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Central Oregon Trail Alliance Awarded $20,000 in Grant and Matching Funds, Money will Pay for Environmental Assessment for New
Bike Trail Complex
BEND, OR. – May 5, 2005 - Central Oregon Trail Alliance (COTA) has been awarded
a $10,000 grant from the Willard Eckles Foundation, as well as matching funds
from the US Forest Service Deschutes National Forest Unit. The grant funding
will pay for an environmental assessment to facilitate new trails in the area
bound by Benham Falls, Wanoga Snopark and Edison Snopark. USFS and COTA trail
crews have already begun preliminary scouting, with biologists, botanists and
soil scientists scheduled to begin work in Spring 2005. When completed, the new
trail system should rival the Phil’s Trail complex in size and scope.
In other developments, COTA is working with USFS, Cascade Highlands and Bend
Metro Parks and Recreation to reroute and reconnect several existing trails that
have been affected by development North of Century Drive and West of the First
on the Hill subdivision. COTA is also working with Mid-state Electric and USFS
to reroute another section of trail near The Inn of the 7th Mountain due to a
power line relocation.
COTA’s spring work party, on June 4, will celebrate National Trails Day by
constructing new trail reroutes along Century Drive. Additional hands are
needed, and interested parties can contact COTA at www.cotamtb.org to volunteer.
As Bend continues to grow, COTA will carry on with its mission of building and
maintaining a truly world-class network of trails and urban connectors. Anyone
interested in becoming part of COTA’s success can join the organization online
at www.cotamtb.org and monitor the website for meeting and trail work times.
--Kent Howes, President
Central Oregon Trail Alliance
Read more . . . The long answer is I have been impressed at the way our own mountain bicycling club, COTA, (Central Oregon Trails
Alliance) does things here in Bend. Their trails west of Bend are superb. Get a
map of Mountain Bike trails and ride or walk some yourself. These single track
trails are a joy, and the bikers are polite and "glad
to see ya". Until I can write more here, check the links
below and see for yourself.
Phil's Trail has put Central Oregon on the Mountain biking map
COTA: Mountain bicyclists share the trials! Geocaching along the
mountain bike trail to Smith Rock
The Sport of Traditional Alpine
Mountaineering
OK, what is TraditionalMountaineering doing reporting on Mountain Bicycling?
Well, the short answer is lots of traditional mountaineers get to the mountains
on bicycles! German alpinists rode their bikes loaded with their gear, to Switzerland
in the 1930s, to assault the
North Face of the Eiger. More recently,
Goran Kropp rode a bicycle from Sweden to
Mount Everest, climbed Everest solo and rode his bicycle back to Sweden!
International Mountain Bicycling Association (IMBA) helps COTA build trails west of Bend
Oregon
Mountain bike trail maintenance by COTA in Bend Oregon
"Traditional Alpine Mountaineering is basically an aerobic sport.
Climbing, jogging, running, hiking the hills, backpacking, mountain biking, back
country skiing, snowshoeing, telemark skiing, adventure racing and similar
sports all act together to improve aerobic capacity, strength, balance and
athleticism. Some of my companions were born with these gifts; I had to work
hard at improving my abilities and to climb well. What workouts are you
enjoying?"
