Yes, the end result looks like pretty damn good work, but...It would have been nice if we were asked first
Awesome question... short answer: Yes! I actually deleted a paragraph on this topic because my original post was starting get as long as some of Skookum's postsjust very curious.. cut me some slack if its a stupid question. I notice it gets really dry under there.. is okay to pick up the hose and spray stuff down?
It's a city park, so the liability aspect is especially important here, so I agree with the above. I also don't want folks mucking with my jumps or trails without asking me or we're gonna have words.The main reason I am posting is, this is not unique to C-nade... the same thing goes for Duthie, and every trail really. The primary builder/designer should always get the final say before anything gets changed.
Werd....
Your right, he did fix it and it looks great.If anything casey made it safer. The lip had a huge rut in it to begin with, he fixed it.
Just want to make sure credit goes where credit is due: It's a Seattle City Park.-This is not your average dirt jump spot, its a king county park and the first of its kind.
At the north end of the dog park. If you go thru the gate where the skinnies end at the bottom, you'll see it on your right about 20ft in. Thanks!!!Were is the water main shut off?
I got there early and sweep the whole k-line and wanted to water before the demo started and for the life of me couldnt find the main water valve.
There are several more shut-off and y-valves all along the hose. The main hose line starts at the dog park master valve as X6 describes. It goes under the skinnies, under the lower road and then runs above ground along the road (rider's right of K-Line) all the way down to the rainbow bridge. You can see the black hose and valves tacked to wooden posts.At the north end of the dog park. If you go thru the gate where the skinnies end at the bottom, you'll see it on your right about 20ft in. Thanks!!!
We definitely need more and better signs out there. This is all being worked out with Seattle Parks right now. I'd like to have a permanent sign at the top that says something to the effect of: "condition of trails change -- always do a warm-up/check-out run". As described above, because of the lack of rain coupled with high use, things can get rutted and loose pretty quickly. Also, we'll never be able to keep all of the campers/homeless out of there and they often leave crap in the middle of the trail. Because Colonnade is so small, it's pretty easy to do a quick run before you go for it. Note: this doesn't excuse changing something without permissionSome signs saying the line had been "updated" or "fixed" would be great!
Seeing threads like this where new small issues are being worked out, are so much better than seeing alot of the old threads about people yelling at each other about secret trails.
Most definitely! We've got a bunch sitting in the shed ready for a test. K-Line is the best place to use it... it's the highest use / highest impact line. Just need some peeps to come on down and go for it. I'm going to be swamped getting the drainage project done by Dec 15th (coupled with Duthie) so can't get to it myself until 2010. We also have about 500 lbs of Portland cement... not as long-lasting as the SoilTac soil stabilizer, but when mixed with the dirt, soaked and let dry... lasts a lot longer than just dirt! Let me and Kim (fuzzy) know if you're interested.In my mind it's that soil hardener i've been preaching to use, but always get's thrown on the backburner. It's time to bust that out and see if it really works.