June 22, 2016 | 
Author Weather’s too hot and the lake is too high!
Stay cool and practice safe riding and hiking!
We’ll inspect the trail at Highland Park and determine if there is a go-around to bypass the high lake water at the two low points north and south of the trailhead.
When – 8am, Monday June 20, 2016
Where – Highland Park boatramp parking area
What to bring – water, bug spray, gloves, loppers
Schedule conflicts – we’re cancelling this Friday Weekday Workday. However, there is still a Saturday Workday at Collin Park if you are so minded.
We’re going to try a new technique for erosion control on the trail. Our first demo site will be the erosion trench just south of the Brockdale trailhead.
When – 9am, Friday June 10, 2016
Where – Brockdale Trailhead
What to bring – bug spray for chiggers! water, gloves, spade, rake, loppers
We’ll mow and clear the trail through Collin Park and at the picnic table. We’ll meet inside Collin Park, by their maintenance building, so tell the gate guard you are there to work on the Trail and he/she will wave you through.
When – 9am, Saturday, June 11, 2016
Where – Collin Park
What to bring – bug spray for chiggers! water, gloves, loppers, weed-whackers, riding mower if you can bring it on a trailer.
We’ll be having a scavenger hunt trailride on Sunday afternoon, following a member’s meeting and pot-luck lunch. Bring a food for the pot-luck lunch and share it with your fellow members, as we get updates on the Corps Master Plan Update for Lavon Lake and discuss their impact on the trail. After the lunch and meeting, riders will head out to find the scavenger clues.
When – Sunday, May 22, lunch at noon, rideout at 130pm
Where – Brockdale Park
What to bring – chair, food to share, enthusiasm! And don’t forget a Coggins for your horse.
We’ll be going north from the trailhead to collect trash, flood debris, and tornado debris.
When – Saturday, May 7, 9am
Where – East Fork Trailhead
What to bring – boots (it may be muddy), gloves, long sleeves, bug spray, water. We’ll bring the cutting tools, and trash bags.
The weather is not co-operating, so we’re cancelling this ride.
We’ve postponed the April trailride until April 30th. Please stay tuned for more details.
Instead of a workday on Saturday morning, we’ll be conducting a survey of trailhead/trail users at Brockdale on Saturday and Sunday. We’re doing this to get an idea of how many trail users there are, where they are coming from, and how they heard about us. We need TTPA volunteers to staff the survey station at Brockdale and conduct the survey as folks drive into the trailhead. We’ll have 3 shifts on Sunday, 9am-noon, noon-3pm, and 3pm-6pm and need volunteers for all three shifts. We already have volunteers for the Saturday shifts.
The survey will be short, should be just a quick 2 or 3 minutes to interview each driver for the information we’ll need. At the end of the survey, we’ll hand them a TTPA brochure and use the opportunity to promote membership in TTPA.
Please contact Duke Monson at 214-422-2929 if you can volunteer for one of the shifts. Leave a message with a call back # if he doesn’t answer immediately.
When – Sunday, April 10, 2016 – one of three shifts
Where – Brockdale Park Trailhead
What to bring – water, snacks, something to read or entertain yourself while waiting for arrivals.
We’ll ride out at 9am, and plan a brown-bag lunch afterwards at noon at the Trailhead. Although those who want to go further can have their lunch at the Collin Park picnic tables.
When – Sat. March 26, at 9am
Where – Brockdale Park Trailhead
What to bring – Coggins for your horse(s), brown-bag lunch for afterwards
We’ll be heading north from Highland Park, picking up trash, trimming branches, and clearing fallen trees from the trailbed. We’ll also be setting directional stakes on the west side of the Sycamore Loop.
When – 9am, Saturday, March 5, 2016
Where – Highland Park trailhead
What to bring – water, trash bags, gloves, loppers, we’ll bring the chain saws and other tools.
