Scott Gordon has trail experience spanning 20 years during which he has designed dozens of successful new trails, reroutes and retrofits. He sees trails as both a recreational amenity and a tool to manage visitors and protect cultural and natural resources. Not only a student of trail literature, Scott also contributes to the body of trail building techniques. He is fluent in current trail practices including those covered in USFS publications and standards, and IMBA’s book Trail Solutions. Scott completed a five-year tenure with International Mountain Bicycling Association (IMBA), by contributing to the development of model trail systems and gateway trail opportunities across the country.