December 28, 2021 Trail EAffect Show Page Rad Apparel Company 15% Discount Coupon Code: traileaffect Check out with the RAD Affiliate Link: https://radapparelcompany.com/r?id=53tsmc   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 Rad Apparel Company Discount Coupon Code for 15% off: traileaffect ------------- Trail EAffect Show Support Rad Apparel Company: https://radapparelcompany.com/r?id=53tsmc Smith’s Bike Shop: https://smithsbikes.com/ Evolution Trail Services: www.evotrails.com Contact Josh at [email protected] If you have any questions about Mountain Bike Radio in general, please contact Ben at [email protected] -------- 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. -------- 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.