Happy 30th Birthday Trails at Long Lake

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Occurred to me the other day that the trails at long lake were started in I think, 1994. Mid 90s to 2000ish it was the place to go and I had a great time riding with some great people there. Too bad I couldn’t do anything about making it official so it could be maintained properly but the gong show official association was too much. Might check it out this summer for old times sake.

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BTW, the map is from 1996, my earliest copy. The 1994 version only had “rose bowl” and a few other trails in that area.

That last pic is me on Tim Horton’s Face of Jesus. The approach was worse than this.

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So cool to see this stuff, @tossedsalad!

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How do I give this more than one like?

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This is so awesome, tossed. The Sunday morning rides I used to do with buddies in that system were a big part of what gave me some of the skills I have now. So much tech.

And yes, the LLPPA were completely batshit. Those meetings were insane. Long live flappygums.

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A million memories and all of them are good.
Some of the most challenging riding I have ever done on bikes we wouldn’t touch today
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Still some of the best winter riding around when the conditions are right

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Be cool to see this on a plaque at a few key places. Its still used frequently by dog walkers, hikers, runners and the odd tweaker.

Be nice to have the history preserved.

-CN

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TH FOJ at night with maybe a vista light to light your way and 80mm of front travel if you were lucky…. Luxury … fun times :smiley:

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