:madmax: sarcastically reported a small natural disaster on trail #16 several weeks ago and requested a repair job by any one of the authorized maintenance crews. I had done the best I could to replace the rock slabs which had slid from their original positions back on the trail. Prior to the minor rock slide there was a nice little technical drop at the end of a progressively rocky and challenging section. As I rode through this section last week my current opinion of the Boise Foothill trail management system was cast in concrete. The repair crew was offered a great opportunity to enhance what was previously a respectable beginner to intermediate rock drop. But like all other opportunities for maintaining or improving the user experience, the trail managers chose to make this section nearly idiot proof. When will they learn, not all trails must be dumbed down to the lowest denominator. At the hands of the current managers, Boise's trails are on the path of becoming nothing more than exercise. They are below average and falling fast. I say replace the the current trail managers with those that maintain a desire to provide a unique experience for all skill levels. I voted to give the City of
Boise my money and purchase foothills land for the use of all Boise's residents. Get with it and build something other than trails which can be maintained with a broom and dust pan.
Boise my money and purchase foothills land for the use of all Boise's residents. Get with it and build something other than trails which can be maintained with a broom and dust pan.