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[RC] Trail Crew Leader Course - Ridecamp Guest

Please Reply to: Greg Jones giltmead@xxxxxxxxxxxx or ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
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  I spent a few hours today with a ranger in the Daniel Boone National Forest 
looking at a section of trail that needs to be reworked.  He had attended the 
AERC sponsored Trail Crew Leader Course a couple weeks ago.  (I took it in 
August.)  I have worked with this guy on numerous trail problems for over ten 
years.  His approach after the course was dramatically different than before.  
We got a complete assessment done in just an hour and drew up a plan that is 
reasonably sustainable & horse friendly.

   He was very impressed with this course compared to others he has attended 
within the FS & freely admitted that they had convinced him that his old ways 
are wrong.  He even admitted that a new trail he laid out last year needs 
rerouting over 25% of its course.  He finally understands why we have been 
saying its not the horses, its the trail design!  This is why AERC is spending 
money on this training!

Greg Jones


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