The Annie & Mary Trail Needs Our Help!

Help complete the Annie & Mary Trail between Arcata and Blue Lake!

The City of Arcata and County of Humboldt are both seeking grant funding this spring to complete segments of the Annie & Mary Trail between Arcata and Blue Lake (Arcata Skatepark to the Pump Station on the Mad River + Blue Lake to Glendale). There are not many recorded bike/ped collisions in the Annie & Mary project area, so the Redwood Community Action Agency would like to promote the use of the collision-crowdsource website Street Story to highlight concerns between Arcata and Blue Lake to help our local jurisdictions make the case for funding to construct the Annie & Mary Trail.

Share where you currently feel unsafe biking or walking in this area through Street Story at https://streetstory.berkeley.edu/

We know there are certainly West End Road stories to be shared. Let’s get some leverage for this project. Share yours, and encourage others to share theirs.

Results for 2020 Banana Slug #2 - Butler Valley Loop

The weather doesn’t get much nicer than this in Humboldt County in February, still I was surprised by the number of people who showed up. It was surprising because of the nature of the ride we scheduled. Not a lot of people, save for mountain bikers who refuse to shuttle to Red Gate, ride up Fickle Hill Road and there’s a reason for that; it’s a really challenging climb.

We had 40 riders on the roster and there were additional riders who weren’t. I do believe this may be a record for the Butler Valley ride, and maybe for all Banana Slug Rides. There was a handful of those who did not finish, and one who did not start. Michael “shoooot” Chapman left his riding shoes at home. He said something about going and getting his shoes and riding the TUC route in an act of contrition.

At the end of the day, all riders were accounted for, and we didn’t hear a single complaint. In fact, all riders seemed to enjoy the ride and most of them expressed their gratitude to RCMBA for hosting these events.

Results for 2020 Banana Slug #1 - Monument Ridge

Jim Robbins at the front

On a cold, wet and windy (but we did see the sun!) Saturday 20 riders showed up to do this 35 mile loop with over 4000' of climbing. Some (Pearl!) started late and finished early, some started early and finished late, most left the Humboldt County Fairgrounds promptly at 10:00 am. A good time was had by all with great climbs, good gravel and awesome scenery. Banana Slugs are held on the second Saturday of each month. Check our calendar for the dates!

Results for 2019 Banana Slug #2 - Butler Valley Loop

It was wet, it was cold, but some still braved the conditions. Here are the results:

Results for 2019 Banana Slug #1 - Fieldbrook Loop

Another glorious Humboldt kind of day greeted around fifty riders in Blue Lake this morning. While we show only 40 riders on the roster, they were joined by a substantial number of non-registered folks along for the ride. As planned, the group rode off almost promptly at 10:00 a.m. Humboldt time.

The first group of riders to cross the line turned in a blistering time of 1:56:42. That's an average of over twenty miles per hour, very impressive gentlemen.

There were no injuries, and only two (okay three if you count the second flat tire for Ansel) mechanical malfunctions.

Oh, and the party at the brewery afterward was as good as it gets.

Disclaimer:

While a sincere attempt was made to accurately record times for returning riders, RCMBA makes no guarantee that the resulting table is 100% accurate. If you do note a discrepancy, feel free to bring it to our attention so we can break out our orchestra of tiny violins.