The section from North of the Border bike shop to WagonWheel crossing in LPQ has quickly becoming a very cool section of trail on the work commute. It will also be the last dirt seen on the Archipelago ride this coming month.
First of all, if the damn trucks stay off of it, for which they have for awhile, it is reverting to some really nice, fast, fun, and flowy NARROW singletrack.
Second, all the work Rich Julian has done to make the WagonWheel crossing passable and not only that, but all his little handiwork by the Old Adobe to make that perennial muddy wet mess a dry and fun little section.
Problem.....route was always inundated with water as shown below. You can see the volume of water is considerable from the current ripples.
Solution: funnel the water and install a simple "bridge". There is quite a bit of water flowing here....and is allowed to effectively drain.
....and, deliniate the route with rocks to focus runners, hikes, bikes onto the prescribed "dry" route. A winning solution for all.....and, it makes for a bit more entertainment when navigating thru this section.
Riders will be coming thru here this April on Rich Julian's Archipelago ride.....I hope the work is appreciated (thanks to the man behind the curtain!).
