For everyone who did not make it today’s workday at Cam-Rock, you missed out on some very productive trail work and some great burgers and beverages afterwords at Heather’s.  Click on the photo above for more photos.

What: Finally start building Cam-Rock IV trails! After six long years of work with Dane County Parks, we have all the O.K.’s to go ahead. We should easily double the singletrack at Cam-Rock this year.

Where: Cam-Rock III parking lot.

When: 8a-12p Saturday. Heather’s afterward.

Why: ‘Cause lets face it, Cam-Rock has some sweet single track, but there just isn’t enough of it. We all want more sweet single track to ride at Cam-Rock don’t we?

After: Plan to head over to Heather’s for a burger and refreshment of your choice on the house. I just talked to Heather and she is all about supporting our trail building. I told her in exchange I would tell everyone who rides Cam-Rock to stop by for a drink afterward, and see if we could get her logo up on our site as a sponsor.

Other: Don’t sweat it if you need to come later or leave early. Just find us at the North end of the existing trails, or follow the noise to where we are. Dress for the weather of course and wear boots. This time of year that means you should plan to get a little muddy. A change of pants and shoes for afterwards may be a good idea.

Chuck “The Mayor” Hutchens
Cam-Rock Trail Supervisor

When: Sat, Mar 29, 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Where: Cam-Rock County Park

Come pave the way for our new singletrack project! We will be meeting at the Area 3 parking lot to kickoff our Spring trail days. We will be working on repairs to established trails as well as clearing the corridor for the new singletrack. Plan on stopping at Heather’s for refreshments and a burger when we are finished.

CORP has a couple of upcoming events on the horizon:

3/27 - CORP montly meeting at Fitchburg City Hall (7pm).  On the agenda are the president’s quarterly report, Quarry Ridge/IMBA visit update, Dream-Bikes.com presentation, and much more.  CORP is happy to report that both the MadForcs and Chainsmokers should be in attendance and we look forward to sharing what our groups can do together to help our sport.  Check out CORP calendar for a map to the meeting.

3/29 - Trail Day at Cam-Rock (8am-Noon).  Meet in the Cam-Rock 3 parking lot for a day of trail maintenance and trail exapansion.  We will focus on repairing problem spots and clearing the corridor for the expansion project.  The better the turnout the more miles we can get finsihed for the summer riding season.  Pretty good chance we’ll get together at Heather’s in Rockdale for a little post work refreshment.  Hope to see you their.

Scott Baryenbruch

CORP - President 

( MADISON, WI ) March 14, 2008 – Mongoose Bicycles is pleased to announce a grant to the Capital Off-Road Pathfinders (“CORP”), enabling the Madison, WI-area organization to purchase key trail-building tools. These tools will be extensively used and include hoes, McLeods, Pulaskis, shovels, brush cutters, digging bars and a Knaack jobsite storage chest.

“Long known as a ‘dirt brand’, it’s only natural for Mongoose to partner with CORP,” said Mongoose Director of Product Development Darren Salsbury. “Not only has the group acted in the best interests of Madison-area mountain bikers by working with local government bodies to open up new trails and expand existing networks, they’ve also brought us events such as the 12 Hours of Blue Mound. Best of all, myself and other employees here frequent CORP-developed Quarry Ridge Park in Fitchburg, WI during lunch hours. It makes for a great mid-day getaway out on the dirt.”

“Without the support and generosity of Mongoose, the trail building efforts and success of the Capital Off-Road Pathfinders would not be possible” adds Scott Baryenbruch, CORP Trail Manager. “These tools will allow us to add four to six miles of trails at Cam-Rock County Park, begin an expansion project at Blue Mound State Park, and further develop the freeride section of Quarry Ridge Park.”

As an “Above And Beyond Corporate Sponsor” of IMBA, the International Mountain Bicycling Association, Mongoose worked with IMBA to bring the trail care crew to the Madison area later this summer. Mongoose employees will assist CORP during a weekday trail event at Quarry Ridge.