February
2002
Tuesday night February 26th at 7:00 p.m. at the
Clemson-Central Library on Hwy. 93 in Central. 2001 Business will be wrapped
up and officer elections for 2002 will be conducted. Please attend and
support.
Mike Carls, a member of GCMBC since November 1999, has
renewed his membership at the titanium level. Thanks Mike.
GCMBC Volunteer Hours for 2001
| Major Trail Work Projects |
| Date |
Volunteers |
Hours |
Total Hours |
| 10/14 |
11 |
3.15 |
34.5 |
| 12/2 |
9 |
2 |
18 |
| Minor Trail Work Projects |
| 2/4 |
2 |
2 |
4 |
| 4/15 |
4 |
2.5 |
6 |
| 5/2 |
2 |
3 |
6 |
| 6/14 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
| 7/1 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
| 7/18 |
1 |
3.5 |
3.5 |
| 8/11 |
1 |
3.5 |
3.5 |
| 9/16 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
| 9/29 |
1 |
3 |
3 |
| 9/30 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
| 10/1 |
1 |
2.5 |
2.5 |
| 10/22 |
1 |
4 |
4 |
| 10/23 |
1 |
2.25 |
2.25 |
| 10/30 |
1 |
1.25 |
1.25 |
| 11/6 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
| 12/8 |
1 |
1.75 |
1.75 |
| 2001 Total Hours |
98.25 |
Recent Trail Maintenance
Major Projects: On Sunday December 2nd, the Double Fork Tree trail in the
Doyle Bottom Road area was cleared of encroaching growth. Thanks to Tim
Rowell, Amy Wilcox, Mike Carls, Ed Hausladen, and Carmen Talley for their time
and work.
Also on December 2nd, various improvements were made to the Lake Trail between
the dam and first bridge, including trail stabilization, clearing encroaching
growth, and closing the unauthorized cut-through trail. Thanks to Scott Snape,
Todd Thompson, Kelly Malson, and Ian Davidson.
Minor Project: December 8th cleared logs and fallen trees from Right Loop, Big
Hole, and Hardwood Forest trails. Thanks to Ian.
Christmas Social
We had a great dinner at Amy Wilcox's home on December 15th. Thank you Amy for
hosting.
2002 Renewal Time
2001 GCMBC members that paid dues before October 2001 and are planning to
continue their support of GCMBC for 2002, it is now time to send your
renewals.
Thank you for your support!
2002 GCMBC Titanium
Mike Carls
2002 GCMBC Friends
Herb Clark, Steve White
Renewals
Mike Carls
Become a Sponsor
$25- GCMBC Friend
$50- Steel donor
$75- Chromoly donor
$100- Aluminum donor
$250+ Titanium donor
Send your donations with your application to the address on the application.
Thank you for your support!
|
Club Officers |
| Chairman |
Ian Davidson |
654-6958 |
| Vice Chairman |
Scott Snape |
653-4555 |
| Local Rep. |
Jim Glose |
653-7353 |
| Local Rep. |
John Millon |
855-9121 |
| Local Rep. |
Carmen Talley |
421-0165 |
| Local Rep. |
Nathan Race |
654-9939 |
| Local Rep. |
Tim Rowell |
653-7324 |
| Administrative Support |
| Treasurer |
Chuck Rice |
|
| Newsletter Formatting |
Eric Seaverson |
|
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March
2002
Recent Trail Maintenance
40 hours of volunteer trail work has been
performed in the past three weeks. Thank you to the following for their
time and work: Amy Wilcox, Tim Rowell, Scott Snape, Jim Glose, Adam Dewitt, John
Millon, and Ian Davidson. Recently there has been much work to do due to
trails lost during logging operations to control pine beetle infestation.
Highlights include reroute of a section of Hunting Arrow Trail at the top of the
powerlines (Doyle Bottom Road area), and completion of the reroute between
Logging Road #1 and Logging Road #2 (Issaqueena Dam Road) including a bridge
over the creek crossing.
Volunteers Needed
On Sunday March 17th
GCMBC will be rerouting a large section of the Hunting Arrow Trail (Doyle Bottom
Road area) that was recently lost to logging. We will work for 2 hours
from 3:00 to 5:00 p.m. Meet at Doyle Bottom Road off of Old Six Mile Road.
