Alyssa and Zach dropped back into Upper Wheeler’s from the Sardine intersection this time to tackle more rough trail. Along the way they have been adding drainage and repairing deeply cupped and braided trail. They also cut out a few hazard trees that have been encroaching on the trail corridor.

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Hard to believe summer is over, the last few weeks have been busy! Alyssa and Zach spent time with IMBA in the classroom and out in the field brushing up on skills and learning new trail techniques. After IMBA was in town they headed down to Bryce Canyon to attend the Utah Outdoor Recreation Summit where they met people across the state working in the recreation industry. It was a great event to discuss issues and solutions to challenges we are all facing.

Trail Crew has been busy playing in the clay and rocks in the Art Nord area. On Middle Fork trail they went after the worst segments of trail, segments that were cupped 12-18" deep. In working this area they were able to eliminate the cupping and return the trail back to trail bench, with added drainage to protect the the trail for years to come.

Did you know that as a TFNU TrailBlazer level member, your group, organization, club or business, is able to have a private trail work session with our trail crew?

Trails Foundation Crew will be working on Wheeler Creek trail above the intersection with Middle Fork Next week. Maintenence work to be completed will focus on deberming, adding drainage and resurfacing the trail in problematic areas.

Trails Foundation Crew will be working on Middle Fork trail, completing necessary maintenance work such as drainage, deberming and resurfacing the trail. The crew has started on the South end and will be working their way North. Keep an eye out for signage and markers letting you know that dirt is being moved! Make eye contact with operator or hand crew before approaching. Thanks.

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Huge thanks to the TFNU Trail Crew and volunteers who showed up Tuesday night to work on repairing tread along sections of the East Fork Trail. 30 hours of combined volunteer work paid off tremendously!

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Pints on the Patio is happening this coming Monday, Sept 16th starting at 5:30pm! Join us at Rooster’s B Street for good conversation with a great community. You can purchase your ticket on our website here: /pints-on-the-patio or at the door! Your $20 dollar ticket includes your choice of a Malan’s or Ben Lomond TFNU Peak pint glass and one pour, additional TFNU pint glasses can be purchased for $10 dollars. You will not receive a physical ticket, your name is your ticket!

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The Northern Utah Trailfest- October 4-6, 2024

Last week Trail Crew and Executive Director Aric Manning, represented TFNU at the Utah Outdoor Recreation Summit in Bryce. This summit is an annual event that gathers non- profits and businesses alike to have conversations about how our outdoor recreation use impacts the economy, local communities, and overall health of Utahns. There were also representatives from state and federal agencies like the DNR, USFS, and BLM. The Summit is a platform to share the work we are doing and hope to do and the community that’s at the heart of what we do.

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Leanne will be stepping into a new role here at TFNU, She is our Communications Coordinator. She will be focusing on outreach, social media, and telling the stories of this wonderful trail community.

Trail Crew has been busy playing in the clay and rocks in the Art Nord area. On Middle Fork trail they went after the worst segments of trail, segments that were cupped 12-18" deep. In working this area they were able to eliminate the cupping and return the trail back to trail bench, with added drainage to protect the the trail for years to come.

Guess what’s back? That’s right, Pints on the Patio! Come join us on Monday, Sept 16th from 5:30pm-7:30pm at Roosters B Street. Drop-in or stay the whole time, we’d love to see ya!

Join the TFNU Trail Crew for another Volunteer Trail Work Night on Tuesday, June 18th at the Art Nord Trailhead. We will be meeting in the parking lot at Art Nord at 5:00 pm and will be hiking into the East Fork area to focus on some trail resurfacing. We’ll wrap up and have some pizza and drinks after.

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Did you know that we have a few wonderful partnerships with our local businesses here in the area that give back to TFNU?

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April 24 - World Premier, The Orange Peel, Asheville, NC***APRIL 29 - OGDEN, UTAH - Peery’s Egyptian TheaterMay 2 - Denver, COMay 9 - Fort Collins, COMay 13 - Boulder, COMay 20 - Salt Lake City, UTMay 21 - Bend, ORMay 24 - Bentenville, ARMay 30 - Missoula, MTMay 31 - Santa Ana, CA

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If you are new to using winter trails, you may be wondering how to prepare differently from when using the trails in during the warmer seasons. Trails are open 365 days a year unless otherwise marked and can be just as enjoyable in winter as they are the rest of the year. A peaceful blanket of snow covering a stunning Utah landscape is something everyone ought to experience at least once. From snowmobiling to backcountry skiing, and hiking there are countless ways to enjoy our frigid wonderland. But winter trail use might seem a bit intimidating if you haven’t done it before.

