The Trails Committee will collect the information, verify it for accuracy, and put it into a standard topographic base map and trail database format. The Town of Inlet has been chosen along with the Town of Wilmington to build a model mountain biking center. In the next few years the Initiative will focus on all areas in the Adirondack Park where there is an interest in the sports recreation tourism initiative. Trail Care Crew will be in the Park during the first week in August to hold trail-building seminars in Hamilton and Essex Counties. It will soon include a Users Area where comments on trails can be submitted.
Local input is encouraged.
These plans are part of Governor Pataki's UMP Initiative for the Forest Preserve. The public can attend an Open House that DEC is hosting on March 8th at the Keene Valley Fire Hall from 5-8pm, for the Dix and Giant UMP process to meet the staff, learn about the issues, and share your ideas about the management of these Wilderness areas. Jeannie Thoren returns to teach women how to diagnose and correct equipment problems. She has developed her own theory about why many women find themselves tired, sore, or stuck at the intermediate level for years. It's because women are using ski equipment that is designed more for men than women.