Leslie Kehmeier, IMBA’s mapping specialist, stopped by Santa Barbara this last December to do a piece on Santa Barbara trails and SBMTV for National Geographic GeoStories. (Photo and mapping narratives about a location) Click the link below, read, and hit the Start button - then enjoy!
November Trail Work - Romero Canyon Trail
Hello SBMTV riders and friends, This past Saturday November 11th, eleven volunteers came out on a very chilly morning to help repair sections of the Romero Canyon trail in Montecito. Volunteers hauled tools up to the intersection of the Romero Canyon Trail / fire road and began working. Key sections along and below the top four [...]
SBMTV Aid Station for the Santa Barbara Century
On October 20th, SBMTV volunteers helped make this year’s Santa Barbara Century Ride a great success. Each year, SBMTV organizes and hosts an aid station located halfway up Gibraltar road. We have volunteers on hand to cheer riders, offer water and snacks, and fulfill any other unusual requests we might receive (such as freshly picked [...]
September: National Public Lands Day on Cold Springs Trail
On September 29th, fifty community volunteers assembled at the base of Cold Springs trail for the 2012 National Public Lands Day event. Participants signed in at the REI tent and picked up water bottles and snacks for the day. City Parks and Rec Staff and Forest Service staff welcomed everyone to the event and handed [...]
July 8th Jesusita Trail Work Review
Jesusita again! On Sunday 8th, SBMTV crew leaders, 8 community members and Forest Service Ranger Kyah Laporte worked from last month’s stopping point (the “traverse”) to the top of the San Roque side single track. Along with the regular crew the day’s participants included two trail runners, an equestrian, and two new volunteers. The remaining [...]
June 24th Jesustia Trail Work Review
On Sunday June 24th, 15 community volunteers joined SBMTV crew leaders and Forest Service Ranger Kyah Laporte to maintain the western section of Jesusita trail. One mile of trail was opened up by trained crew leaders using powered brush cutters, volunteers followed clearing the trail of the cut brush. A “special ops” handsaw team cleared [...]
Congratulations Cranky’s Bikes!
Thank you for supporting SBMTV. Santa Barbara Mountain Bike Trail Volunteers partnered with local bike shops to create a win-win situation. Now you can sign up for SBMTV membership at your favorite local bike shop. By enrolling through your bike shop, you are supporting the SBMTV mission of trail advocacy through sustainable multi-use trails AND supporting your local [...]
Report from the National Bicycle Summit
A Report from the National Bicycle Summit, March 19th - 22nd 2012: Chris Orr and I had a blast in Washington DC at the National Bike Summit. Together with over 800 people representing 49 states, we lobbied our representatives to continue federal funding for cycling and walking programs as part of the transportation bill, and [...]
Review: Part 2 of Trail Work on Camuesa in February
February’s volunteer trail work continued on Camuesa Connector, the same beautiful trail we did in January. This time, 15 volunteers met in Lower Oso early Sunday morning, February 12th, to ride together out to the trail. In addition, we had Ranger Kyah La Porta from the Forest Service to assit with the work and provide [...]
