Don’t Bieber My Trail, Bro | E89

What this episode covers

The pollen is thick, kids are out of school, the tourists have invaded Tahoe and temperatures are soaring, which means only one thing – summer is here. In Episode 89, Trail Whisperer recaps a mountain bike road trip out to the California coastal town of Eureka while Pow Bot fun hogs on Lake Tahoe with his wing foil. The boys stand corrected by listeners about their Strava rant, California considers instating an official Bruce Lee Day, people are dying from foraged mushroom poisoning, the Ice Cream Man is back again, and TW recommends seeing Jason Bonham’s Led Zeppelin Experience. The boys also tackle the “Bieber-ification” of trails, aka, making them lame by dumbing them down, and how this act of Bieber-ing trails is a microcosm of society at large getting dumber, as evidenced by how easy Jeopardy questions have become. Also, TW ASS rants about preservationists protesting efforts to allow chainsaws in Wilderness areas so volunteers can clear a maintenance backlog many thousands of fallen trees deep. Plus – only two 10% off coupons for any new bike at Start Haus in Truckee remain! Just use the password CORE LORD and save. 2:20 – What are we going to do when we hit episode 100? 3:00 – For newer listeners of MTT, go back and listen from Episode 1. 5:00 – The pollen is thick. The tourists are here. It’s hot out. It’s SUMMER. 7:45 – Recapping the Lost and Found Gravel Bike Event in Portola. 8:55 – Drop into the Start Haus – 2 CORELORD 10% off a new bike discounts remaining! 12:00 – Recapping a road trip to Eureka, California and riding Hatchery Ridge trails. 22:15 – Foil Bot has been local fun hoggin’ and finally wing foiling properly. 28:00 –Marlette Flume trail and Chimney Beach is back open after 5PM on weekdays. 31:00 – Follow up on Strava – Pow Bot shares a Strava confessional. 34:30 – How you can shut off the heat map on Strava so it isn’t shown publicly. 38:00 – “Bumblies” is what they call clueless city people in the mountains in the UK. 39:30 – California State Assembly bill will potentially create an official Bruce Lee Day. 41:20 – Mind the Mycelium – 50 cases of mushroom poisoning including 4 deaths. 44:10 – 2N Benn calls in with a PSA – don’t make new trails going around snow and down trees. 46:50 – Don’t shortcut the trail or make it easier or more lame – aka – “Bieber-ing” the trail. 53:20 – American culture is getting dumber and Jeopardy questions are getting easier. 58:00 – Another ASS Rant about the Ice Cream Man. 59:30 – ON A MUSICAL NOTE – Seeing Jason Bonham’s Led Zeppelin Experience. 1:05:50 – The Grit podcast having their intro song being flagged for copyright infringement. 1:09:10 – Forest Service is considering allowing chainsaw use in federal Wilderness areas. 1:16:00 – Motorized users are most often hated because of the noise factor, not the act itself. 1:17:40 – Support your local non-corporate ski hill this winter and buy a non-Mega ski pass. 1:21:55 – Met a welder who builds cloud seeding machines to increase winter snowpack.