Fwd: [Patapsco Rock Stars] Avalon Area Closure

[Melanie Nystrom]

Morning,

Please take a minute and read the message below.

Best Regards,

Melanie

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From: eric craw4d <ecr...@gmail.com>
Date: August 8, 2016 at 7:51:59 PM EDT
To: undisclosed-recipients:;
Subject: [Patapsco Rock Stars] Avalon Area Closure

I never get a call from our manager.  Never.  Primarily because 99% of the time it's the Assistant Manager that I need to speak with to get the thing we want completed.

Today I got a call from our manager.  Not good.  He said, "Please get a message to your networks and ask everyone to stop using the trails down in the Avalon/Glen Artney/Hilton/Orange Grove areas.  It's not safe, and I don't have the manpower to simultaneously clean up, make everything safe again and monitor the trails ( to warn users of potential safety issues ).  The Avalon area is closed to all users until further notice."

Folks, I know you can duck under the tape, or wander around to that 'secret' trailhead no one knows about and legitimately say you didn't see any signage.  Please stop.  Foot traffic, bike traffic, hoofed traffic, it's all a giant distraction in the midst of a catastrophic event.  Give the staff the time and space they need to get the place reopened.  Stay out of the Avalon area until further notice.  They don't ask us for much, the least we can do is follow their instruction while they're working.  Believe me they want things back to normal just a quickly as you do.

Thanks for your attention.

eric

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Eric S. Crawford
MORE Trail Liaison <http://www.more-mtb.org>
Patapsco Valley State Park <http://www.dnr.state.md.us/publiclands/central/patapsco.asp>

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[Melanie Nystrom]

Best Regards,

Melanie

Begin forwarded message:

From: eric craw4d <ecr...@gmail.com>
Date: August 17, 2016 at 1:59:44 PM EDT
To: undisclosed-recipients:;

Subject: [Patapsco Rock Stars] Re: Avalon Area Closure

eric

On Fri, Aug 12, 2016 at 8:10 PM, eric craw4d <ecr...@gmail.com> wrote:

Update!

"We hope to have the park open sometime next week.  Thanks for the patience, you've been great.  I'll let you know as soon we know."

Have a good weekend folks.

eric

On Mon, Aug 8, 2016 at 7:51 PM, eric craw4d <ecr...@gmail.com> wrote:

I never get a call from our manager.  Never.  Primarily because 99% of the time it's the Assistant Manager that I need to speak with to get the thing we want completed.

Today I got a call from our manager.  Not good.  He said, "Please get a message to your networks and ask everyone to stop using the trails down in the Avalon/Glen Artney/Hilton/Orange Grove areas.  It's not safe, and I don't have the manpower to simultaneously clean up, make everything safe again and monitor the trails ( to warn users of potential safety issues ).  The Avalon area is closed to all users until further notice."

Folks, I know you can duck under the tape, or wander around to that 'secret' trailhead no one knows about and legitimately say you didn't see any signage.  Please stop.  Foot traffic, bike traffic, hoofed traffic, it's all a giant distraction in the midst of a catastrophic event.  Give the staff the time and space they need to get the place reopened.  Stay out of the Avalon area until further notice.  They don't ask us for much, the least we can do is follow their instruction while they're working.  Believe me they want things back to normal just a quickly as you do.

Thanks for your attention.

eric

____________________________
Eric S. Crawford
MORE Trail Liaison <http://www.more-mtb.org>
Patapsco Valley State Park <http://www.dnr.state.md.us/publiclands/central/patapsco.asp>