Tunica Trails

I will be publishing correspondence concerning the Beast Trail at the West Feliciana Sports Park here. Some threads may be moved here. Some parts may be marked -removed- in the interest of preserving the personal privacy of those involved beyond the club business. Dates of the postings below are being changed manually to match the date of the email or postal letter.

This is the "beginner trail" or safe, peaceful ride with the family that you've been looking for in the hills. 5K (3.1 miles) of wide, paved path with a few moderate hills and 5 cut-through doubletrack dirt trails.

Official USAC Results  |  Series website with standings

Results with lap times coming soon. Nevada Thomason's winning fastest lap was 32:45.

Check out this clip of Nevada tearing it up, thanks Wayne:

Here are photos including podium shots by John Ashby:
http://s1214.photobucket.com/albums/cc489/rublelvr/

Here are photos that my wife took:

Thanks to Assistant Warden Cathy Fontenot for her support of the project. Design by Ferris Engineering & Surveying, LLC.

I have been a part of a couple of notable cycling teams. They both are well-regarded for what their members have accomplished, but they weren't a good fit for me with regard to my goals. So I'm starting my own USACycling-sanctioned team called Team THB. It stands for Tunica Hill Billies. You can tell people what it stands for or not and use the hip, abbreviated name, depending upon the social circumstances...

If you're interested in joining, here's the requirements.

I just have to brag on ProHoe a bit. Recommended to me by our friends in Mississippi, I bought two ProHoe Rogue models (F55A and F70A). They have helped us create all of the extensive bench cutting necessary for the new parts of the Beast Trail.

Unfortunately this weekend I broke the blade off one of my new tools while pulling out a root. ProHoe agreed to send me a replacement, no questions asked. I really appreciate that kind of service, because I'll need them both to work with again soon.

The Tunica Tribe moved South as their lands were threatened, settling finally in Marksville, LA in 1790

Here is some research I'm gathering about the Tunica Indians. Their descendants are assembled as the Tunica-Biloxi tribe in Marksville, LA now.

There is a museum of artifacts in Marksville that were excavated from a former tribal burial ground/village along the Mississippi river called Trudeau Landing, between the river and the Tunica Hills WMA, aka the "Tunica Treasure." I plan to visit the site tomorrow if possible and the museum as soon as I can get away.

http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/369915/the_legend_of_the_tunica...

Bicycle racing coming to St. Francisville this year:

· Rouge Roubaix - March 13

· LAMBRA USCF Criterium Championships - May 7th

· Beast Master, Louisiana State Championship Series (XC) - May 8th

· Red Bug Hill Challenge for Spina Bifida - May 14th

· Bushwacker Adventure Race, Beast Trail more info TBA - May 22

· West Feliciana Classic Stage Race - May 28/29