Loppers, bow saws, and gloves are useful items.
Prework Ride
There will be a trail ride starting at 1:00 p.m. prior to the
trail work on Sunday March 17th.
Meet at Doyle Bottom Road. For more information contact Scott Snape at
653-4555. Come out for a ride and work.
Officers Elected
Officers were elected for 2002 and the annual business meeting was conducted on
February 26th.
Club Rides
Club rides on the 1st and 3rd
Thursday of the month. Meet at 6:30 p.m., leave at 6:45 p.m. Lights
necessary until Daylight Savings time begins on April 7th.
2002 Renewal Time
2001 GCMBC members that paid dues before October 2001 and are
planning to continue their support of GCMBC for 2002, it is now time to send
your renewals.
Thank you for your support!
New Members
Bradley Robinson
Recent Renewals
Scott Snape, Ian Davidson, John Millon,
Amy Wilcox, Tim Rowell
2002 GCMBC Titanium
Mike Carls
2002 GCMBC Steel
Scott Snape, John Millon
2002 GCMBC Friends
Herb Clark, Steve White,
Ian Davidson
Become a Sponsor
-
$25-
GCMBC Friend
-
$50-
Steel donor
-
$75-
Chromoly donor
-
$100-
Aluminum donor
-
$250+
Titanium donor
Send your donations with your application to the address on the application.
Thank you for your support!
2002 GCMBC Calendar of Events
Sunday May 19th
3 p.m.
Trail work
Picnic after
Sunday September 29th
1 p.m.
Trail Ride
3 p.m.
Trail work
Sunday November 17th
3 p.m.
Trail work
Panchos after
Saturday December 14th
Dinner/social
Club Officers
| Chairman
| Ian Davidson |
654-6958 |
| Vice Chairman
| Scott Snape |
653-4555 |
| Local Rep.
| Jim Glose |
653-7353 |
| Local Rep.
| John Millon |
855-9121 |
| Local Rep.
| Amy Wilcox |
|
| Local Rep.
| Bradley Robinson |
|
| Local Rep.
| Tim Rowell |
653-7324 |
| Administrative Support |
| Treasurer
| Tim Rowell |
| Newsletter Formatting
| Eric Seaverson |
1999
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2002| May 2002
| September 2002| November
2002
New Trail Approved
The Clemson Forest Administrators have
approved the building of a new trail. GCMBC proposed this trail as means
for trail users to avoid riding on Issaqueena Dam Road, where numerous incidents
of reckless drivers causing safety concerns for mountain bikers, horseback
riders, runners, etc. have occurred. The new trail, “The Dam Road
Trail”, will begin near the corner of Issaqueena Dam Road and the horse
parking area, and will parallel on the right side of the Issaqueena Dam Road as
it goes towards the Dam. A portion of this trail has already been built
and was used in the recent mountain bike race. Work on this trail will be
done on Sunday May 19th
at 3:00 p.m. Please come out and assist.
Trail Work
Sunday May 19th
at 3:00 p.m. Come out and help build the new Dam Road Trail. Meet at
the Issaqueena parking area on Old Six Mile Road. Loppers, 21 inch bow
saws, and gloves will be the best tools for this project. We will plan to
work for 2 hours, with a picnic afterwards.
Trail Work Picnic
GCMBC will provide a picnic lunch following the trail work on
Sunday May 19th. We
expect the picnic will begin around 5:15 p.m. at Wildcat Creek Area (middle of
Issaqueena Forest on Issaqueena Lake Road). In order to buy the proper
amount of food, please RSVP Amy Wilcox by phone at 654-4564 by Saturday May 18th
@ 2:00 p.m., or Tim Rowell by e-mail at trowell@clemson.edu by Thursday
May 16th.
Recent Trail Maintenance
25 hours of volunteer work was performed on Sunday March 17th,
as a portion of the Hunting Arrow Trail (Doyle Bottom Road area) was rerouted
due to recent pine beetle logging operations. Thank you to the following
people for their time and efforts: John Millon, David Goff, Brad Robinson,
Mike Carls, Todd Thompson, Scott Snape, Ian Davidson.
Bridge construction on the Double Logging Road Connector Trail; thanks to Scott
Snape, Amy Wilcox, Tim Rowell, Ian Davidson.
