[RC] AERC Trail Symposium-Glenville, WVa. - Tom Sites
With Matthew Mackay-Smith and Stagg Newman in the
class i had no expectations of graduating Magna Cum Laude, but i graduated, and
Jerry Fruth was Oh so correct..."You will never look at Trail the same way
again."
I would like to Thank AERC for providing this
program to its Members and encourage any Ride Manager or interested persons to
consider attending this class as ..."you will never look at Trail the same way
again." Our Trails are fastly being encroached upon by the constant
onslaught of development and in the future will be more important than it is
today.
Mike Riter of Trail Design Specialists is a
passionate and most knowledgeable speaker and instructor on the design and
maintenence of Trail, and is in the unique position to really enjoy his job and
it shows. Thank you, Mike. I'll never forget you and this class.
Amanda Stewart and Glenville State College were our
hosts and provided us with ample and abundant accomadations and
assistance. Amanda will probably even evolve a ride from this venue using
some of the 150' of Trail the class constructed. Thank you
Amanda.
I was fortunate to meet Nancy Sluys who camped w/
me in the field at the rifle range and we had time to talk and cook and eat over
a wide range of topics ,and she put me to sleep w/ her fiddle music the
first nite and was part of the local entertainment Friday nite when she sat in
on the Local Jam session playing the banjo. Thank you Nancy and i look
forward to seeing you at the OD in June.
Being in a setting like this for 4 days and
seeing old friends and meeting new friends and getting to know people you really
don't know was another wonderful experience to bring home. Thank you,
All.
There are 2 things that stand out to me from this
class, and from Mike, it is that...."Bad Trail is always bad Trail
Design". From Jerry i saw.."that i will never look at Trail the same
again."
