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Feb. 22, 2022
Shawn Gregory - Big Loop Trails and Maps / Southwest Colorado Cycling Association (#57)
Trail EAffect Episode 57 Shawn Gregory of Big Loop Trails and Big Loop Maps
Topics Covered:
- The Shawn Gregory Back Story
- How Shawn got into mountain biking
- The move from the Denver Area to the Cortez / Delores Region for a lifestyle choice to be closer to the outdoors
- Early years of trails or lack of in the Cortez / Delores Region, yet loads of potential
- Why Big Loop Maps was created as a side business
- How / Why the Southwest Colorado Cycling Association was formed – For Sand Canyon
- Phil’s World, how it came to be as a riding location
- 12 Hours of Mesa Verde at Phil’s World
- The Southwest Colorado Cycling Association
- The balance of riding, running a business and volunteering
- How selling his business and approvals for trail projects lined up an allowed Shawn to really focus on trail building.
- Adding trails to the community so people will travel to the Cortez / Delores Area and spend multiple nights in the area
- Stories about ranchers and others who have opposed new trails but eventually came around to realizing that the trails are good for the community
- Working with the Bureau of Land Management (BLM)
- The process of how and why trails are built or not built in certain places
- 2019 Volunteer of the Year for the BLM in Colorado
- Covering the different reviews needed for trail projects to get approved
- Big Loop Trails and Building in locations away from Cortez / Delores
- Hawes Trail Alliance Mesa, AZ
- Rico Trails Alliance
- Shawn is a one man show and partners with volunteers for finish work to help accelerate club projects
- Building a trail from Delores to Boggy Draw through private lands with easements
- Shawn’s opinion on great trails and mountain bike communities
- Closing comments
Links:
Big Loop Trails / Maps: https://biglooptrails.com/
Southwest Colorado Cycling Association: https://swcocycling.clubexpress.com/
Phil’s World: https://www.blm.gov/programs/recreation/mountainbike/philsworld
Boggy Draw Trails: https://www.trailforks.com/region/boggy-draw/
Hawes Trail Alliance: https://hawestrailalliance.com/
Rico Trails Alliance: https://www.ricotrailsalliance.org/
BLM Volunteer of the Year:
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