Kristian Jackson – Trail Boss / Builder / Coach / Advocate / Husband / Father and Connector: Part One #134

Kristian Jackson – Trail Boss / Builder / Coach / Advocate / Husband / Father and Connector: Part One #134

Senior Lecturer, Recreation Management, Appalachian State University; Senior Course Conductor and Level 4 Coach, Professional Mountain Bike Instructor Association, Trail Boss, Rocky Knob Mountain Bike Park.

Source – Bio from Donuts & Bikes Podcast

Topics:

• How Kristian got into Mountain Biking
• Connecting Highschool Kids with Mountain Biking in the 90’s
• Outward Bound by Bike
  • 14-day trips in Pisgah
• Trail Building
  • Working with Woody Keen
  • Lessons learned through trail building
• Rocky Knob Mountain Bike Park
  • How Rocky Knob Came to be
  • Evolution of the Stacked Loop System
  • The size / attributes of Rocky Knob Mountain Bike Park
• Looking at the significance of what we do on bikes in the woods
• The reasons people ride a mountain bike and the potential for deep personal meaning
  • Engaging in discovery
  • Transforming who we are
  • Stories that propel us forward
• Collaborative Efforts with the U.S. Forest Service regarding Wilson Creek and reworking the School House Trail in the Grandfather District of Pisgah
  • How this effort helped to unite mountain bikers and the U.S. Forest Service
• What’s coming up in Part Two with Kristian Jackson
• Closing Comments

Links:

Kristian Jackson at Appalachian State: https://today.appstate.edu/2019/04/02/jackson

Donuts & Bikes Podcast: https://themountainbikecoachingpodcast.buzzsprout.com/

Northwest North Carolina Mountain Bike Alliance: https://ridenwnctrails.com/

Maxxis Intersections Boone, NC: https://youtu.be/x1kIS6c6fIY

Water Always Wins, By Kristian Jackson: https://www.patagonia.com/stories/water-always-wins/story-98896.html

Pisgah Paradox, By Kristian Jackson: https://www.patagonia.com/stories/the-pisgah-paradox/story-115753.html

More Podcasts Featuring Kristian and his work:

Pisgah Podcast – Rocky Knobs New Trail Jumbo Shrimp https://open.spotify.com/episode/2ZiSKROJsLysHNAv6hhHbb?si=j_7JjGICSeCPSNQ-VwT6nQ

Pisgah Podcast – Rocky Knob History

https://open.spotify.com/episode/6EYdGBfvVZLGBET5184DeD?si=nlTP1bkgRSqmOxqHxj59dw

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This Podcast has been edited and produced by Evolution Trail Services