Last week we finished up our last re-route for 2012 on the Ringwood to Skyline Drive designated bike connector trail. This last section replaced about 50 feet of rocky road width trail with a longer section of swooping narrow trail that swoops west towards a view visible in winter. We also included a "B" line over a large rock roller that can be ridden both directions. The old section was reclaimed by aerating the tread and adding the duff and leaves removed from the new trail.
A & B lines
backside of the B line
After our work session, I walked up to the previous reroute to see how things were holding up. As I arrived at the site, I quickly spotted a pileated woodpecker taking off, and then was greeted with his crazy monkey sounding song. They are a really cool bird and are often sighted feeding on insects in the many rotting old trees in these woods. I was also delighted to see that the stand of ferns that had browned out and fallen flat in the drought a few weeks back, were now pushing up new growth with the recent rains. It is amazing how nature knows how to work things out all by itself.
