Bridge Ramp Permanence

We used to have this pretty cool and slightly intimidating bridge ramp. It ended a few inches above the ground. Rock then completed the decent to the ground. Now, because we can't have nice things - somehow the rocks tended to end up in the river - last Thursday night's volunteers (thanks Ben and Brad!) made a more permanent solution.

Here's what it looks like on the way off the bridge:

What it looks like on approach:

And, the profile:

The Bridges of Leaders Park

Thursday was our first Thursday Trail Day and by most measures it was a huge success.

In March we cut and treated enough wood to repair the railings on both bridges.

Thursday began with a pretty decent amount of haulin' wood.

Then it was time to get the power tools out and put the screws to it.

Many hands make light work and Travis, Steve, Adam, Ben and Brad turned this out in just over two hours.

 In the end there were two bridges returned to their original condition.

This is how these are supposed to look. Thanks guys!

Thursday Trail Day

Beginning May 9 we will be working in Leaders Park from 6pm to DARK. This will continue weekly for the foreseeable future.

Please come out and support the effort to make the trails in Leaders Park even better. All are welcome.

Gloves & close toe shoes are important. Water is too.

Gettin' Busy. Now.

We have a plan!

Saturday and Sunday.

This weekend, Saturday and Sunday from 1 to 4 we're clearing branches. We need your help. And your friend's help too. Seriously. As you know FAST has a lot more trees than most people - which means we've got a lot more downed branches.

Remember Saturday and Sunday from 1 to 4. FAST has the tools. You bring: closed toe shoes, long pants, long sleeve shirt, gloves and maybe some protective eyewear.


Also, there's no P in our ARK. Micturate on your own trees before you arrive.

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Thursday is Trail Day.

Beginning Thursday May 9 every Thursday is Trail Day.  From 6pm to DARK we'll being in maintenance mode and transition to improvement mode as time passes. The first tasks are to repair the bridge railings. All the wood is cut and treated. We need to attach.

Remember Thursday's Trail Day.

Also, we don't P in the Park on Thursday's either, so go before you go.

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Now. Go.

Update: Leaders Park Branch Removal

From President Kyle:

Hopefully everyone has survived the last few weeks with this crazy weather we have been having. I was just at Leaders Park to survey the damage from the recent storm. There is a bit of damage to the trail in the order of trees blocking the trail.

We currently are setting up a plan for branch removal and trail clearing. I can't stress enough that no one not authorized by the board go in to Leaders Park and remove or cut any trees. The trail is still very wet from all the recent snow and shouldn't be ridden on.

When the time comes and the weather warms up we will have a few opportunities for you to help with branch removal and trail clearing. We will need everyone's help on this one. We can't make this happen with out all of you. We will be riding here soon. The park will be ready when the weather warms up and the trail dries out.

Check back here for information on branch removal and trail clearing soon.

Remember, the bike swap, April 14, 10am to 2pm.

Hiliday Inn City Centre 100 W. 8th St

Full details are here.

Rock & Roll April

Ready. Grab your calendars...

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April 5 - a fundraiser for FAST at Latitude 44

The official event page is here on Facebook.

Doors open at 8pm. Music starts about an hour after that.

Cover charge is $5 which goes right to the FAST bank account for trail maintenance.

Here's the lineup of local talent:

Gerry Grooms and Tyler Pridey will start off with some jazz standards.

Condor is next with their guitar and cello fueled bluegrass, old time, folk, blues, and rock with some jazzy undertones.

Jack, Johnny, Jamison and son finish it off with their high energy mix of Bluegrass folk and fresh original songs

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April 14 - the Sioux Falls Bike Swap at Holiday Inn City Centre

The official event page is here on Facebook

We also posted about it on the blog, here.

Admission is $5 - doors open at 10am.

If you're a seller see the blog post for details.

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April 20 - Earth Day Clean-up at Leaders Park

The official event page is here on Facebook.

From 11:30am to 1:30pm.

After a year's worth of accumulation it's time to walk the FAST Trails at Leaders Park and carry out the visible garbage.

We'll supply the bags, truck and landfill trip.

You bring shoes and gloves for yourself.

Together we'll spend some time making the world a better place.