Devils Backbone Challenge Postponed!

DUE TO WEATHER CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME,
The Devil's Backbone Challenge has been postponed until May 23rd.

Day & Time of Original Event:
March 26 - 1.30pm

Postponed Until"
Day: May 23, 2009
TIME: TBA

4200 Acre Easement Vote in Frederisksburg, April 15th, 2009.

A couple of years ago the city of Fredericksburg placed over 4200 acres of land that skirts both sides of the Rappahannockand the Rappidan rivers and other tributaries into a conservation easement. The land goes upstream from town about 30 miles. It is not a continuous stretch of land but it's close.

The land is currently governed only by local and state laws. The easement agreement calls for the creation of a Watershed Property Management Plan that will fill in the gaps that aren't addressed by the current laws (who can build a trail, what the trail can be used for, where access points will be allowed, etc). The committee that is drafting the Management plan is accepting public comment on the plan until April 15th.

What's needed is to have Mountain bikers to please take a few minutes to submit a comment regarding your desire to have mountain biking listed as an allowable use on the land. Be aware that your comments are public and that it's important to convey an image of respect for nature and cooperation with all other users.

For the full posting, information download, contacting Steve Craig (Pres. FATMUG), and to talk about this subject, Please follow this link: 4200+ acre easement Thread.

SNOW delays Camp Hilbert Race 1 until 4/4.

Due to the snow we are moving these events to April 4th. If you are pre-registered you will automatically be entered in the new date. If you're unable to attend the new date please contact me at markjunkermann@hotmail.com.

If you are not entered... now's you opportunity! Visit www.runriderace.com for more information on these and other Richmond area events.

Calling all women.... check out the women's only 8k running event.... www.runlikeagirl8k.com. Join over 500 women joining forces to raise money for the HERA Women's Cancer Foundation.

I hate to see it not go down but that was a very responsible decision. Thanks Mark.

Follow this topic, HERE.

Snow & the trails.

With all the snow and cold the temps earlier this week and the high chance of very warm weather in days to come; CCVA would like to remind all mountain bikers that the trails will not only be wet, but chances are the first few inches of the trail bed will be very soggy and using the trails during this time can cause severe or permanent damage to them.

Please avoid riding during this time and if you do ride, Please keep the trail narrow by staying in the center of the trail and going through mud and not around it.

Also, some parks or even just some trails within the same park fair weather issues like this better than others, so consider riding those trails or fire roads that fair better during these times.

Any questions or comments, go to thread Snow Today, Warm enough to ride tomorrow.: