The news was that the Dewdney Trail had seen some KCTS attention in the power line area. Nine Holy Wowers showed up on Thursday Aug 25th, to try the changes out. It was a hot August night, perfect for the twelve kilometer ride up the Cascade Highway to the Dewdney Trail head, good training for Moab, coming up in less than a month.
Poor Dewdney, she's seem some heavy traffic. Guess the Seven Summits and the car droppers are upping the usage. This trail was created for horses, not bikes, so there are long stretches of straight trail that induce high speeds and extreme braking. It needs more features and berms to make it more sustainable. Oh well, still a great ride.
The flies were unbearable at the top of the summit. If you did not have dinner, all you had to do was open your mouth and it would fill with protein. Better get out of here quickly. Top part of the trail was smooth and flowy, no changes here, except the bug count went down. Mid section was good too. Ahh the power line section, usually a rock mess, wow huge changes here. It was a little dusty because of the new trail construction but the KCTS crew had worked it's sustainable magic, with the addition of flowy, no brakes required, bermed turns right down the power line. Fantastic improvement.
Rest of the trail was a bit loose and brake rutted but the additions made hold great promise for the rest of the trail. Thanks Stewart and KCTS. Well done.
Sorry for the lack of photos or video, but I have been having too much fun just riding.
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