Scott Johannen Sr. Project trail building

After 2 weeks of work, Im not exactly happy with how far the trail has come. The rock garden blocking me from continuing has really slowed things down. Im disappointed that I wont be able to complete the trail fully. Even though I don't think I'll reach my main goal, I can still make the beginning part as good as I can. Next week will be all about finishing touches on what I've already done.

Today I focused a lot of my time on late blog posts and writing my final evaluation essay. This took up most of the day because of how much I procrastinated over these past weeks. I borrowed a Go-Pro from Jaime Migoya, and got a few videos of me riding the trail. Upon further review, these videos were shot at the wrong angle and they showed more of the bike than the trail.

I was very tired from a long weekend of hard racing and crashing, so I took it easy today. I started a bit later since the cycling season ended and I could stay out later into the day. I made the final touches to the trail by brushing off all debris and making it look nice.

This weekend I have a big mountain bike race, so I made sure that I was well fueled and hydrated today. I brought a big backpack of food and water up which slowed my progress today. I decided not to try to make any further progress down the trail, as it would not be finished at the end of the project. Instead I polished a few sections to try and make them perfect. Perfect is impossible.

I was very tired after my race yesterday. I slept in a bit, made it to lunch, then spent a little time touching up a few minor imperfections in some corners.

Today I continued to lop the few branches left that could possibly be a hazard while riding. I also re routed section that had tight corners and tight trees. One big problem with mountain bikes is that many riders prefer very wide handlebars which means that if there are trees too tight together, the handlebars wont fit through and some riders will ride off the trail to avoid the trees. Three feet of space between trees is a good rule of thumb. Any narrower than that starts to become more difficult.