Monthly Archives: July 2010

Reckoning

Posted on July 28, 2010 by

Designing a trail at Rocky Knob is one part science, one part dodging Volkswagon-sized rocks, and one part hunch. The other half is thrashing through rhododendron. Woody Keen, CEO of Trail Dynamics, calls it art and science. Crawling on your … Continue reading →

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Dirt Beneath the Rock

Posted on July 27, 2010 by

There is dirt beneath the rock. Attempting to place pin flags in the soil at Rocky Knob while establishing the trail led us to believe Rocky Knob to be all rock. Everywhere, beneath the leaves: rock. Elsewhere, under the tangle … Continue reading →

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Moto Mike: Rocky Knob Intern

Posted on July 24, 2010 by

Michael Thomas a.k.a “Moto Mike” has joined the Rocky Knob team as the Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and trail building intern. An ASU student in Geography and Planning and seriously competitive mountain biker, Moto Mike also has many trails to … Continue reading →

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Send in the Saws

Posted on July 24, 2010 by

Corridor clearing for the Rocky Branch Trail began on Thursday, July 22. Boone Area Cyclist’s USFS certified sawyers led the effort with 16 volunteers. The group worked for two and a half hours and cleared the first leg of the … Continue reading →

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What the Land Says

Posted on July 22, 2010 by

For the better part of two weeks, I have been walking every knee-deep marsh, chest-deep stinging nettle thicket, and shin-busting boulderfield on Rocky Knob. I’ve been working for Trail Dynamics on the layout of the first loop trail at the … Continue reading →

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Rocky Knob is on the map

Posted on July 18, 2010 by

Howard’s Knob, Elk Knob, Grandfather Mountain. These are peaks high country residents know. Not Rocky Knob. Not until now. If you’ve driven 421 east out of Boone, you’ve probably noticed something’s afoot at Rocky Knob, Watauga County’s newest park.  Construction … Continue reading →

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