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You may have been noticing some heavy equipment and big rocks appearing on Peavine lately.  It is part of the USFS Carson Road Rehabilitation Project.  The project consists of rehabilitating specific roads and to make them inaccessible to motorized travel.  It includes establishing road closures using rock barriers, minimizing the effects of surface run-off in disturbed areas, and re-establishing vegetation with specified seed mixes.

An iron post fence erected near the Hoge Road Trail Head denotes the northern boundary of the Keystone Canyon Recreation Area, a 900 acre non-motorized zone designated in the USFS Peavine Roads and Recreation Plan.

The current project will decomission approximately 12.5 miles of roads, the placement of boulder barriers at 42 sites, and the ripping and seeding of approximately 27, 960 l.f. of disturbed areas.

              
In addition, more signage has been placed to show routes closed (left) and open (right) to motorized travel.

The work is being performed by a private contractor under contract from the USFS Humboldt-Toiyabe Carson Ranger District. The main areas of work are in the Hoge Road, Horizon Hills, Peavine Peak Road, and Dog Valley areas and are expected to be completed by mid July.

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Join us for some evening rides to evaulate our current trails and plan for future trails on Peavine.  The more input and feedback the better trail system and resource rehabalitiation will be.  Our next ride will be on:

Tuesday June 22 @ 6:00 pm.
meeting at the Hoge Road Trail HeadThanks to Craig Vandelist, Karl Rogney, Chris Kratt, Curtis Johnson and Randy Meyer who made last weeks ride.  We had some really good comments and ideas from everyone particpating.  Future rides to be determined on June 22.

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A few pictures from Halo Celebration – May 13, 2010 at the West Keystone TH.  We had perfect weather for an evening out on Peavine.  The event marked the completion of a 6.5 long trail alignment begun in the fall of 2008 and completed in December of 2009.  The trail is now marked from the West Keystone TH with trail signage, new trail head  maps are at eight Peavine access points, with more trail maps available on the Poedunk web site.

We would like to thank all our trail partners, the USFS Carson District of the Humboldt Toiyabe National Forest, Nevada State Parks, the Nevada Conservation Corps, and Washoe County Parks for all the time and effort in this project.  At the celebration/ride/hike and bbq we were greatly appreciative to have in attendance: Genny Wilson, Ed Moning, and Dan Morris from the USFS; Randy Moore from NV State Parks, Phil McDonald and Justina Fedorchuk from the NCC, Bob Harmon from Washoe County Parks, KOLO 8, Poedunk board members; Dale Beesmer, Randy Meyer, Lee Turner, Kristi Stewart, Steve Cleek, ride leaders Curtis Johnson and Allen Hill; Roger and Ellen Jacobson from Reno KiwanisBikes.Org; and hikers, bikers, local residents and trail users: Darren Young, Jason Susslin, Mickey Hazlewood (The Nature Conservancy), Joi Giffin, Jim Crompton, Andrew Valestrino, Fritz Fleischman, Wayne Mackey, John Anderson, Craig Vandehurst, Mike Hardy, Nicj Jordan, Patrick Lassher, Dan Keller, Andy Knox, Eric Frudder, John Hurley and about ten others who were gracious enough to partake.

We also would to thank a few persons who could not make the event, but who were crucial in this projects success.  From the USFS:  Marnie Bonesteel and Steve Hale, from NV State Parks: Jenny Scanland and the State Rec Trails Committe, from the Great Basin Institute: Jerry Keir, Matt Johnson and Grant Neejdlo, from Washoe County: Carolyn Poissant, Cheryl Surface, Doug Doolittle and Lynda Nelson.

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HALO CELEBRATION
Thursday May 13 – 4:00 p.m.

@ West Keystone Canyon TH
(past the East Keystone Canyon TH at the END of Leadership Pkwy)

Join us to thank our trail partners, volunteers and trail supporters.  We’ll have a brief acknowledgement ceremony then head out to hike and bike the recently completed section of the Halo Trail, followed up some post food and drink (ala TNRG!).

Come to show our trail partners (USFS, Washoe County Parks, NV State Trails and the Nevada Conservation Corps) that we really appreciate them working with mountain bikers and local trail users to build legal, fun and sustainable trails on Peavine.
This is an oppurtunity to find out where the trail starts and ends, and to get in a fun evining hike or bike. 

Will be offering these hike/bike options with ride leaders:
1) Halo Hike/ Short Bike: 3.5 miles from West Keystone TH (approx. 1.5 hours
2) Halo Medium Bike: 8.5 miles (approx. 2 hours)
3) Halo Long Bike: 12. 5 miles (approx. 2.5 hours)
4) Hike Shuttle/Hike Down : we’ll shuttle you up to a high point on the trail for a spectacular view and then you can either ride back or hike down 1 mile of the trail (please make sure you RSVP at poedunknv@gmail.com for this option so we make sure we have enough vehicles).  Hope to see you then!