There have been many hours of work contributed this year and recently due to
pine beetle logging operations, also contributing their time recently was Jim
Glose and Scott Clark. Thanks.
Club Rides
Club rides have begun and are taking place the 1st
and 3rd Thursday of the
month. Meet at Issaqueena Parking area at 6:30 p.m.; ride leaves at 6:40
p.m. sharp.
New Members
Jim Baumgardner, Rusty Copsey, Daniel Parson, Tom
Wilcox, Annie Leonard, Josh Austin
Recent Renewals
Tom Proshuto, Eric Seaverson, Cheryl Stevens, Perry
Gravely, Nathon Race, Jim Glose
2002 GCMBC Titanium
Mike Carls
2002 GCMBC Steel
Scott Snape, John Millon, Perry Gravely
2002 GCMBC Friends
Herb Clark, Steve White,
Ian Davidson
Become a Sponsor
-
$25-
GCMBC Friend
-
$50-
Steel donor
-
$75-
Chromoly donor
-
$100-
Aluminum donor
-
$250+
Titanium donor
Send your donations with your application to the address on the application.
Thank you for your support!
2002 GCMBC Calendar of Events
Sunday May 19th
3 p.m.
Trail work
Picnic after
Sunday September 29th
1 p.m.
Trail Ride
3 p.m.
Trail work
Sunday November 17th
3 p.m.
Trail work
Panchos after
Saturday December 14th
Dinner/social
Club Officers
| Chairman
| Ian Davidson |
654-6958 |
| Vice Chairman
| Scott Snape |
653-4555 |
| Local Rep.
| Jim Glose |
653-7353 |
| Local Rep.
| John Millon |
855-9121 |
| Local Rep.
| Amy Wilcox |
|
| Local Rep.
| Bradley Robinson |
|
| Local Rep.
| Tim Rowell |
653-7324 |
| Newsletter Formatting
Eric Seaverson |
| Treasurer
| Tim Rowell |
|
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2002
September
2002
Maintaining Trails
Volunteers from GCMBC have had a tough
assignment keeping the trails cleared and maintained to date in 2002.
Pine beetle damage to the forest and high winds has resulted in many sections
of trails being covered with fallen trees. In some cases hard work has
been put into clearing a trail only to have it covered with fallen trees a
week later. Thank you to the volunteers listed below for many hours of
work already contributed this year.
Volunteer Trail Work Hours
Since January 1st
2002
| Name
| Hrs. |
Name |
Hrs. |
| Bob Bolick
| 2 |
Annie Leonard
| 2 |
| Mike Carls
| 4.5 |
John Millon
| 6 |
| Scott Clark
| 1.5 |
Nathan Race
| 1.5 |
| Ian Davidson
| 56 |
Chuck Rice
| 5 |
| Adam Dewitt
| 1.5 |
Brad Robinson
| 7.5 |
| Cole Edmonson
| 5 |
Amy Rowell
| 4 |
| Jim Glose
| 3 |
Tim Rowell
| 6.5 |
| David Goff
| 6.5 |
Scott Snape
| 14 |
| Ed Hausladen
| 2 |
Cheryl Stevens
| 0.5 |
| Erick Kleffman
| 5 |
Todd Thompson
| 2.5 |
| Total
| 136.5 |
Next Trail Work Session
The next trail work session will be Sunday September 29th
for 2 hours, from 3 pm to 5 pm. Meet at 3 pm at Issaqueena Parking
Area on Old Six Mile Road. Trails to be worked on will be determined
at that time. Gloves, loppers, and/or 21 in. bow saws are things to
bring if you have them, or just bring yourself and contribute to the trail
maintenance.
Ride Before Trail Work
Before the trail work on September 29th,
some people are planning to ride starting at 1 pm from the parking area.
Recent Trail Maintenance
Thanks to Chuck Rice, David Goff, John Millon, and Ian
Davidson for their efforts and time attempting to keep up with all the
fallen trees in the Doyle Bottom Road and Waterfall areas.
