Mountain to the sea trail

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So I know the Bren gave money to create a lot of the trails and nature conservation. But I do see some large public debt issues for this particular trail. Could the answer be a gift that you have to keep paying for. Kind of like some one giving you a jet.
 
I ride 16 miles (total) of it with my boys on Sundays, and it was pretty nice. The area around BackBay is a bit crowded, but it is safe. There were some fatality on the trail, however.

The trail was mentioned on several occusions, but resurfaced recently. bk is getting younger ;)
 
25inIrvine said:
http://www.irvineco.com/Our-Legacy/forever-wild/mountains-to-sea-trail-map.aspx

Heres a link that shows you the whole trail. I had no idea it went all the way to Irvine Park. I always thought it ended in Peters Canyon.
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It is free to the developer by routing it through there. Irvine Park is an existing park and the path is already there. Why not take advantage of it.

When my daughter was 3 and her habit was to hide a piece of the puzzle. As the family spent weeks to complete the 1,000 piece puzzle she would then snap in the last piece and shout "I did it".
 
bkshopr said:
On a piece of unimproved land rainfall percolate through the soil. When new suburbs are built up to 80% of the soil is covered by concrete and other improvements. The run off is captured by catch basin and temporarily stored in dedicated retention basins allowing the water to slowly drain to the flood channels such as the San Diego Creek and other tributaries that drain to the ocean.

The major flood channels are between West Irvine and Northpark, San Diego Creek adjacent to Oakcreek and the channel that lead to the Back Bay. The flood channels are the lifeline of a master planned community and this infrastructure is mandatory.

The path adjacent to the channel is required for service vehicle as well as emergency fire and rescue vehicles in case of drowning victim during the heavy rain and other accidents that might occur year round. These existing mandatory paths represent a majority of the Mountain to the Sea trail in the city sector. They have been there for years before the concept.

Missing links were paved to create full continuity. The trail at the wilderness portion of the Ranch is a gravel path not opened to the public without an appointment with a docent. Very little land was given up for this wonderful amenity.
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Agua Chinon is a stream that flows down Limestone Canyon and into the San Diego Creek and finally to the Santa Ana River to the back bay. Since the 1940s, the Agua Chinon has been buried in a concrete pipe under the El Toro runways. The Great Park plan calls for the Agua Chinon to be brought to the surface following the demo of the runways. The restored Agua Chinon creek will be part of a wildlife corridor / nature area that will be a major feature of the Great Park. Now if only Lennar can get the funds to start work.
 
What ever happened to the JOST extending all the way to the ocean? I remember when I toured the KB models at Portola Springs the agent was spouting off about the grand extension to Lomas Ridge and all way down the ocean. That would be pretty cool if they did but it seems unlikely.
 
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