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To summarize...

  • Costs more (per day)
  • nothing goes to maintenance
  • Less trails
  • no burns get done (their policy, not a request by us)
  • Wattle forests springing up
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2017 came from a conversation that Deon had with the on site manager about a year and a half ago, when they were logging Snakes. It's also a date that he (and I) put out here and on Hogs when he learnt of it. 

 

But yes - they (CP) SHOULD be notifying Parks of any time they're going to be logging, but they may not be. I know they didn't last time around... 

 

"IF" that is the case, then SANP should have a new cutting schedule.

 

SOMEBODY is SANP should know.

 

They should not be allowing work on site without prior permission/notification.

 

I know from working on Eskom sites and municipal sites, you can't rock up on site earlier than scheduled.

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To summarize...

  • Costs more (per day)
  • nothing goes to maintenance
  • Less trails
  • no burns get done (their policy, not a request by us)
  • Wattle forests springing up

 

Yep. 1 trail gone, Rinkhals. 

 

But - more trail on the DH - the whole extension that was done for the Monster Madness session was put in there 2 years ago. 

 

Fark... That's a long time ago now. 

 

And yes, the wattle is being cut back by volunteers. It's a big ass job...

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Yep. 1 trail gone, Rinkhals. 

 

But - more trail on the DH - the whole extension that was done for the Monster Madness session was put in there 2 years ago. 

 

Fark... That's a long time ago now. 

 

And yes, the wattle is being cut back by volunteers. It's a big ass job...

 

This should not have even been necessary in the first place.

 

The amount of growth (not just around the trails) will take YEARS with volunteers.

Why should volunteers be doing it when it's a SANP mandate?

 

I live over the mountain from Tokai. 

 

They had SANP people cutting wattle etc. around the pipetrack behind my house about a year ago.

 

Great I thought.....

 

Then they just left it all where it was cut....

 

NO SUPRISE, the stuff is back 

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This should not have even been necessary in the first place.

 

The amount of growth (not just around the trails) will take YEARS with volunteers.

Why should volunteers be doing it when it's a SANP mandate?

 

I live over the mountain from Tokai. 

 

They had SANP people cutting wattle etc. around the pipetrack behind my house about a year ago.

 

Great I thought.....

 

Then they just left it all where it was cut....

 

NO SUPRISE, the stuff is back 

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Im sure the answer is in here somwhere... i just dont have the time to readh through everything ..

 

but R60 was a shock to me yesterday when I went there after not riding there in ages... and for R60 rand what new cool trails did I get ? Ummmm nothing ..still the same dust bowl , the only new things are Massive jumps only the pro's can do.... Nothing for the masses .. (yes im bitter cause I don't know how to Jump yet )

 

So I think its time for a activity card ..

 

where is the best place to go get one in town ? don't feel like driving all the way out to tokai . 

and how long is the wait?

 

Also think the idea of a Car Pool to jokers every sunday is sounding better and better

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Im sure the answer is in here somwhere... i just dont have the time to readh through everything ..

 

but R60 was a shock to me yesterday when I went there after not riding there in ages... and for R60 rand what new cool trails did I get ? Ummmm nothing ..still the same dust bowl , the only new things are Massive jumps only the pro's can do.... Nothing for the masses .. (yes im bitter cause I don't know how to Jump yet )

 

So I think its time for a activity card ..

 

where is the best place to go get one in town ? don't feel like driving all the way out to tokai . 

and how long is the wait?

 

Also think the idea of a Car Pool to jokers every sunday is sounding better and better

 

Kirstenbosch is probably the easiest.

 

There is a list where yo can get them, just hope there's someone there how can do it for you.

 

http://www.sanparks.co.za/parks/table_mountain/tourism/access-cards-permits.php#sales

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Im sure the answer is in here somwhere... i just dont have the time to readh through everything ..

 

but R60 was a shock to me yesterday when I went there after not riding there in ages... and for R60 rand what new cool trails did I get ? Ummmm nothing ..still the same dust bowl , the only new things are Massive jumps only the pro's can do.... Nothing for the masses .. (yes im bitter cause I don't know how to Jump yet )

 

So I think its time for a activity card ..

 

where is the best place to go get one in town ? don't feel like driving all the way out to tokai . 

and how long is the wait?

 

Also think the idea of a Car Pool to jokers every sunday is sounding better and better

You get the card immediately - bear in mind that it has increased somewhat from previous years (R600 appears to be the latest number now).
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You get the card immediately - bear in mind that it has increased somewhat from previous years (R600 appears to be the latest number now).

R460

 

Garden Route is different for some treason..

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You get the card immediately - bear in mind that it has increased somewhat from previous years (R600 appears to be the latest number now).

Compared to the Tygerberg Membership that R600 seems like a rip off  :ph34r:

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There is nothing new to logging in Tokai now from what it has ever been.

 

That means what?

 

The schedule is till 2024?

 

Which compartments are next? Where are these compartments? Map?

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Dave, I said it two years ago. If you rely on that map you are fooling yourself and those around you. Let it go, the pines are being extracted, all of them.

 

It still seems it is on an earlier exit than 2025.. 

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