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ZOIC's Annual
Warehouse Sale - June 19th & 20th
If you haven't been to the ZOIC Warehouse
Sale you should go down and check it out! They make some very cool high
quality biking clothes. I went last year and got some really good deals.
I'll be back on opening day this year!!!
Print the below flyer and take it in for
an additional 10% off the sale prices.
Important Notice
About Del Mar Mesa!
Pardee will begin construction of the Shaw Lorenz development on Del
Mar Mesa next week. They will start at the western most end of the
development at the end of Carmel Mountain Rd and work east. However
the entire mesa will be closed for the duration of the project. All
the single tracks known as “the intestines” will be a memory
beginning Monday, April 14, 2008.
"Side Hill" will remain open for the duration of the project. Access
will be provided by going to the end of Carmel Mountain Road, past
the construction trailer office where a trail will be delineated
with orange fence and signs behind the newest construction site up
to the power line tower, and follow the newly installed signs to
"Side Hill".
Cobbles/Queens will remain open with a slight variation at the
entrance/exit onto Del Vino; ALL USERS will have to enter from the
east side of Del Vino on the d.g. path through the wooden bollards.
Shaw Valley Trail will be OPEN WEEKENDS ONLY (Saturday and Sunday).
This is a little more difficult to explain, but once all the work is
done and signs are in it should be easy to follow. The grading
contractor will be installing a road from the end of Carmel Mountain
Rd. winding east down into the valley and then back up to the mesa,
this would obviously cause an impassable berm; however they will
install a ramp on the north side of the berm from the trail that
will be open on weekends for equestrians and hikers to get up to the
newly constructed road, turn west toward Carmel Mountain Rd and link
onto the new trail access to "Side Hill". This will all be signed
and fenced.
THERE WILL BE NO ACCESS TO THE CENTER OF THE MESA FROM ANY OF THE
TRAILS FOR THE DURATION OF THE PROJECT. DO NOT VANDALIZE/PASS THE
ORANGE FENCE INTO THE CONSTRUCTION ZONE FOR YOUR SAFETY!!! Some of
the orange fence will be protecting vernal pools that are being
restored, so it is very important that you STAY OUT.
The developer assured me that trails are a high priority, they want
to get the grading done and the new trails in as soon as possible.
The new trail will go along the rim of the canyon and then a bit
through the neighborhood past and through the vernal pool sites that
are being preserved. It won't be the winding ups and downs that are
there now, but it will be a nice link between Cobbles and Side
Hill/Shaw Valley.
Now I know there is concern that even though Cobbles and Side Hill
are open, having no way to connect by way of the mesa seemingly
doesn't do any good unless you live in the neighborhood. However, I
have to disagree with that view. Once you pop out of Cobbles, go out
to Del Vino and then down Del Mar Mesa Rd to the west (there are
multi use trails along the road, or just ride the road) until you
get to Carmel Country Rd go south up the hill to Carmel Mountain Rd
and turn east to the end where you can access Side Hill. I know it's
not Open Space, but you'll get a good work out and it is a great
loop. Also, you can access the Neighborhood 10 trails and
"Eucalyptus" from Carmel Country Road. It will be something new...
I really want to emphasize again how important it is to not
build/cut any new trails through the open space areas. This is a
transition we all have to deal with, so let's make it as easy and
uneventful as possible.
Please pass this email on to everyone you know that uses the Del Mar
Mesa trails so they won't be caught off guard Monday morning when
they go out for their daily run. Thanks, BE SAFE AND HAVE FUN.
Gina Washington
Senior Park Ranger
City of San Diego, Open Space Division
858.538.8066 (PH)
858.536.8334 (FAX)
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Cause
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donate it to a good cause! Kids' MTB is currently depending on bike loans to
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