Just got back from a trip up to the Trail of the Coeur d' Alenes. Had a fabulous day, weather was perfect. Here's a video clip from our trip.
I am currently working with the local Mountain Bike club, MAMBA, to create a detailed map of the bike trails overlaid on a topo map. MAMBA (Moscow Area Mountain Bike Association) works to build and maintain sustainable trails on Moscow Mountain. The mountain is virtually all private property and its land owners generously let the community recreate on their property. I got introduced to MAMBA on my first visit to local bike shop. I soon discovered the vast network of trails maintained by the club and spent many a free hour exploring the mountain. When I learned of the club's needed for accurate and detailed maps of their trails, I realized that I could volunteer my time using my new GIS skills. I just completed a topo map with 20 trails mapped on it as part of my Summer 2012 GIS course in CNR. I can't wait to deliver these maps to the club! Today was the last day of summer camp. It was heart breaking to have to say goodbye to so many kids that I was lucky enough to work with for much of this summer. I committed to this summer camp program late April only after I realized I needed to stay in town for the summer to work on my thesis. I thought it would be nice to add my scientific knowledge to the program and wondered how hard it would be to explain complicated ideas to young minds. I had no idea how rewarding it would be for me or how much they might teach me in return. I definitely plan look for more opportunities like this one in the future! |
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