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News » Over 1300, I mean 1600 Hours logged in October!
Posted on 10/25/2009 by woodystarr
Wow, what can I say? October has been among the most productive months in COTA's history! Thank you to all those volunteers who made it a priority to come out and put your effort into better and more trails for Central Oregonians and visitors to enjoy.
Most recently, on Oct 24, the Steve Larsen work party had over 70 people attend. What makes this most impressive is the vast majority of these people have never done trail work before, and I can safely say I think we will see many of these fine people at future trail work events. This was one of the most highly motivated and hard working groups I have had the pleasure of working with. There's already talk of another Steve Larsen work party in the Spring. Thank you so much to all of you, you know who you are!
On Oct. 10, the Annual Biketoberfest Work Party also had over 75 people attending. Crews were spread throughout the vast network of trails performing everything from brushing and drainage maintenance to cutting and clearing new trails, to logging out recently fallen logs. The bar-b-que and post work party, held at Wanoga Snow play area was fun and lots of tasty food and beverages were had by all. Other than slightly chilly weather the mood was festive and the trail work was top-notch. Thanks to all the volunteers, the dozens of crew leaders and especially our sponsors for making Biketoberfest a huge success!
Although not really trail-work the Bend's Big Fat Tour, held this year on Oct 16-18 was a resounding success despite a truly horrific weather forecast. It is impressive to see the result of 150 or so bikes packing in a trail tread when the conditions are as nearly perfect as can be. Needless to say the "bad" weather never showed up and BBFT riders were treated to incredible trail conditions on every route each day. Stay tuned for a BBFT 2009 charitable giving announcement, likely to include COTA...
Our numbers are up, the trails are in prime condition and people throughout our region recognize the tireless and consistent efforts COTA volunteers have put forth. Thanks again to all our awesome volunteers, you are truly appreciated!