Posts Tagged ‘Dig Days’
Texas Re-Toasted
Last Sunday gave us a short weather window to take advantage of still great working conditions to invest our efforts into the last trail of the Pilot Program to get a re-vamp. Utilizing the talents of our best 15 trail gnomes we made short work of clearing several storms of debris and trees and providing…
Read MoreCrushed It!
While most of NorCal prepped their Super Bowl spread and headed off to the heartbreak, the SOB’s were on a mission to get to the bottom of Curl of the Burl. Stoked to sneak a follow up dig day in we were anxious to take advantage of extended perfect working conditions. Our trail artisans made…
Read MoreEpic Dirt makes for Epic Dig Days
The Weather Gods shined upon the SOB’s this past weekend as we assembled what could rightfully be considered our must successful dig day weekend to date. The SOBs were graced not only with a strong contingent from our regular staffers from the #BrionesPatrol, BootlegCrew, and BAMBi, but also with local shredders and up-and-coming rippers from…
Read MoreSlicing Cheese on Radio Tower
Unlike in the summer when Briones clay hardens like stone, Recent rains have made the Briones soil a joy to work with. Taking advantage of a recent .05 inch pour the SOB’s eagerly got back into Radio Tower this past weekend to polish up recent improvements from the summer. We were stoked to find the…
Read MoreThis is the Hard Part
As is true with all things in life. Compromise is a given to get most anything you want. It was with this mindset that the Stewards of Briones agreed to be part of the ‘restoration’ of a beloved stretch of legitimate double black Briones hardline. The trail formerly known as Cookies was surrendered back to…
Read MoreJuly 9th, Community Dig Day Report
The July Community Dig Day can only be described as a HUGE success! This was truly a community effort with the work plan submitted by the Stewards of Briones, and reviewed and approved by district staff. The SOBs directed the work of 40 individuals that came out to help; MTB riders, HIkers, Trail Runners, volunteer…
Read MoreTemps up, dirt dry, Stoke High!
Despite temps in the nineties the community still showed up with a full roster for the second East Bay Regional Parks Community Dig Day in June to restore the tread and perform weed abatement on the connector trail commonly known as Blue Oak Stoked in Briones Regional Park. Volunteers from all user groups came together…
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