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Posted by: thepinetree on 07/13/2009 05:40 PM Updated by: thepinetree on 07/13/2009 05:53 PM
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Hey All You Arnold RIM Trail Enthusiasts......Upcoming Work Days, General Quarterly Meetings and the Announcement of the First Arnold RIM Trail Celebration!

Dear Arnold Rim Trail Enthusiasts... Please note there is a trail building day this Saturday, June 20th, and a General Quarterly meeting on Tuesday, June 30th. Upcoming Trail Work Days are Saturdays, July 18th, August 22nd from 8:30 am to around noon or 1 pm. These days are loads of fun... if you haven't joined one yet, please consider doing so. There hasn't been a work day when we didn't have participants from each of the three groups who will be using the Arnold Rim Trail, the equestrian, hiking, and bicycling communities......


Please meet at the US Forest Service Station in Hathaway Pines promptly at 8:30 a.m. After a brief safety orientation, we will caravan with Lonnie to the section of trail he has selected for that day's work. Bring layered work clothing as it may be getting warm later in the summer, although this Saturday, June 20th, promises idyllic weather, 70ºF and sunny. Also bring a hat, sunscreen, a water bottle and snack, and if you have a favorite garden tool for trimming brush or clearing paths, bring that too, (e.g. loppers, pruners, etc). Lonnie will also be providing trail work tools. We generally finish work by noon or 1 p.m. Children are welcome with adult supervision.

Upcoming Arnold Rim Trail Association General Quarterly Meetings on Tuesday, June 30th, and September 14th, from 5:30 pm - 7:15 pm. We now have almost two hundred people who have signed up to receive emails from ARTA... hikers, bicyclists, equestrians and supporters alike.

Please join us at the Quarterly Meetings at the US Forest Service Office in Hathaway Pines to learn more about the progress that has been made on the development of the trail and to provide your valuable thoughts and recommendations about our future. (The front door of the Forest Service Station is closed by the time our meeting begins, please enter by the door on the right side of the building.)

WOW! An Arnold Rim Trail Celebration Day - Sept 19th, morning and afternoon activities "Discover your local A.R.T. scene: the Arnold Rim Trail". The agenda is still being formalized, but mark you calendars now for Saturday, September 19th. This will be a day to celebrate the Arnold Rim Trail. The morning will start with organized hikes and bicycle and horse rides. There will be music, refreshments, and booths in the afternoon at Cedar Center in Arnold.

International Mountain Biking Association (IMBA) Trailbuilding School - Weekend of October 16-18th.

The IMBA, an effective and active group that promotes construction of sustainable trails and responsible, ethical, and courteous shared use of those trails, has accepted our invitation to bring their excellent trail building course to Arnold on the weekend of October 16-18th. I took this course several years ago when it was offered in Amador County. More details will follow, but it is important to point out that part of IMBA's focus is building trails that are used by hikers, equestrians, and cyclists alike. Their philosophy on this issue is completely congruent with our own here at the Arnold Rim Trail Association, that we all share the trails respectfully. The course is free, and whether you are a hiker, equestrian, or bicyclist, you will learn a great deal about how to build sustainable trails that do not erode with weather and which include in their very design features which make the trails easy for all three groups to share harmoniously.

Is there anywhere I can go today to follow the Arnold Rim Trail? With the increasing awareness in the community about the Arnold Rim Trail, folks are asking if there is a portion of the Arnold Rim Trail that is completed with signs in place. The answer is "no", not quite yet.

The US Forest Service is currently in the process of placing Arnold Rim Trail signs on 10 miles of trail between Avery Sheep Ranch Road and the Sierra Logging Museum near White Pines. But that sign placement is not yet complete.

However, the US Forest Service office in Hathaway Pines does have a
current map of that area that features trails that are already signed. If you wish to ride your horse, walk, or bicycle in this area, please stop by the Forest Service Station in Hathaway Pines to pick up their map of the trails that are currently signed and ready for use.


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