Do Work! - Bowlingbybike

It’s coming! February 16-18th, 2012 will see hundreds of mountain-biking enthusiasts descend on the the Big Bend area for the Chihuahuan Desert Dirt Fest. For three days, organised off-road rides varying in length and difficulty will take place in both the Big Bend Ranch State Park and the Lajitas Resort trails. There will be camping, food, games, kids events, the Specialized demo bikes and lots and lots of happy miles. It was for this event that I timed my arrival in Terlingua last February. With only a month until the festivities begin, you can be sure there is lots of work needed to ensure the successes of previous years are repeated and grown upon. Desert Sports is the lead organizer for this event, working diligently with all the various stakeholders. One of the tasks requiring a lot of physical work is to make sure the trails are in the best shape possible for that weekend. To this end, a big day of trail work was organized for last Saturday, January 7th.

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Rendezvousing at Desert Sports early Saturday morning, about 20 cyclists, kids, dogs, mums and dads packed the trucks full of tools, bikes and camping gear. We then drove to the bread-truck, a spot in the Lajitas trails that would be home-base for the next 36hrs. Once arrived, we split into four groups, each charged with a section of trail. The needs of each section varied, but all of them required a lot of hard work. Diverting trails to avoid encroaching erosion from water run-off; shoring-up trails that have fallen away because of run-off; erasing the signs of irresponsible four-wheelers illegally riding on and ruining the single-track.

After many miles, a few mechanical breakdowns and lots of hard work, the crews reunited at the bread-truck for a huge meal of fajitas and laughing around the camp-fire. Eventually, our tired bodies demanded sleep and camp was soon quite. Waking early the next morning, a huge breakfast of oatmeal and bacon was served up, along with gallons of strong coffee. We’d need the calories, both to recover from the day of work and to prepare us for a day of riding. Yup, the best part about doing trail work is profiting from one’s labours. The twenty of us, including four tough-ass kids, then set-0out for a fun-filled day of trail riding. We admired each-other’s handiwork, fixed a couple of flats, and smiled for hours as we ripped across those desert trails. It was a very rewarding day, knowing that I’d contributed to the trails built by others, enjoyed by myself and loved by many.