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The Trail Mixer on Thursday, October 26th was a blast! We here at the TFNU Office can’t stop talking about how much fun it was to celebrate the trails together. We are so grateful for such an amazing community. Our hearts are full.

Join TFNU, Thursday, October 26th, at The Monarch in Ogden from 5:30 pm - 8:30 pm.

Mike Pace has been a supporting member of TFNU for the past three years. Originally from Delta Utah, Mike has called Ogden home since 1988.

This Peak Challenge has been so awesome for us here at the TFNU office! We love the positive energy that is surrounding this whole challenge. But I think what gets us the most over here is all the photos of smiling faces at the top of a bagged peak. We can’t help but feel that same enthusiasm and joy. It’s contagious and we are loving it! We are looking forward to the Trail Mixer in Fall when we get to celebrate all together and exchange our stories.

David Hartwig has been a supporting member of TFNU for the past 3 years. Originally from Ann Arbor, Michigan, he has been in Utah for almost exactly 6 years now. An avid biker and hiker, David loves all trails, but is partial to the area around the Art Nord Trailhead. In his opinion, Wheeler Canyon is national-park level beautiful, and that East and Middle Fork are excellent Mountain Bike Trails, while Sardine is “just ridiculous” in terms of the different terrain you go through – from Alpen pine, rock and gorgeous aspen groves.

Outdoor Adventure X has partnered with the Trails Foundation as one of two organizations chosen as the beneficiaries of the event’s charity raffle. OAX organizers intend to donate 100% of the raffle proceeds to charity, including Trail Foundation’s current and future projects that preserve and protect Northern Utah’s trail systems and waterways.

Rick, who also goes by the moniker of “Kyotei”, is one of those people who you’ve undoubtedly passed along the trails at one time or another and probably didn’t even know it.

We here at the TFNU office are so excited about all the awesome people who have signed up for the Peak Challenge so far! We are seriously stoked over here! The energy is contagious and we are even challenging each other now. Keep those terrific photos coming!! We have a private Facebook page and a Strava Club for all those that signed up for the challenge. We also put up a Leader Board here on the website.

At our National Trails Day Celebration Event this month, we asked our members who attended to fill out a sticky note and answer the question, Why are you a member of TFNU?

A huge heartfelt thank you to Rocky Mountain Power for addressing the extreme damage to sections of the Bonneville Shoreline Trail from Spring run-off around the Douglas Street Trailhead area last month. These quick actions helped mitigate damages to residential homes, the Ogden City storm water infrastructure, a canal, and the accompanying reservoir directly below this trail.

Each year on the first Saturday in June, American Hiking Society hosts National Trails Day which takes place on and near trails all across the country’s public lands. The nation’s largest trails event, National Trails Day is a day of public events aimed at promotion, conservation, stewardship, and trail service. Thousands of outdoor enthusiasts including, hiker, bikers, runners, federal & local agencies, land trusts, and businesses come together in partnership to promote, maintain, and to learn best practices of trail clean up and more.

A big construction project is underway on the Weber River Parkway. You may have noticed all the equipment on the east side of Highway 89 as you travel through Uintah and South Weber, near the mouth of Weber Canyon. Crews are busy installing a tunnel under the highway, in order to create a pedestrian and bicycle connection on the south side of the river. This tunnel is a key component in the parkway, and former mayor Jo Sjoblom and others at South Weber City worked for many years to make it a reality. It is scheduled for completion this summer.

Chances are, that if you are reading this, then trails are a part of your life in one way or another.

Recently, Ogden Valley Adaptive Sports welcomed a new Executive Director, Alexander Davenport, from Arizona. He is incredibly passionate about making sports and outdoor lifestyles accessible for anyone - regardless of their skill level or modality. We’ve been fortunate enough to have gotten to know him recently and what the Foundation is looking to accomplish in Northern Utah.

It was a beautiful brisk morning on Saturday, April 23rd. Earth Day. Before the hustle and bustle of the Ogden Nature Center’s Annual Free Earth Day Community Event, a small ground gathered about a ⅓ of a mile into the Nature Center’s trail at a peaceful junction just before Blackbird pond to dedicate a bench permanently set there in honor our dear friend, TFNU Board Member and long time friend of the trails, Richard S. White.

