the artist formerly known as ish Posted December 21, 2003 Report Share Posted December 21, 2003 (edited) I see some posts on what lads have done for sections in their back yard. These are pictures of sections I have built over the past 12 years, in my back yard. This creek is all concrete mixed a bag at a time and stones set in, the water is from the land drains but only runs when it's wet. Edited January 8, 2004 by ishy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the artist formerly known as ish Posted December 21, 2003 Author Report Share Posted December 21, 2003 (edited) I got a mate with dump truck to drop rock, then I set them in place with the little massey with pallet forks, it's too hard to ride on the twin shock and hard to clean on the Sherco in the dry, on a wet day like today forget it. Edited January 8, 2004 by ishy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the artist formerly known as ish Posted December 21, 2003 Author Report Share Posted December 21, 2003 (edited) The bottom half of the creek looks more natural with larger rocks and transplanted ferns, very slippery if not ridden for a week or two. Edited January 8, 2004 by ishy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nigel dabster Posted December 21, 2003 Report Share Posted December 21, 2003 Is land cheap or did you win the pools/lottery? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the artist formerly known as ish Posted December 21, 2003 Author Report Share Posted December 21, 2003 (edited) In the woods I set many large logs and rock cobinations Edited January 8, 2004 by ishy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the artist formerly known as ish Posted December 21, 2003 Author Report Share Posted December 21, 2003 (edited) I have a few more to post Nigel, but all the obsticals were trees or rocks traded or got off the property, when we bought the property in 89 it cost $90,000, about 60,000 quid, worth a lot more today, but it would cost the same or more to move to somthing like, if you move further out of town the lower the price gets. Edited January 8, 2004 by ishy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
city trials Posted December 21, 2003 Report Share Posted December 21, 2003 That's a great photo lay out Ish! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the artist formerly known as ish Posted December 21, 2003 Author Report Share Posted December 21, 2003 (edited) It is all on less than three acres, with two sections on the other side of the house. In all I have built eight sections, most of them have multiple lines but my favorite and the one I ride most is the creek, it's hard to clean more than once in a row. Under the trees stays firm all year but gets slick as snot on an ice cube this time of year. Some parts I don't ride if real wet as I don't want to turn it into a mud hole. The whole idea is if someone who didn't know saw it they would just think it was landscaping. Edited January 8, 2004 by ishy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bikespace Posted December 21, 2003 Report Share Posted December 21, 2003 Ishy - you're disqualified for being a flash git and owning a small county :-) Not managed to get my smilies working very well so far, so please insert large face, green with envy. Lovely job. How can I delete the photo of my back garden? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the artist formerly known as ish Posted December 22, 2003 Author Report Share Posted December 22, 2003 Bikespace, when we first bought the place you couldnt walk down the back it was so overgrown with blackberries and weeds, bit by bit I cut sawed and burned my way thru it. As it got cleared I started making sections and tried to keep it looking nice, I'm proud of it because it was mostly hard work that made it not money. Quite a few of our club members are buying homes on a bit of land they can make section on. I have seen 20 acre lots near Goldendale selling for $20,000 not bad if you compare against an average new car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bikespace Posted December 22, 2003 Report Share Posted December 22, 2003 I have seen 20 acre lots near Goldendale selling for $20,000 not bad if you compare against an average new car. I've been looking out for some local land for a while just 3 or 4 acres to keep the other half of the family happy with horses and maybe a few trials sections. Seems a bit extravagant to some, but not too expensive when added to the mortgage, but agricultural land fetches around Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wayne thais Posted December 22, 2003 Report Share Posted December 22, 2003 Here are a couple of pictures of our backyard project, it is made of railraod ties and decking. Makes a nice practice area on a 1/2 acre lot. Wayne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wayne thais Posted December 22, 2003 Report Share Posted December 22, 2003 Here is the second picture. Wayne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rabie Posted December 23, 2003 Report Share Posted December 23, 2003 try looking at prices in the south east - or even london rabie :snowman: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neumy Posted January 7, 2004 Report Share Posted January 7, 2004 Can anyone see the images in this thread? I cannot see them on my computer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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