Hi. I am thinking about organizing a 20k trail run to be held out at Loud Thunder but I have seen alot of the same problems that you guys mention(regarding horses-- ruts, erosion). I live out in the area so it's very close for me to go clean up. I'm wondering if any of you guys are using the trails lately. I called the current ranger Ben Mills about having a trail run and he said that he would love to have some help maintaining the trails. I don't think he's been around too long. He said he'd never heard of someone wanting to do a trail race there before. Actually he seemed surprised that people run 50k+ on trails at all. I really think holding a race out there would bring some attention to the area and hopefully encourage more people to want to clean up the trails. Any tips?