MORCA - Monterey Off Road Cycling Association
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- Monthly Meetings: - 1st Monday of Month - 6:30pm - English Ales - Marina, CA
- Trail Work: Fort Ord 3rd Saturday and Toro 4th Saturday
- Rides: Ladies Ride - 6pm Monday - Inner-Garrison
- Rapid Pace! - 6pm Tuesday - 8th and Gigling
- Social BBQ (no drop) - 6pm Wednesday - 8th and Gigling
- Anti-Social (no mercy) - 5pm Thursday - 8th and Gigling
- Friday Fun For All - 5:30pm Friday - Creekside Terrace - Libations Afterward
- Saturday Morning - Trail Work Day or Family Ride
- Riding Weather? Visit the National Weather Service Forecast for Our Area.
- Monthly Meetings: - 1st Monday of Month - 6:30pm - English Ales - Marina, CA
- Trail Work: Fort Ord 3rd Saturday and Toro 4th Saturday
- Rides: Ladies Ride - 6pm Monday - Inner-Garrison
- Rapid Pace! - 6pm Tuesday - 8th and Gigling
- Social BBQ (no drop) - 6pm Wednesday - 8th and Gigling
- Anti-Social (no mercy) - 5pm Thursday - 8th and Gigling
- Friday Fun For All - 5:30pm Friday - Creekside Terrace - Libations Afterward
- Saturday Morning - Trail Work Day or Family Ride
- Riding Weather? Visit the National Weather Service Forecast for Our Area.
Wednesday BBQ Ride - Perfect Night!
This week's Wednesday Evening BBQ Ride couldn't have been more perfect. The balmy weather made for tee-shirt mountain biking.
Nearly 40 riders set out from 8th and Gigling for the weekly ride into and beyond the Ft Ord Happy Trails. The "B's" (no relation to the Stinger Bees of Blair Witch) cruised the Happy Trails and into the Addington Glade. The "A" Team, joined by Prez Gary zoomed to the highlands at a rapid pace.
Later, back at 8th and G we rejoined for the best BBQ of the year. In addition to the warm weather we enjoyed the beef cuts, dogs and sausages, veggies, and the MORCA National Dish... Prigles and smoked oysters... Mmmmmm. Thank you to Mort and Ken who stepped up to and filled the coveted role of... MORCA Master Chef.
posted: 2 Sep, 2010
This week's Wednesday Evening BBQ Ride couldn't have been more perfect. The balmy weather made for tee-shirt mountain biking.
Nearly 40 riders set out from 8th and Gigling for the weekly ride into and beyond the Ft Ord Happy Trails. The "B's" (no relation to the Stinger Bees of Blair Witch) cruised the Happy Trails and into the Addington Glade. The "A" Team, joined by Prez Gary zoomed to the highlands at a rapid pace.
Later, back at 8th and G we rejoined for the best BBQ of the year. In addition to the warm weather we enjoyed the beef cuts, dogs and sausages, veggies, and the MORCA National Dish... Prigles and smoked oysters... Mmmmmm. Thank you to Mort and Ken who stepped up to and filled the coveted role of... MORCA Master Chef.
posted: 2 Sep, 2010
International Take A Kid Mountain Biking
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Coming October 2, 2010
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posted: 26 Aug, 2010
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posted: 26 Aug, 2010
Save the Date... Coming Soon!
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SUNDAY September 12th
Chuck Haugen 7th Annual Picnic
Ft Ord
Mark Your Calendar...
SUNDAY September 12th
Chuck Haugen 7th Annual Picnic
Ft Ord
Fox Factory Tour - MORCA in Lights!
Members of MORCA toured Fox Shox Facility in Watsonville last week. The following are photos and comments sent in by MORCA Members.
Thank you Elayna from Fox Racing Shox for giving our club a great tour! Really interesting seeing the process of building the units! There are so many hands that are on those complete builds that it is crazy that they are sold at such a low cost!!! Okay, not cheap, but they seem like they could cost more with all of the work that goes into building them.
Thanks Mort for bringing my van back to Marina! I had a good time getting worked on the pump track!
Gary
The Fox factory tour was more than informative, I was trying to figure out a way to work there! Sadly, no ME degree to help there.
Elayna, the marketing person at Fox, was really knowledgeable and made sure we saw the various points along the way during manufacturing of forks (bike forks make up 70% of their sales). It was a bit loud but she spoke right up so we could hear and let us take pictures so here you go. Notice Henri is standing next to a rack of the shock she just got on her new Mojo. Gary's picture is next to the rack of forks he won in a raffle XD (not).
Anne, Robert and Ann's husband Russ came from the Bay Area (all paying Morcans!) to join us.
-Bob
Fox Production
MORCAians contemplate their next move.
Thank you again to the folks at Fox from the folks at MORCA. Everyone had a great time and we are all very impressed with your state of the art facility!
Members of MORCA toured Fox Shox Facility in Watsonville last week. The following are photos and comments sent in by MORCA Members.
Thank you Elayna from Fox Racing Shox for giving our club a great tour! Really interesting seeing the process of building the units! There are so many hands that are on those complete builds that it is crazy that they are sold at such a low cost!!! Okay, not cheap, but they seem like they could cost more with all of the work that goes into building them.
Thanks Mort for bringing my van back to Marina! I had a good time getting worked on the pump track!
Gary
The Fox factory tour was more than informative, I was trying to figure out a way to work there! Sadly, no ME degree to help there.
Elayna, the marketing person at Fox, was really knowledgeable and made sure we saw the various points along the way during manufacturing of forks (bike forks make up 70% of their sales). It was a bit loud but she spoke right up so we could hear and let us take pictures so here you go. Notice Henri is standing next to a rack of the shock she just got on her new Mojo. Gary's picture is next to the rack of forks he won in a raffle XD (not).
Anne, Robert and Ann's husband Russ came from the Bay Area (all paying Morcans!) to join us.
-Bob
Fox Production
MORCAians contemplate their next move.
Thank you again to the folks at Fox from the folks at MORCA. Everyone had a great time and we are all very impressed with your state of the art facility!
Summer Mountain Biking at Lake Tahoe
MORCA Goes MTB Tahoe
Visit MTB Tahoe New Website
Daphne Relaxes Between Rides
You Can't Get Cooler than Ken
Photos by Karen Kefauver
Weekend of August 14th
Click to Read About Henri's Adventures!
Photos Here/Now on FaceBook
posted: 18 Aug, 2010
Visit MTB Tahoe New Website
Daphne Relaxes Between Rides
You Can't Get Cooler than Ken
Photos by Karen Kefauver
Weekend of August 14th
Click to Read About Henri's Adventures!
Photos Here/Now on FaceBook
Under Construction
Hi MORCA Gang:
I am pleased to announce that the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has just started a month-long project of replacing around 35 failing culverts located under roadways on the Fort Ord Public Lands.
Culvert replacement will generally occur during the weekdays between 7:00 am to 6:00 pm. Please use caution when visiting the Fort Ord road and trail systems. Roads or road segments may be closed when work is occurring and we ask for your patience with this important road repair project.
Culverts to be replaced as part of this program are along the following roads: Skyline Road, Jack's Road, Hennekins Ranch Road, Old Reservation Road, Oilwell Road and Pilarcitos Canyon Road. If you have any questions, feel free to contact me at (831)394-8314.
Sincerely,
Eric Morgan
BLM's Fort Ord Manager
posted: 16 Aug, 2010
Hi MORCA Gang:
I am pleased to announce that the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has just started a month-long project of replacing around 35 failing culverts located under roadways on the Fort Ord Public Lands.
Culvert replacement will generally occur during the weekdays between 7:00 am to 6:00 pm. Please use caution when visiting the Fort Ord road and trail systems. Roads or road segments may be closed when work is occurring and we ask for your patience with this important road repair project.
Culverts to be replaced as part of this program are along the following roads: Skyline Road, Jack's Road, Hennekins Ranch Road, Old Reservation Road, Oilwell Road and Pilarcitos Canyon Road. If you have any questions, feel free to contact me at (831)394-8314.
Sincerely,
Eric Morgan
BLM's Fort Ord Manager
posted: 16 Aug, 2010
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Life Without the Happy Trails
Thank you FORA (Michael, Stan, and Laura) and especially... Thank you Henrietta and Gary.
We appreciate having the Happy Trails back...
Thank you FORA (Michael, Stan, and Laura) and especially... Thank you Henrietta and Gary.
We appreciate having the Happy Trails back...
MORCA Monthly Meeting Minutes - August
AGENDA:
ESCA/ FORT ORD "HAPPY TRAILS" UPDATE
TORO REPORT
FORT ORD TRAILS
TAHOE TRIP
ANNUAL CALENDAR OF EVENTS
SUMMER NIGHT RIDE and OTHER SPECIAL EVENTS
MONTEREY COUNTY PARKS PASS RENEWAL
FORT FRIENDS
FOX FACTORY TOUR
Click to Visit MORCA August Meeting Minutes
posted: 3 Aug, 2010
AGENDA:
ESCA/ FORT ORD "HAPPY TRAILS" UPDATE
TORO REPORT
FORT ORD TRAILS
TAHOE TRIP
ANNUAL CALENDAR OF EVENTS
SUMMER NIGHT RIDE and OTHER SPECIAL EVENTS
MONTEREY COUNTY PARKS PASS RENEWAL
FORT FRIENDS
FOX FACTORY TOUR
Click to Visit MORCA August Meeting Minutes
posted: 3 Aug, 2010
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MORCA Trailworkers... Thank them
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MORCA Trailworks met up with BETA for a morning of trail trimming.
Ellie's Report
For our Ride 'N' Trim on Saturday we ended up riding out from Inter-Garrison. This is actually a lot of fun and useful because riding your bike offers you immediate feedback!
We trimmed up a few relatively unavoidable poison oak bushes that remained from the last trim on 59 (Blair Witch). So now, with a little skill, you should be able to ride it relatively poison oak free! We worked our way over to 56 and took care of a few stumps that have been tripping people up. Our particular goal was to hit up “Heather’s Revenge” where Heather had bent her rim a few weeks ago.
For extra “revenge” we attacked the poison oak in that area as well. Our goal now was to make it to the bottom part of 24 which is a quick but over grown down hill often bypassed by trail 63. Alas, when we made it to the top of 64 we remembered that this trail was worse off, so we trimmed up 64 and reclaimed it from nature and ran out of time for 24. If you are looking for a short cut to bypass 63 or 24, 64 is now a lot of fun (in the downhill direction, but also ride-able in the uphill direction!) we cut a wide path so that people are able to ride around the ruts without hitting a lot of brush or poison oak. I hope all of you check it out! Since I am covered in poison oak and blisters I would be happy to see a lot of trail usage to balance out my current suffering. Let us know what you think.
Ellie
Also, thank you, Darius, Heather and Karl for coming out and braving the poison oak with me! (In fact they were all in it more than I was)
posted: 18 Jul, 2010
MORCA Trailworks met up with BETA for a morning of trail trimming.
Ellie's Report
For our Ride 'N' Trim on Saturday we ended up riding out from Inter-Garrison. This is actually a lot of fun and useful because riding your bike offers you immediate feedback!
We trimmed up a few relatively unavoidable poison oak bushes that remained from the last trim on 59 (Blair Witch). So now, with a little skill, you should be able to ride it relatively poison oak free! We worked our way over to 56 and took care of a few stumps that have been tripping people up. Our particular goal was to hit up “Heather’s Revenge” where Heather had bent her rim a few weeks ago.
For extra “revenge” we attacked the poison oak in that area as well. Our goal now was to make it to the bottom part of 24 which is a quick but over grown down hill often bypassed by trail 63. Alas, when we made it to the top of 64 we remembered that this trail was worse off, so we trimmed up 64 and reclaimed it from nature and ran out of time for 24. If you are looking for a short cut to bypass 63 or 24, 64 is now a lot of fun (in the downhill direction, but also ride-able in the uphill direction!) we cut a wide path so that people are able to ride around the ruts without hitting a lot of brush or poison oak. I hope all of you check it out! Since I am covered in poison oak and blisters I would be happy to see a lot of trail usage to balance out my current suffering. Let us know what you think.
Ellie
Also, thank you, Darius, Heather and Karl for coming out and braving the poison oak with me! (In fact they were all in it more than I was)
posted: 18 Jul, 2010
MORCA Monthly Meeting - July - Minutes!
TAHOE TRIP - August 14th - Downieville, Flume Trail, and... and... Free Beer!
Northstar Free Passes - Need I say more?
Horse Park Development Proposal - we agreed that a goodwill effort to meet with BETA and MEC equestrians would be helpful--
SUMMER NIGHT RIDE - Special event is now focused for September
JULY 17 TRAIL TRIMMING-- Meet at 8th and Gigling at 9 AM
OCTOBER COMMITMENTS-- Saturday October 2 is National Take A Kid Mountain Biking Day
FOX FACTORY TOUR-- AUGUST 27
ESCA/ FORT ORD "HAPPY TRAILS" UPDATE—
Click to Visit MORCA July Meeting Minutes
posted: 15 Jul, 2010
TAHOE TRIP - August 14th - Downieville, Flume Trail, and... and... Free Beer!
Northstar Free Passes - Need I say more?
Horse Park Development Proposal - we agreed that a goodwill effort to meet with BETA and MEC equestrians would be helpful--
SUMMER NIGHT RIDE - Special event is now focused for September
JULY 17 TRAIL TRIMMING-- Meet at 8th and Gigling at 9 AM
OCTOBER COMMITMENTS-- Saturday October 2 is National Take A Kid Mountain Biking Day
FOX FACTORY TOUR-- AUGUST 27
ESCA/ FORT ORD "HAPPY TRAILS" UPDATE—
Click to Visit MORCA July Meeting Minutes
posted: 15 Jul, 2010
Trash Dump Hotline
Report a couch. Turn in a TV
Hot Line for Illegal Dumping on Ft Ord - 831-883-3506
posted: 14 Jul, 2010
Hot Line for Illegal Dumping on Ft Ord - 831-883-3506
The Toro Club Ride
Well, it took us a bit more than three hours. Closer to four and a half so likely we did end up climbing most of the time between 8 and 11am.
Lucky for us it was foggy at the start to keep us cool while we climbed. Went in the gate a little after 8 (I was late, go figure). Headed on up Toyon Ridge and down the other side. We did a LONG climb with a lot of hike-a-bike up to Black Mountain.
I was clearing the spider webs out of the trail with my face but no critters were to be seen.
We finally poked out of the fog around 1800 feet and climbed the last four hundred or so feet in the sunshine. The climb was brutal but well worth it when we saw the views at the top. We dropped down to Coyote Springs and headed down the new trail. Looks like the cows have had a go at the upper section and knocked off a bit of the tread. I guess we'll be doing tread work this fall when we start trail days there again.
*Special MORCA Thank you to Darius and Michael for the incredible photos!
-no mercy
posted: 12 Jul, 2010
Well, it took us a bit more than three hours. Closer to four and a half so likely we did end up climbing most of the time between 8 and 11am.
Lucky for us it was foggy at the start to keep us cool while we climbed. Went in the gate a little after 8 (I was late, go figure). Headed on up Toyon Ridge and down the other side. We did a LONG climb with a lot of hike-a-bike up to Black Mountain.
I was clearing the spider webs out of the trail with my face but no critters were to be seen.
We finally poked out of the fog around 1800 feet and climbed the last four hundred or so feet in the sunshine. The climb was brutal but well worth it when we saw the views at the top. We dropped down to Coyote Springs and headed down the new trail. Looks like the cows have had a go at the upper section and knocked off a bit of the tread. I guess we'll be doing tread work this fall when we start trail days there again.
*Special MORCA Thank you to Darius and Michael for the incredible photos!
-no mercy
posted: 12 Jul, 2010
Friday Fog Haters Ride
The Friday Fog Haters started off at 4:30PM from Portola Ave 7-11 in the SUNshine. We rode through the SUNny Toro Park neighborhood and entered the SUNny trails of Ft. Ord. Immediately we noticed how SUNny the trails were and rode up trail 40 from Toro Creek Rd to Oil Well Rd. We rode up Oil Well to Three Sisters and then down Ewok trail, up Skyline to Outhouse.
As we got near the end of Outhouse we stopped to enjoy the SUNshine and take some pictures of the fog bank hovering over 8th and G. Henri noted how nice it was to be wearing a SUN dress while riding instead of the normal layers she wears riding in the fog at 8th and G.
We continued over the Three Sisters to the to T75, T77, T76 and Fern Trail and then made our way back to Goat Trail for a nice ride down in the SUNshine. Crossed over the stream and headed back to 7-11 where we put our gear away and commented how the fog bank was slowly working over Ft. Ord but how nice it was to still be in the SUNshine at 7-11. Was a great ride and we might do it again. Something to think about for the Friday Ride at 5:30 is to start from the SUNny side and end there.
~No Mercy
posted: 10 Jul, 2010
The Friday Fog Haters started off at 4:30PM from Portola Ave 7-11 in the SUNshine. We rode through the SUNny Toro Park neighborhood and entered the SUNny trails of Ft. Ord. Immediately we noticed how SUNny the trails were and rode up trail 40 from Toro Creek Rd to Oil Well Rd. We rode up Oil Well to Three Sisters and then down Ewok trail, up Skyline to Outhouse.
As we got near the end of Outhouse we stopped to enjoy the SUNshine and take some pictures of the fog bank hovering over 8th and G. Henri noted how nice it was to be wearing a SUN dress while riding instead of the normal layers she wears riding in the fog at 8th and G.
We continued over the Three Sisters to the to T75, T77, T76 and Fern Trail and then made our way back to Goat Trail for a nice ride down in the SUNshine. Crossed over the stream and headed back to 7-11 where we put our gear away and commented how the fog bank was slowly working over Ft. Ord but how nice it was to still be in the SUNshine at 7-11. Was a great ride and we might do it again. Something to think about for the Friday Ride at 5:30 is to start from the SUNny side and end there.
~No Mercy
posted: 10 Jul, 2010
Ranger Tammy Celebrates 9 Big Ones
Today Fort Ord Ranger Tammy celebrated her 9th Anniversary as a BLM Ranger by... going for a mountain bike ride.
And, let me tell you... SHE CAN RIDE! She had no trouble climbing up Trail 50 and negotiating the nuances of the Blair Witch Trail.
Next time you see her out on the trails... tip your hat and wish her well.
posted: 1 Jul, 2010
Today Fort Ord Ranger Tammy celebrated her 9th Anniversary as a BLM Ranger by... going for a mountain bike ride.
And, let me tell you... SHE CAN RIDE! She had no trouble climbing up Trail 50 and negotiating the nuances of the Blair Witch Trail.
Next time you see her out on the trails... tip your hat and wish her well.
posted: 1 Jul, 2010
Happy Trails Ride Schedule
MORCA hosts a variety of rides during the daylight savings season to encourage fitness, community and environmental awareness. The rides leave from the public parking areas at either 8th Avenue and Gigling road or from Inter-Garrison Road and Schoonover Road, as follows;
MONDAY: Leaves after 5:30pm from Inter-Garrison Road and Schoonover Road.
TUESDAY: Leaves after 5:30pm from 8th Avenue and Gigling Road.
WEDNESDAY: Leaves after 5:30pm from either location.
THURSDAY: Leaves after 4:30pm from either location.
FRIDAY: Leaves after 5:00pm from 8th Avenue and Gigling Road.
SATURDAY: Leaves after 7am from either location.
SUNDAY: Leaves after 7am from either location.
All rides end one half hour after sunset as defined in the...
"Weather--In the Sky"
...section of the Monterey County Herald.
posted: 28 Jun, 2010
MORCA hosts a variety of rides during the daylight savings season to encourage fitness, community and environmental awareness. The rides leave from the public parking areas at either 8th Avenue and Gigling road or from Inter-Garrison Road and Schoonover Road, as follows;
MONDAY: Leaves after 5:30pm from Inter-Garrison Road and Schoonover Road.
TUESDAY: Leaves after 5:30pm from 8th Avenue and Gigling Road.
WEDNESDAY: Leaves after 5:30pm from either location.
THURSDAY: Leaves after 4:30pm from either location.
FRIDAY: Leaves after 5:00pm from 8th Avenue and Gigling Road.
SATURDAY: Leaves after 7am from either location.
SUNDAY: Leaves after 7am from either location.
All rides end one half hour after sunset as defined in the...
"Weather--In the Sky"
...section of the Monterey County Herald.
posted: 28 Jun, 2010
MORCA Monthly Meeting Minutes - June
ESCA/ FORT ORD "HAPPY TRAILS" UPDATE
TORO REPORT
FORT ORD TRAILS
TAHOE TRIP
HORSE PARK DEVELOPMENT PROPOSAL
ANNUAL CALENDAR OF EVENTS
SUMMER NIGHT RIDE and OTHER SPECIAL EVENTS
MONTEREY COUNTY PARKS PASS RENEWAL
CLUB JERSEYS
FOX FACTORY TOUR
Click to Visit MORCA June Meeting Minutes
posted: 9 Jun, 2010
ESCA/ FORT ORD "HAPPY TRAILS" UPDATE
TORO REPORT
FORT ORD TRAILS
TAHOE TRIP
HORSE PARK DEVELOPMENT PROPOSAL
ANNUAL CALENDAR OF EVENTS
SUMMER NIGHT RIDE and OTHER SPECIAL EVENTS
MONTEREY COUNTY PARKS PASS RENEWAL
CLUB JERSEYS
FOX FACTORY TOUR
Click to Visit MORCA June Meeting Minutes
posted: 9 Jun, 2010
