trail cutting work days at Paragon and later at Rausch Creek. I hope these will continue, because it's an enjoyable way to spend a day, and it helps
and the chapter develop a "presence" and credibility with these venues. If the opportunity becomes available to participate in work days at Mt. Whittier, would enough people be interested to make up a viable work team? If interested, please sound off in this thread. (And for this inquiry, "interested" means "Yes, if it happens I'll definitely be there" not "Yeah, maybe, lemme think about it." -- I understand that trail cutting isn't something that everyone enjoys, but if I'm going to approach this guy on behalf of the chapter and promise him a work crew, it's not going to help either him or us if 20 people said "Yeah" but only two show up.)Also, how far are people willing to travel to wheel a legal, organized venue? For me, Paragon is 200 miles and 4 hours, Rausch Creek a bit farther. Does anyone else (besides Lawn Cher) travel as far, or farther, to wheel?
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