December 28, 2021 Trail EAffect Show Page

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ABOUT THE EPISODE

Topics Covered in this Episode:

Greg Mazu intro and backstory
The early days of trail building for Greg
Starting Singletrack Trails Inc
Growing Singletrack Trails by branching out across the country
Trails and Projects that stick out to Greg
Palisade Plunge Trail backstory – 32-mile epic trail build
Trail Planning, the importance of this and thinking about how a trail plan is like a business plan
The Manifesto
Creating Mortgage Paying Jobs
Selling the fact that Trail Building is a real profession to the masses (for those unaware)
How trails provide value to communities
The importance of having a variety of trails within trail systems / trail communities
Vee Hollow and how Vee Hollow provides that variety of trails within one system
Handcut Trails / Handcut Hollow in Bentonville
Advantages of Hand Built Trails
What the Ideal Trail Community looks like according to Greg
- The Garage is my Trail Head
Mountain Towns and Jobs
Famous Failure(s)
Gregs Multiple Businesses
- Desert Rat Tours
- Tools for Trails
- Backslope Tools
- Recreation Fabrication – New for 2022
Redesigning the McLeod
Supply Chain Issues for Trail Building Tools
Closing Comments

RELATED SHOW NOTES

Singletrack Trails: https://www.singletracktrails.com/ Backslope Tools: https://www.backslope.tools/ Tools for Trails: https://toolsfortrails.com/ Desert Rat Tours: https://www.desertrattours.com/home

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Trail EAffect Show Support

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ABOUT TRAIL EAFFECT

Trails build community and Communities build trails. What came first you may ask… Host Josh Blum digs into the stories of how trails effect and affect the people and places we call home and those we might like to call home.

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ABOUT THE HOST

Josh Blum is a father and doer of stuff - paired with Advocate, Builder of Trails and Community. Originally from La Crosse WI, Josh has been enjoying the outdoors, trails, and mountain bikes since a young age. Always curious and learning about better ways to improve trail users' experiences. Josh is employed by WisDOT, and is the owner / operator of Evolution Trail Services.