Last week I had the opportunity to head out into the woods off Lake Mary Road in Flagstaff, Arizona to make portraits of members of the Coconino Trail Riders for the American Motorcyclists Association magazine.
The Trail Riders organize Trail Days to maintain motorized multiple use single track trails. The group is working with the Forest Service on the Kelly multi-use trails project, which, when it is complete, will feature around 90 miles of trail.
Nice guys. And really dedicated to finding a way to ride motorcycles in the Forest in a responsible way.
We included some Rokons in the shot. They're two-wheel drive motorcycles that can go anywhere - slowly.
The day I hung around with the guys from the Trail Riders, they were cutting in new trail the Forest Service had flagged. Dirty work.
According to the forest service, the goal of the Kelly Motorized Trails project is to create a "sustainable motorized trail system for both single-track (motorcycles) and larger off-highway vehicles using a combination of existing non-system trails, roads, and new trail construction."
It's great to see the Forest Service and motorcyclists working together to create what looks to be some fun riding opportunities.
