GORC Website Launch Party This Friday March 29th, 5pm, Civil Life Brewery, STL

OK, I'm having a party to celebrate the launch of GORC3.0 as I like to call it.

I've invited the Spry Digital team down for drinks - they are the developers that did all the major programming, functionality, process logic and theming for the new site.

This is an informal gathering... do not wait for long-winded speeches as they will not come easily after a drink or three. This is a celebration of a very long 6 months of my life dedicated to taking GORC to the next organizational level.

I truly believe our new site will surpass 90% of all mountain biking club / organization sites. I am very proud of it.

That said, let's all gather and hang out at Civil Life. They have a loft, they have dart boards, they have tours of the the place.

Civil Life is awesome. It is also a cash only establishment. The people are great, the beers are amazing. It's by far my favorite brewery. The partners are cool.

Even if the website is a little late to the party I'm still having it THIS COMING FRIDAY STARTING AT 5pm at

The Civil Life Brewing Company
3714 Holt Ave.
St. Louis, Mo 63116
Planet, Earth

SEE YOU ALL THERE. MATT HAYES

Lost Valley Trail Building Day

Lost Valley Trail Building Day

Date: Saturday, March 30, 2013, 9am to 1pm

Location: Lost Valley, St. Charles County

What: A few of us have continued working on the newest section of trail that we began at our January workday and we’re getting close to finishing this section. While this is not an “official” trail building day, with some help from our great volunteers we think we can get this trail open in time for the summer riding season. Please note, there will be no lunch available afterwards.

Where: Lost Valley, off highway 94 in St. Charles county.

From the Highway 40/94 interchange: Take Highway 94 South approximately 5 miles. The trailhead parking lot will be on your right hand side. This is the gravel parking lot at the bottom of the hill just past the shooting range where we have met for the last several workdays. From the parking lot we’ll either hike or carpool back to the worksite via the gravel road. (See www.gorctrails.com for directions and details of the park).

What to bring: Gloves, Sturdy shoes, eye protection, and something to eat and drink on the trail.

GORC will provide: Trail building tools, instructions on trail building, and safety guidelines.

Hope to see you there!

Larry

New Blog Post About New Web Site

Finally! An update by GORC's site admin on the progress of the new website.

Read more on the blog.

It should be live sort of soon.

Launch party!

Sticker Donation from Vinyl Images

Vinyl Images, GORC's newest sponsor, has donated more than 400 premium vinyl decal stickers soon available for your car. Two sizes available and they will debut at the Bike Swap this weekend. Be sure to visit the GORC booth at the 2013 Bike Expo and Swap Meet this Sunday. They will be available for a small donation.

Granada Cyclery Discount Now Available

Granada Cyclery has renewed their 'Giving Back to GORC' campaign for 2013. They have a coupon available here that features several discounts. This coupon discount is good until 12/31/13 for GORC members.

Granada Cyclery Donation

Granada Cyclery has donated $241.31 to GORC. These funds were the culmination of Granada Cyclery's "Giving Back to the Trail" 2012 program at their shop. They are planning to continue this program in 2013.

From Granada Cyclery - "We would also like to continue the offer for 2013 to not only raise funds for your efforts but also awareness. Thank you GORC for all that you do to enhance the trail system. We truly enjoy riding the trails, but also love to see the parking lots and trails filled with other riders of all abilities along with runners and hikers out there enjoying nature and the challenges it offers."

Thanks again for the monetary donation - it keeps the club operating expenses in check and allows us to continue moving forward with all our trail projects.

SIU-Edwardsville Trail Building Day

Date: Saturday, January 19, 2013, 9am to 1pm (FREE LUNCH!)

Location: SIU-E, Edwardsville IL

What: NEW TRAIL!!! We have access to an entirely new area of woods across Unversity Dr from the main trailhead. This terrain is very different from the existing trails and promises to be a huge addition to an already great system.

Where: SIU-E Main trailhead (we'll shuttle over to the walk-in)

Take I-255 to the New Poag Rd exit, turn East and follow New Poag to a four way stop intersection, this is University Dr. Turn right, travel about a tenth mile to the first right, a gravel lane. Follow this lane first straight then turning through a quick right/left to the parking lot for the trailhead. Ths area is visible from University Rd.

What to bring: Gloves, Sturdy shoes, eye protection, and hydration.

GORC will provide: Trail building tools, instructions on trail building, and safety guidelines.

Lunch will be provided by The Cyclery of Edwardsville. Please post below if you intend on coming for the lunch count. If you prefer vegetarian, please indicate that as well.

See You There!

