Trail Jam I Lock Haven
Photos and Words by Ryan Scott
There aren't too many reasons to travel to central Pennsylvania. Maybe you want to go to college a few hours away from home. Or you're really into hunting and fishing. Or you like to ride your bike in the middle of the woods over sculpted mounds of dirt. It's funny how the BMX culture can draw people from several hours and hundreds of miles away to a place that would mean nothing to the outside world. But, if you're a part of that culture then you understand the time and work that goes into building a place like the trails in Lock Haven, PA isn't something to be taken for granted.
Trails come and go. They're often constructed from nothing. A handful of kids walk through the woods, inspecting the dirt and doing their best to picture the possibilities that their shovels will allow. Like a painter surveying the canvas. Months and years of work ensue, with long summer days of enjoying the fruits of their labor in between. Word spreads of the work that's been done. Road trips bring strangers. Strangers bring friendships.
Then local ordinances call for bulldozers. An injury brings public attention. Grouchy neighbors pen petitions. Building a set of trails is a labor of love because you know that all of your work may be flattened over night. For this reason, to have the locals of a great set of trails invite anyone willing to travel into their woods with open arms is appreciated by everyone.
The crew from TLP took a trip to The Beury Patch in Lock Haven a few weeks ago for their annual Halloween jam. The locals are so inviting to everything that shows up that's it's impossible to have a bad time. Family members sell hot dogs at the entrance to the trails and you're welcomed with hellos by everyone you walk past. The whole weekend had a fun, positive vibe. From people ripping the trails all day to a car being burned in the after party bonfire to the TLP chaos at Josh's family cabin that night good times were had all around. Here's a few photos from the weekend.
Huge thanks go out to Tom Terril, Tyson Barner, Jarret Kahle, Brent Hile, Brad Hawkins, James Hawkins, Ryan McKenney, Amos Beury, his parents Fred and Robin Beury and all of the other locals that make the Lock Haven trails what they are.
There aren't too many reasons to travel to central Pennsylvania. Maybe you want to go to college a few hours away from home. Or you're really into hunting and fishing. Or you like to ride your bike in the middle of the woods over sculpted mounds of dirt. It's funny how the BMX culture can draw people from several hours and hundreds of miles away to a place that would mean nothing to the outside world. But, if you're a part of that culture then you understand the time and work that goes into building a place like the trails in Lock Haven, PA isn't something to be taken for granted.
Trails come and go. They're often constructed from nothing. A handful of kids walk through the woods, inspecting the dirt and doing their best to picture the possibilities that their shovels will allow. Like a painter surveying the canvas. Months and years of work ensue, with long summer days of enjoying the fruits of their labor in between. Word spreads of the work that's been done. Road trips bring strangers. Strangers bring friendships.
Then local ordinances call for bulldozers. An injury brings public attention. Grouchy neighbors pen petitions. Building a set of trails is a labor of love because you know that all of your work may be flattened over night. For this reason, to have the locals of a great set of trails invite anyone willing to travel into their woods with open arms is appreciated by everyone.
The crew from TLP took a trip to The Beury Patch in Lock Haven a few weeks ago for their annual Halloween jam. The locals are so inviting to everything that shows up that's it's impossible to have a bad time. Family members sell hot dogs at the entrance to the trails and you're welcomed with hellos by everyone you walk past. The whole weekend had a fun, positive vibe. From people ripping the trails all day to a car being burned in the after party bonfire to the TLP chaos at Josh's family cabin that night good times were had all around. Here's a few photos from the weekend.
Huge thanks go out to Tom Terril, Tyson Barner, Jarret Kahle, Brent Hile, Brad Hawkins, James Hawkins, Ryan McKenney, Amos Beury, his parents Fred and Robin Beury and all of the other locals that make the Lock Haven trails what they are.
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