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…
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…
“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,…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
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.…