Donation Received from Team Seagal & Crew

GORC received $413 in donations from Team Seagal and all of their close riding friends today at one of their social rides. The club greatly appreciates the donation that will go toward buying replacement tools and other expenses. Thank you!

New Lifetime Members

Big shout outs to Lisa Hollenbeck and Greg Sandknop for joining or renewing their GORC memberships at the Lifetime level. We thank them for their contribution!

Newest Lifetime Member

Super thanks goes out to Aaron Forsythe for joining at the Lifetime Membership level. GORC will use these funds to continue work at Matson, Lost Valley and Greensfelder parks.

New Lifetime Member

Super thanks to Dave Sandberg for joining GORC as a Lifetime Member! We appreciate the large donation to further fund our trail building projects!

Winter/Spring 2013 GORC Trail Building Schedule

January 19- SIUE
January 26- Lost Valley
February 2- SIUE
February 23- Greensfelder
March 16- Greensfelder
March 23- Matson Hill
April 13- Creve Coeur
April 20- Packwood
May 4- Webster Heatherbrook Park (St. Charles)
May 18- Cliff Cave
June 1- Indian Camp Creak
June 8- Castlewood

Lost Valley and Creve Coeur Maps Updated

Updated Lost Valley and Creve Coeur trail maps showing new additions.
Get them here!

Packwood Trail Building Day - Saturday, Dec. 8th

When: Saturday, December 8, 2012 from 9:00-1:00

Lunch will be provided.

What: We will be working on the 2.5 miles in Packwood Park, starting at the low end. Americorps is working it now, and for the next three weeks, from the top, where the trailhead will be. We will walk the Al Foster to the work site, where we ended the last trail building day. We will do standard benching and clearing. Eventually, there will be eight miles of new, multi-use trail.

Where: Meet at the parking lot closest to the little railroad in Glencoe.

Directions: From I-44, go north on 109 about 3 miles to Old State Road, after just a few hundred feet go right on Washington, then about half a mile to the parking lot. 

From I-64, go south on Clarkson for about 5 miles to Manchester Road, then west for half a mile to Old State Road, then south about 4 miles to Washington Avenue.

RSVP: Go to the GORC message board and let us know you are coming so we can get an accurate count for lunch. If you would like a vegetarian sandwich, please indicate that as well.

Updated Berryman Trail Map

Ron has updated the Berryman trail map reflecting the new reroute at Harmon Spring. The new mileage is roughly coming in around 26 miles.

Maps Area

2012 Volunteer Appreciation Party Recap

Here's a short recap of GORC's Volunteer Appreciation party last weekend.

Recap by Caption

Image set from Appreciation Party

Here's a small image set from GORC's Volunteer Appreciation Party. Everyone had a great time and the poker run was a great addition this year!

Photo set on Flickr.

FInal Appreciation Party Details

Don't Forget the Volunteer & Member Appreciation Party is this Saturday!

We've got some news to tell you! Come out and see all your GORC friends this Saturday. The annual Appreciation Party recognizes all of our volunteers that have come out to our trail building days throughout the year. And what better way to celebrate all the awesome new trail built entirely by our hard-working volunteers than with a creative poker run, free beer (2 kegs!), food and cake - yes, delicious and awesome cake!

The ride/poker run starts at 10:00 with great surprises and prizes so don't forget to bring your bike. If you can't make it to the ride/poker run stop by partyHQ at the Glassberg Shelter any time. GORC will be there all day and into the evening.

Don't miss the sweet raffle or you'll miss out on a chance to win some great swag. We have give-a-ways from our friends at E-Trailer, REI, Maplewood Bicycles, Mesa Cycles, and more. Be sure to receive your new trail builder t-shirt from Dogfish Apparel.

Where:
Greensfelder County Park
Glassberg Picnic Shelter on the Scenic Loop Road

When:
Saturday, November 17, 2012

Details:
Group Ride and Poker Run
10:00am
Meet at the Glassberg Picnic Shelter on the Scenic Loop Road

Party
12:00pm - 6:00pm
Glassberg Picnic Shelter on the Scenic Loop Road

Head over to the message board if you plan on going or have questions.

GORC Monthly Meeting - November 7th

GORC monthly meeting this Wednesday at the Tap Room in Midtown. Come on down to hear the latest trail building news, upcoming Volunteer Appreciation Party and other great stuff. Oatmeal Stout out! -- MattH

E-Trailer Trail Building Raffle Starts Now!

E-Trailer in Wentzille is sponsoring a terrific raffle at the 3 trail building days in St. Charles county. They've selected 8 racks that they can bring out and the winner at each trail event can have their choice. After the last 3 St. Charles trail building days, they'll collect the remaining racks.



Visit the message board for all the details and links to the racks available to win!