Last year in February, TFNU lost one of our own. Former Trail Champion and TFNU Board Member, Richard S. White truly was a friend to the trails. His passion for the outdoors was obvious in his early years, as he would work on the building and maintenance of local trails, and later became instrumental in fundraising, as he was one of the few people we knew who, with one call, could find money needed for a particular project or improvement.Richard was also credited as being one of the first to volunteer for almost anything. Richard’s decades of unselfish service helped create Weber County’s outstanding public network of paved pathways and natural surface trails.

TFNU is proud to partner with Weber County Parks and Recreation and we are so happy to be a part of trail improvements like this. We're looking forward to another busy trail season for our crew again this year.

When using trails in the hot temps of our (at times, brutal) Utah summers, here are a few important rules to follow:

We are sharing what North Ogden Police has posted about hammocking on power lines. You definitely get a better vibe if you hammock in the woods.

This has been a terrific weekend! So many of us got out on the trails and enjoyed how beautiful our area is. We are fortunate!

Bryce Dipoma, TFNU’s Trail Crew Magic-Man, has been busy at work this Spring! Bryce has finished work at North Fork, Rail Trail, Ogden Nature Center and Middle Fork so far! He has been busy and expects to continue being busy!

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Would you like to see your photo on the cover of our popular Northern Utah Trails Maps for all of 2024? We are currently taking submissions for your chance to be featured on over 10,000 printed maps.

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Richard was also credited as being one of the first to volunteer for almost anything. Richard’s decades of unselfish service helped create Weber County’s outstanding public network of paved pathways and natural surface trails.

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Our friends at Fleet Feet Ogden have put together some incredible Peak Bundle Gear Specials for us. Check them out and hit them up for any trail related gear or nutrition you may need. These specials are for everyone - even if you’re not registered for the challenge. Not yet registered? Sign up today!

- Update provided by Trail Crew lead, Alyssa

Alyssa reports:

Alyssa reports: Last week brought snow back to the mountains, and being skiing maniacs we had to take advantage of one last powder day. We skied almost 2 feet of snow down at Brighton on May 6th, it was excellent! Tuesday brought us back out to the trail where we knocked out a big loop hike through Coldwater Canyon assessing the trail for maintenance needs. There were still a few lingering patches of snow early last week.

TFNU is proud to welcome our new 2024 Trail Crew. Alyssa Lommel & Zachary Nault are joining us and bring with them a wealth of trail building knowledge and experience.

April 29

Met up with Trail Crew Lead, Alyssa to talk about the work they have been doing on Middle Fork and Wheeler’s. They have been working hard to add drainage where there was none and repair the minimal drainage that was. Alyssa, said that in some parts of the trail it was more like a streambed than an actual trail. Now, with the increased drainage these trails will dry much quicker and be more sustainable for years of use. Trail crew wants us to know that.. THEY LOVE ALL the natural features and are trying to keep the natural feel of the trail as much as possible. You aren’t going to see all the added drainage but that doesn’t mean it’s not there. They have kept plenty of rocks for us! If you have been out on these trails, you’ve probably noticed that they are smoother and seemingly wider than before. This is part of the process just like with a new a hair cut.. you got to give it a couple weeks.

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TRAIL CREW MEMBER JOB DESCRIPTION:

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The Accounting Specialist is the primary position focused on accounting for the Trails Foundation of Northern Utah (TFNU). Other key duties include: TFNU Membership Campaign oversight, donation management, volunteer management, and maintaining and organizing TFNU documents.

TRAIL CREW

Last year, an amazing thing happened in the beautiful mountains of Northern Utah. Trails Foundation Northern Utah, The GOAL Foundation and Weber County Parks and Recreation came together and held the first ever Northern Utah Trailfest, on a gorgeous weekend in October.Athletes of all abilities showed up ready to race. Trail Runners, Hikers & Bikers alike. All in the same park, At the same time. It was awesome! In addition to the timed races, the NUT hosts a free Community TrailFest-ival & hosts weekend camping for a true fall celebration for all trail users!Held October 6 - 8, 2023 at the Cutler Flats Campground area at North Fork Park. Athletic Events will be on Saturday, October 7th.Registration for Races and Camping Spots are now open!

The Trail Crew position is focused on building and maintaining multi-use trails for the Trails Foundation of Northern Utah (TFNU) throughout Weber County. Please email resume and at least one letter of recommendation to [email protected].

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Written By Kelli Barkema

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