Trees fall across our trails every time the winds pick up in the Angeles National Forest. Even 10 years after the Station Fire, trees weakened by fire are falling. Some are thin and some are massive and heavy. Multiple trees tangle and fall and you have a complicated mess. MWBA Volunteers with quality handsaws ride the trails and clear many small trees after each storm. USFS … [Read more...] about Chainsaws in the Angeles National Forest
PRE-ORDER a Custom Mission Workshop 14L Hauser Backpack
DONATE $215 to MWBA to get your Black Camo 14L Hauser Hydration Backpack with an MWBA Patch! PRE-ORDER CLOSED ACRE/Mission Workshop has generously offered to build MWBA donors custom Hauser backpacks with our MWBA patches. These limited edition Black Camo packs will have our MWBA patches sewn on during assembly and will retain the excellent weatherproofing the bags … [Read more...] about PRE-ORDER a Custom Mission Workshop 14L Hauser Backpack
Be Prepared – Surviving your MTB Adventure
"Be Prepared," the Boy Scout Motto has been used by millions of Scouts around the world since 1907. It is a great mantra and an essential one to follow when you venture into our forest. The San Gabriel Mountains are rugged, unstable, and unforgiving. In Los Angeles, man has a checkered history of trying to control nature and the mountains always win. Before you head out on the … [Read more...] about Be Prepared – Surviving your MTB Adventure
Ken Burton Trail Work Update
Trail Work Day Number 7: January 17 ,2016 on the Ken Burton Trail Restoration project. MWBA teamed up with CORBA for another great day of trail work in the San Gabriels. All volunteers have to make the 7.5 mile climb up Brown Mountain to reach the next section of trail needing work. We can't drive up the mountain and nobody we know has a helicopter, so pedal we must. Just the … [Read more...] about Ken Burton Trail Work Update
Photographer Alex Thompson and MWBA Trail Work
Proof is in the pudding: MWBA in action! In 2015, photographer Alex Thompson contacted MWBA about including our trail work volunteers in his photo project, Builders. The Builders project is an ongoing series of photo essays; each one focusing on a different Builder. The project started out of my curiosity of how things are made and my desire to learn about and examine the … [Read more...] about Photographer Alex Thompson and MWBA Trail Work
IMBA Summit in Mammoth – Jenny Johnson
Earlier this year, MWBA sent a few Board Directors to the California IMBA Summit at Mammoth Mountain. Of course we meant to post a report about it right away, but we got distracted with trail work and riding. So I asked Jenny Johnson a few questions about her experience at the summit to share with members... Why did you want to attend the IMBA Summit? I wanted … [Read more...] about IMBA Summit in Mammoth – Jenny Johnson
The Radavist features MWBA, CORBA, & the Ken Burton Trail
If you haven't visited The Radavist, you are missing out. John Watson's website is a great resource for all things bicycle. New products, honest reviews, and features that span interests from bike packing trips, gravel grinders, cross racing, cargo bikes, and mountain biking. Truly a well rounded source for all things with pedals. Not only does The Radavist provide quality … [Read more...] about The Radavist features MWBA, CORBA, & the Ken Burton Trail
President’s Review of 2015
MWBA President, Jenny Johnson's Review of 2015 At the end of each year, we always think, wow, how can the next year get any better? 2015 was no different. Thanks to the diligent work of the MWBA Board, our members, our tireless volunteers, and the other local advocacy groups, 2015 was another year of pretty cool and impactful milestones. MWBA's Big Success in … [Read more...] about President’s Review of 2015
Mike and Robin McGuire, 2015 Volunteers of the Year
If you have spent any time volunteering on trail work in the Angeles National Forest, you have most likely met “The McGuires.†Mike and Robin McGuire are active members of both MWBA & CORBA and are a great example for all of us to follow. Their smiles and hard work have been present on trail workdays for decades. "The McGuires'" positive attitude has been a spark to … [Read more...] about Mike and Robin McGuire, 2015 Volunteers of the Year
The Ken Burton trail and early MWBA success.
Built by MWBA volunteers in the early 1990s, the Ken Burton trail was constructed by mountain bikers specifically for all trail users. The 2009 Station Fire damaged the trail and the following massive sediment flows destroyed the Gabrielino trail below. In the 6 years since the fire, nature heavily overtook the trail. In late 2015, CORBA & MWBA volunteers started … [Read more...] about The Ken Burton trail and early MWBA success.
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