Category: News
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Blue Blossom Trail Report – Part One
The trail work season is just beginning in El Corte de Madera Creek Open Space Preserve, also known as Skegg’s Point, and we have started with the Blue Blossom Trail. The Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District just hosted two workdays, kicking off the volunteer portion of their three-year resource protection plan. The District will spend…
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ECdM Trailwork 6/26 report
Trail users, The MROSD staff and volunteers from ROMP made significant headway on the new Blue Blossom realignment section this past Saturday. We forged ahead building another 100 yards or so of new trail. We are within 50 ft of the far end of this realignment. It is reckoned that we will need two more…
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Braille Trailwork Report
Trailworkers Now that we have officially run out of the soil moisture required to carve and build drainage structures, our trail work days have begun focus on the rideable parts of the trail that sit slightly above the soil. Five volunteers met this last Sunday, May 16 at the Soquel Demonstration State Forest to repair…
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ROMP places 2nd at 24hrs at Laguna Seca!
Team ROMP (Really Old Men Puking) finished second place in the 200 years+ combined age category, at the 24 Hours of Adrenaline at Laguna Seca, 15-16 May 2004. Congratulations to Paul Nam, Dave Tripier, Rich Ramsay, Paul Bryant and Elmor Garlitos. Former ROMP president Kathleen Meyer raced to 2nd place in the regular womens solo…
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girls ride, Monday nights
Hey ROMPers I am cross posting my Ladies Monday night ride I lead for Bay Area Velo Girls on ROMP web site. The ride this Monday is at 5:45 pm at Montebello Open Space in Palo Alto off Page Mill road Parking Lot. Women of all abilty levels welcome. Please join us if interested. Check…
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ROMP elects a new Vice President
Ben Lagueux has been elected the new vice president of ROMP, taking over from Claire Nippress. Ben recently moved to the area from Arizona and brings a great deal of experience in mountain biking, advocacy, and working with land managers. He has been a regular at the club’s board members. His enthusiasm and dedication to…
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