Its been exactly two years since my first day of trail work on Mount Sutro – it was National Trails Day 2009. At the time, I really had no idea what I was getting myself into. I just knew that this thought had been quietly nagging at me for a while – that I’d been [...]
The SFUR Summer Mountain Bike Camp in partnership with the Presidio YMCA, was once again an overwhelming success. Over 45 youth participants between the ages of 10-14 years old attended the week long camps. Schools from all over the city were represented, such as Brandeis, Claremont, Marina, Presidio, Everett, Aptos, Star of the Sea, Claire Lilienthal, [...]
It’s summer!!!! Ok, it’s only March, but between the switch to Daylight Savings Time and wonderfully sunny days, we are already thinking about not coming home after work until we are totally tired and dusty or chain-ringed and mom calls us home for dinner. And we are adults. What about the kids? You gotta figure [...]
Wilderness First Aid Training 16 hour certification course **Class Size Limited to 24 participants For those of us that enjoy excursions in the outdoors, knowing what to do in case of emergency is the most valuable tool you can ever have with you. With that in mind, SFUR has worked with Foster Calm to bring [...]
We all love riding in the currently green, often golden hills of Marin, and we now have a chance to show up and improve some multi use trails in Marin. May the multi use trails prosper and flourish among those beautiful yet prohibited hills. Come out and lend a hand if you can. Trail Work [...]
Community Meeting hosted by SF Rec&Park to discuss reopening Interior Greenbelt and Stanyan St. Trailhead on Feb 8, 2010 6-8pm
Gee, wouldn’t it be nice if you could ride the wonderful trails in marin and not worry about Ranger Rick? Times could be a changin’ if we’ll just get together and act. This just in from Access for Bikes, the off road bicycle advocacy group in Marin: (you may remember this section of the page [...]
Update on the fight for trails. It looks like MTB users made a good showing @ the board of supervisors meeting in Marin yesterday. Still a divisive issue, however, with nearly half of the attendees there to keep mountain bikes off trails. The good news is that the open space supervisors seem to acknowledge that [...]
So many shoes, so many shoes, that our kids will soon have beautiful trails to ride and glorious bike parks to explore… Nike, the same powers that brought Union Square visitors the giant, gaunt, and intense poster of Lance Armstrong’s race face are now running a 650,000 dollar grant to support community and school groups [...]
Only 29.99 to download the new iphone Advocacy app. Shake your phone at those pesky no bikes allowed signs and watch them disappear. Rotate the phone and blow on the microphone to build sustainable trails through any landscape. Fourcross and Freeride upgrades sold separately. Maybe it will never be that easy. It probably shouldn’t ever [...]