New Members
Randy Blackston Erick Kleffman
Recent Renewals
Paul Fisks
2002 GCMBC Titanium
Mike Carls
2002 GCMBC Steel
Scott Snape, John Millon,
Perry Gravely, Paull Fisk
2002 GCMBC Friends
Herb Clark, Steve White,
Ian Davidson
Become a Sponsor
$25-
GCMBC Friend
$50-
Steel donor
$75-
Chromoly donor
$100-
Aluminum donor
$250+
Titanium donor
Send your donations with your application to the address on the
application.
Thank you for your support!
2002 GCMBC Calendar of Events
Sunday September 29th
1 p.m.
Trail Ride
3 p.m.
Trail work
Sunday November 17th
3 p.m.
Trail work
Panchos after
Saturday December 14th
Dinner/social
Club Officers
| Chairman
| Ian Davidson |
654-6958 |
| Vice Chairman
| Scott Snape |
653-4555 |
| Local Rep.
| Jim Glose |
653-7353 |
| Local Rep.
| John Millon |
855-9121 |
| Local Rep.
| Amy Rowell |
|
| Local Rep.
| Bradley Robinson |
|
| Local Rep.
| Tim Rowell |
654-4564 |
| Administrative Support |
| Treasurer
| Tim Rowell |
| Newsletter Formatting
| Eric Seaverson |
1999
News |
2000 News | 2001
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| February 2002| March
2002| May 2002
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2002
Recent Trail Work
The Dam Road Trail was extended during a 2
hour trail work session on Sunday, September 29th.
This trail building project is a continuation of the creation of a trail that
will give trail users the option to stay off of Dam Road and avoid reckless auto
drivers. The trail will be extended again during the next trail work
session on November 17th.
Thank you to the following for their time and work on this project: Josh
Boggs, Reggie Powell, Ed Hausladen, Cole Edmonson, Mike Carls, Alicia Wood,
Steve White, Chris Zadel, Eric Kleffman, and Ian Davidson.
Also doing trial work on September 29th
and a thank you to Annie Leonard and Brad Robinson as they worked on the
Waterfall Trail Area, reconnecting the Left Loop through the logging area.
Thanks also to Eric Kleffman and Jim Glose for trail work of cutting back
encroaching growth.
Webpage Updates
The web page, www.GCMBC.com, has been getting
quite a few updates recently. Be encouraged to check the website
frequently for information, stories, newsletters, and on-line membership and
renewal. GCMBC officers have determined that we will post many
club-related stories relating to rides, races, trips, photos, etc. from club
member activities. Please contact Scott Snape, the web page manager, with
material for posting.
Hunting Season
Hunting is currently taking place in certain sections of the Clemson Forest.
It is your responsibility to know when and where hunting is being conducted.
It is recommended to stay out of hunting areas during times of hunting.
More specific information is available on the web page: www.GCMBC.com.
Next Trail Work Session
The next trail work session will be Sunday, November 17th
for 2 hours from 3 to 5 pm. Check the web page for final detail;
tentatively we will continue extending the Dam Road Trail and will meet 0.7
miles down Dam Road from Old Six Mile Road and parking area.
New Members
Alicia Wood, Josh Boggs,
Reggie Powell
2002 GCMBC Titanium
Mike Carls
2002 GCMBC Steel
Scott Snape, John Millon,
Perry Gravely, Paul Fisk
.
2002 GCMBC Friends
Herb Clark, Steve White,
Ian Davidson. Reggie Powell
Become a Sponsor
- $25-
GCMBC Friend
- $50-
Steel donor
- $75-
Chromoly donor
- $100-
Aluminum donor
- $250+
Titanium donor
Send your donations with your application to the address on the
application. Or try joining or renewing online and pay with a credit
card at www.gcmbc.com
Thank you for your support!
2002 GCMBC Calendar of Events
Sunday November 17th
3 p.m.
Trail work
Panchos after
Saturday December 14th
Dinner/social
Club Officers
| Chairman
| Ian Davidson |
654-6958 |
| Vice Chairman
| Scott Snape |
653-4555 |
| Local Rep.
| Jim Glose |
653-7353 |
| Local Rep.
| John Millon |
855-9121 |
| Local Rep.
| Amy Rowell |
|
| Local Rep.
| Bradley Robinson |
|
| Local Rep.
| Tim Rowell |
654-4564 |
| Administrative Support |
| Treasurer
| Tim Rowell |
| Newsletter Formatting
| Eric Seaverson |