From the looks of the photos, it could be done.
My brother-in-law has built trail through solid rock walls, without
blasting. He has a trail machine and he used the backhoe portion, I
think. He has built trails around here with it. Someone with a trail
machine could do it, I'm sure. Some of that terrain in the photos looks
like it could be widened with a Pulaski, McLeod, and/or a pick. Lots
of distance, I agree, but I understand the California Loop was created with a
trail machine, so where is it now when it is needed?
One of these days, someone is going to be killed, and I
think the trail should be widened before that happens.
I know I would be terrified to even ride it at
all, but then I'm very frightened of drop-offs.
> Better yet, why doesn't WSTF repair and widen the trail? I
wouldn't think > it would diminish the difficulty and challenge a bit to
make the trail safer in > some of those treacherous
spots.
Widening the trail might be easier said than done. These
photos show the section where I *think* Roger fell and there are places
where they'd have to blast through rock to improve it:
