Laurel Classic Start - The Nittany Velo Club finished with flying colors at this Wellsboro race hosted by the Twisted Spoke Club.
Rothrock trailwork. A vegetation crew clears debris, followed by the rough bench crew, followed by the finishers. With all the rock at Rothrock, cutting bench was quite a challenge for the twenty enthusiastic volunteers.
With a few seasons of firefighting under his belt, Rothrock Forester Brian Pfister is an efficient bench cutter.
Pouring rain can't slow the duo of Beth and Frank Maguire, the gracious hosts of this weekend's events.
One of the biggest challenges was finding and transporting soil to a new switchback. A nearby blowdown was mined for soil and Steve carried dozens of buckets to fill our switchback's turning platform. Another helpful hint for trail construction in rocky areas is to save all soil excavated during bench cutting.
Switchback survivors. After a marathon seven-hour day, the survivors look forward to enjoying the fruits of their labor when this switchback is connected to the ridgeline trail.

Subaru/IMBA Trail Care Crew Rolls to State College's Rothrock

September, 2002 found the Subaru/IMBA Trail Care Crew invading State College, PA to attack the famed and aptly named Rothrock State Forest. Working through the first rain of the summer with the sterling staff of The Bicycle Shop, the Nittany Mountain Biking Association, Nittany Velo Club, and Penn State Cycling Club, the Crew constructed a large switchback and approximately 200 feet of full bench cut trail on Tussey Mountain that will eventually provide an all singletrack route from valley to ridgetop of this favorite State College riding area.

This weekend's work also included an appearance at the Laurel Classic race in Tioga State Forest and a fittingly academic twist for the college town visit - a Trail Care Crew lecture on Designing Multiple Use Trails to Dr. Laurie Harmon's Penn State Recreation and Facilities Management class.