Hi I've been working on my home stomping grounds here in Waxhaw I have approximately 2 miles with one main uphill and a few downhill thread, but I have gotten to a point where I am having trouble maintaining and expanding the trail mainly due to being at school at NC state for a good chunk of the year.  I have been communicating with my neighbor about the possibility of expanding the trail onto his property. I have also done some research and found that there is a 20-30ft. easement for a horseback riding trail that was abandoned after Hugo That goes behind my property and continues for approximately 2-3 miles and passes by some nice boulders and runs along a creek-bed. Ultimately I would like to connect my trails to this and create a longer loop with more varied terrain.  The trail is closed for both deer and turkey hunting season mainly because Myself and my Dad dont want the wildlife getting spooked from someone hauling it through the woods, and we especially wouldn't want anyone to even take a chance at getting hurt, (mainly by my neighbors who i'm not so sure even know of things like firearm safety).  So if you enjoy building/clearing trails please hit me up I plan to work on my jump section completing a few landers and shaping the coping on my lips, and finishing up some of the berms I have started.

It really is fun and rewarding to be able to just walk out the door an hop on the bike and get a solid ride in, Im not really trying to make anything to intense or crazy, and I am pretty sure my parents would crucify me if i opened it up to the public to ride. What I was really thinking was to see if there where any other riders in the waxhaw/mineral springs area who wanted to help build and ride together.  I think contribution would be the best control method allowing contributors to be riders. Ill have to check that book out for sure though it sounds like a great resource. I was thinking that initially I could draft up a form releasing myself, my family, and other trail-builders of liabilities as it is the trail head is pretty controlled because its right behind my house, and theres really no parking besides my family's driveway. But I don't want to make a heavily trafficed trail because then i would have to yield right of way and slow down for people at my house and who wants to do that lol.

So get this I found a old refrigerator just off the edge of my trail.  Looking for some inspiration the obvious choice is to make a massive table top.  How about some alternatives the wildest/ stupidest choice is the winner, and gets built also as the icing on the cake I also found a old commode out there haha! If anyone has a idea for that I would not only crap my pants in laughter but would be out there immediately implementing said idea, as of right now its my "spectator seat" haha.