The Dirt Merchant from Adam Nawrot on Vimeo.
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As one of the "boys in the woods" to whom you refer, I can tell you that using a chainsaw without chaps is absolutely dumb. It takes only a split second for a chainsaw to rip through your quads and grind into your femur. I can speak from experience that cutting through the "little tiny trees" usually is more difficult and dangerous than dropping a 20" thick, 80' tall oak.
Your comment about it being gay is absurdly naive and reminds me of the punks in the skate park who think that wearing a helmet is for sissies.
Strava? Yes, its a problem here too. I always say: "Yo dude, Strava is no firkin excuse to throw trail etiquette out the window. Slow down and yield and be courteous to other users or lose the privilege for all of us".
On behalf of all the people in NJ that have lifted a macloed to build sweet trails, I want to thank Adam for shedding a little light on one of our best here in NJ (though we have dozens of great people similar to Jason and great places to ride like 6 Mile).
Cheers, Mergs
a) Jason is a dedicated trail builder that has *real* permission from the landowner, NJDEP, through his organization, JORBA, to build trails. This means that he's allowed to build trail by the State of NJ. All activity he does has to be seen through that lens. I know that legal permission to build trails may come easy in other parts of US and the world but in NJ, this has been a decade long fight to gain this level of access within New Jersey's State Parks and Forests. Many came before him to pave the way for Jason (and me and my volunteers, in my park Jungle Habitat) but Jason's level of dedication in his area has brought it to a new level. He not only rallies trail work days where 50+ eager volunteers show up (we literally run out of tools at his work days) but he's there in the AMs solo with a macloed tweaking lines just because he's in love with this dirt.
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c) Jason is a good man and dedicated to the cause and has taken a pancake flat overgrown park and made it a gigglefest in the woods (in a section of NJ that is really built up and needs a place like this). His building skills have really become impressive. He has a massive amount of support locally and he's been a real leader in the mtb community out here in NJ. I think the film is a good narrative on that and I tip my hat to the creator of the film.
That said, my only critiques of the video would be that a) it could have had a little more emphasis on the other volunteers of 6 Mile and b) a cursory mention of JORBA.org (which due to its stellar reputation makes Jason's work possible in a legal sense. For example, Jason mentioned Jason Pace in the video who was his partner for years. That would have been a great seqway into the other volunteers that were a part of this success and JORBA's role there and throughout NJ's parks. Full disclosure: I once served as Executive Director of this organization and still maintain a park in the north part of NJ so I am very biased and tend to defend my bros, like Jason.
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It cracks me some of you tell him to take off his sissy chaps for an hour or two of trimming. Are you fvcking kidding me? Jason F. Logs countless hours digging. In the hundreds! All it takes is a split second to loose a limb or die.
Credit where credit is due, JORBA.org, Jason Fenton, Jason Pace, and hundreds of volunteers who shaped 6 Mile.
videotrailreviews.com/trails/2011/07/six-mile-run-nj
LOL first your only 16 ....And by looking at your " trails " that says enough about you and your skills buddy.. When you grow up then make a well educated comment otherwise sit your little ass back in time out before you get back handed some common sense into your dumbass skull little boy .