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So it’ll soon be summer again. Don’t let the wind and snow fool you. We’ll take our shovels and beat winter back. For a few months at least. And with the coming of the warm weather, comes spring cleaning. So please join us again for the Keep Truckee Meadows Beautiful Clean Up Day on Peavine!

We’ll be meeting up @ The Raleigh Heights location to help scour the open space areas there for junk, tires, appliances, mattresses, shotgun shells, magazines, and undifferentiated crap and haul it back to a dumpster.

Every year we make some great progress with cleaning up a different area of the awesome open space where we build, ride, and run trails. Every year we fill the dumpster. This year, however, you’ll have the chance to score one of these SWEET Poedunks T-Shirts! See you out there!

What: Great Truckee Meadows Community Cleanup
When: Saturday May 8th 2010 from 8:30 to 12:00
Where: Raleigh Heights – off of North Virginia St. eastern side of Peavine Mountain.
Why: Cause there’s a lot of crap out there.
How: Bike, Truck, Wheel Barrow, Bucket, Bag…
RSVP: sign up with KTMB and select the Raleigh Heights location

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-We will be doing some light trail work on the Halo trail the next few Wednesday evenings in preparation of the Halo Celebration on May 13.    

-Lastly, the word in from Susanville: the 14 miles of singletrack trails constructed last year are clear from snow and are in perfect riding condition.  You are invited to go on up and check them out!   More information here: Susanville Ranch Park 

Events coming up and information on these links:

April 21 Halo Trail Work Wednesday Evening 6:00 pm  @ West Keystone Canyon TH

May 8  KTMB Great Community Clean Up

May 13  Halo Celebration

May 14-16  Tahoe Rim Trail Regional Training

May 22  Bike Day @ West Street Market

June 6  Peavine Challenge

June 12 Tears, Fears & Beer (Ely, NV)

June/July – Secret/Lamoille Trail Trip (Elko, NV)

Sept 25-26  Galenafest

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 2009 was a very productive year for new hiking and biking oppurtunites and improvements on Peavine Mountain.  All told, the Poedunks and its Peavine trail partners organized and completed:

5 miles of new trail constructed by the Nevada Conservation Corps
(slide show of Nov/Dec work)

Logged 382 volunteer hours doing trail work and mountain clean ups 
(slide show of last two work days)

Prepared and will soon install  trail maps at eight trailhead kiosks.

Received the Truckee Meadows Tomorrow Silver Star Award for Open Space Access and Connectivity, a community quality of life indicator and category.

And the USFS & Washoe County Parks Department installed signage, route markers and a boundary fence in the Keystone Canyon Recreation Area.

The Poedunks would like to thank all of those who helped us out on the trail and who donated to our cause.  And thanks to our trail partners – the USFS, Nevada State Parks, Nevada Conservation Corps and the Washoe County Parks and Open Space Department, for all your help and support.  We look forward in 2010 to continue to make Peavine an even better place to hike and ride.  Plan to join us for a grand opening of the Halo trail the spring of 2010.    Till then… Happy Holidays and Happy New Year to you.

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We were able to complete the last two turns and do finish work on the last mile of the Halo Trail before the winter snow came.  Thanks to (left to right) Randy Meyer, Mickey Hazlewood, Matt Larsen, Curtis, Colby Solari, Jim Crompton, Darren Young, Lee Turner, Steve Cleek, Paul Girard an Dick Benoit.

Dick Benoit and Scott Hinton seed and finish rake

Riders give the turn a test

      
……………………………..and then it snowed !

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The last two miles of the Halo trail are almost complete.  Come join us this weekend to help do some finish work and seeding.  Meeting at Hoge Road Trail Head, Sunday November 29 @ 9:00 am.  Bring your bike for a test ride after.

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Pick up a free copy of ”Truckee Meadows Trails “” .  Your guide to trails in Reno, Sparks and Washoe Countyis available at the office of Washoe County Regional Parks and Open Space, 2601 Plumas St.   Also at area community centers, the Neil Road Recreation Center, Scheels, the Reno-Sparks Convention and Visitors Authority, Evelyn Mount Northeast Community Center, Neil Road Recreation Center, Southside Cultural Center, McKinley Arts & Culture Center, Teglia’s Paradise Park Activity Center, Idlewild Park, Alf Sorensen Community Center, Larry D. Johnson Recreation Center, Sparks parks administration office on Richards Way, Rancho San Rafael Regional Park, Bartley Ranch Regional Park, North Valleys Regional Park and Lazy 5 Regional Park.   The guide also is available online at www.washoecountyparks.com.

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